onka

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See also: -onka and -onką

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Swedish ånga (steam).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈoŋkɑ/, [ˈo̞ŋkɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -oŋkɑ
  • Syllabification(key): on‧ka

Noun[edit]

onka (dialectal)

  1. steam

Declension[edit]

Inflection of onka (Kotus type 10*G/koira, nk-ng gradation)
nominative onka ongat
genitive ongan onkien
partitive onkaa onkia
illative onkaan onkiin
singular plural
nominative onka ongat
accusative nom. onka ongat
gen. ongan
genitive ongan onkien
onkainrare
partitive onkaa onkia
inessive ongassa ongissa
elative ongasta ongista
illative onkaan onkiin
adessive ongalla ongilla
ablative ongalta ongilta
allative ongalle ongille
essive onkana onkina
translative ongaksi ongiksi
abessive ongatta ongitta
instructive ongin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of onka (Kotus type 10*G/koira, nk-ng gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative onkani onkani
accusative nom. onkani onkani
gen. onkani
genitive onkani onkieni
onkainirare
partitive onkaani onkiani
inessive ongassani ongissani
elative ongastani ongistani
illative onkaani onkiini
adessive ongallani ongillani
ablative ongaltani ongiltani
allative ongalleni ongilleni
essive onkanani onkinani
translative ongakseni ongikseni
abessive ongattani ongittani
instructive
comitative onkineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative onkasi onkasi
accusative nom. onkasi onkasi
gen. onkasi
genitive onkasi onkiesi
onkaisirare
partitive onkaasi onkiasi
inessive ongassasi ongissasi
elative ongastasi ongistasi
illative onkaasi onkiisi
adessive ongallasi ongillasi
ablative ongaltasi ongiltasi
allative ongallesi ongillesi
essive onkanasi onkinasi
translative ongaksesi ongiksesi
abessive ongattasi ongittasi
instructive
comitative onkinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative onkamme onkamme
accusative nom. onkamme onkamme
gen. onkamme
genitive onkamme onkiemme
onkaimmerare
partitive onkaamme onkiamme
inessive ongassamme ongissamme
elative ongastamme ongistamme
illative onkaamme onkiimme
adessive ongallamme ongillamme
ablative ongaltamme ongiltamme
allative ongallemme ongillemme
essive onkanamme onkinamme
translative ongaksemme ongiksemme
abessive ongattamme ongittamme
instructive
comitative onkinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative onkanne onkanne
accusative nom. onkanne onkanne
gen. onkanne
genitive onkanne onkienne
onkainnerare
partitive onkaanne onkianne
inessive ongassanne ongissanne
elative ongastanne ongistanne
illative onkaanne onkiinne
adessive ongallanne ongillanne
ablative ongaltanne ongiltanne
allative ongallenne ongillenne
essive onkananne onkinanne
translative ongaksenne ongiksenne
abessive ongattanne ongittanne
instructive
comitative onkinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative onkansa onkansa
accusative nom. onkansa onkansa
gen. onkansa
genitive onkansa onkiensa
onkainsarare
partitive onkaansa onkiaan
onkiansa
inessive ongassaan
ongassansa
ongissaan
ongissansa
elative ongastaan
ongastansa
ongistaan
ongistansa
illative onkaansa onkiinsa
adessive ongallaan
ongallansa
ongillaan
ongillansa
ablative ongaltaan
ongaltansa
ongiltaan
ongiltansa
allative ongalleen
ongallensa
ongilleen
ongillensa
essive onkanaan
onkanansa
onkinaan
onkinansa
translative ongakseen
ongaksensa
ongikseen
ongiksensa
abessive ongattaan
ongattansa
ongittaan
ongittansa
instructive
comitative onkineen
onkinensa

Synonyms[edit]

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Rwanda-Rundi[edit]

Verb[edit]

-ônka (infinitive (Rwanda) kônka or (Rundi) kwônka, perfective -ônse)

  1. suckle, nurse at a breast

Tooro[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly related to Proto-Bantu *jèká (only) and/or Proto-Bantu *nkʊ̀ (only).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

-onka

  1. only, alone, excluding others
    inywe inywenkaonly you all

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1] (in English), Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 449
  2. Entry 3293 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
  3. Entry 4906 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

Yoruba[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From òǹ- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ (to count).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

òǹkà

  1. number
    Synonym: nọ́ḿbà
  2. counter

Derived terms[edit]