poka

See also: pōkā and pöka

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊkə/

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Noun

poka

1. Misspelling of polka.

Anagrams

• kapo, Pako-

Finnish

Etymology

From Old Swedish boghi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpokɑ/, [ˈpo̞kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -okɑ
• Syllabification^(key): po‧ka
• Hyphenation^(key): po‧ka

Noun

poka

1. (colloquial, usually in the plural) frame (of a window, etc.)
2. frame of a bow saw

Declension

Inflection of poka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		poka	pokat
genitive		pokan	pokien
partitive		pokaa	pokia
illative		pokaan	pokiin
		singular	plural
nominative		poka	pokat
accusative	nom.	poka	pokat
	gen.	pokan
genitive		pokan	pokien pokain rare
partitive		pokaa	pokia
inessive		pokassa	pokissa
elative		pokasta	pokista
illative		pokaan	pokiin
adessive		pokalla	pokilla
ablative		pokalta	pokilta
allative		pokalle	pokille
essive		pokana	pokina
translative		pokaksi	pokiksi
abessive		pokatta	pokitta
instructive		—	pokin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of poka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pokani pokani accusative nom. pokani pokani gen. pokani genitive pokani pokieni pokaini rare partitive pokaani pokiani inessive pokassani pokissani elative pokastani pokistani illative pokaani pokiini adessive pokallani pokillani ablative pokaltani pokiltani allative pokalleni pokilleni essive pokanani pokinani translative pokakseni pokikseni abessive pokattani pokittani instructive — — comitative — pokineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pokasi pokasi accusative nom. pokasi pokasi gen. pokasi genitive pokasi pokiesi pokaisi rare partitive pokaasi pokiasi inessive pokassasi pokissasi elative pokastasi pokistasi illative pokaasi pokiisi adessive pokallasi pokillasi ablative pokaltasi pokiltasi allative pokallesi pokillesi essive pokanasi pokinasi translative pokaksesi pokiksesi abessive pokattasi pokittasi instructive — — comitative — pokinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pokamme pokamme accusative nom. pokamme pokamme gen. pokamme genitive pokamme pokiemme pokaimme rare partitive pokaamme pokiamme inessive pokassamme pokissamme elative pokastamme pokistamme illative pokaamme pokiimme adessive pokallamme pokillamme ablative pokaltamme pokiltamme allative pokallemme pokillemme essive pokanamme pokinamme translative pokaksemme pokiksemme abessive pokattamme pokittamme instructive — — comitative — pokinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pokanne pokanne accusative nom. pokanne pokanne gen. pokanne genitive pokanne pokienne pokainne rare partitive pokaanne pokianne inessive pokassanne pokissanne elative pokastanne pokistanne illative pokaanne pokiinne adessive pokallanne pokillanne ablative pokaltanne pokiltanne allative pokallenne pokillenne essive pokananne pokinanne translative pokaksenne pokiksenne abessive pokattanne pokittanne instructive — — comitative — pokinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pokansa pokansa accusative nom. pokansa pokansa gen. pokansa genitive pokansa pokiensa pokainsa rare partitive pokaansa pokiaan pokiansa inessive pokassaan pokassansa pokissaan pokissansa elative pokastaan pokastansa pokistaan pokistansa illative pokaansa pokiinsa adessive pokallaan pokallansa pokillaan pokillansa ablative pokaltaan pokaltansa pokiltaan pokiltansa allative pokalleen pokallensa pokilleen pokillensa essive pokanaan pokanansa pokinaan pokinansa translative pokakseen pokaksensa pokikseen pokiksensa abessive pokattaan pokattansa pokittaan pokittansa instructive — — comitative — pokineen pokinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• pokasaha

Further reading

• “poka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• kapo, pako

Icelandic

Etymology

From poki (“bag”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰɔːka/

  Rhymes: -ɔːka

Verb

poka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative pokaði, supine pokað)

1. (transitive) to bag (put in a bag)
2. (intransitive) to bulge

Conjugation

poka – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að poka
supine sagnbót		pokað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		pokandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	poka	pokaði		poki	pokaði
	þú	pokar	pokaðir		pokir	pokaðir
	hann, hún, það	pokar	pokaði		poki	pokaði
plural	við	pokum	pokuðum		pokum	pokuðum
	þið	pokið	pokuðuð		pokið	pokuðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	poka	pokuðu		poki	pokuðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	poka (þú), pokaðu
plural	þið	pokið (þið), pokiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

pokast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að pokast
supine sagnbót		pokast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		pokandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	pokast	pokaðist		pokist	pokaðist
	þú	pokast	pokaðist		pokist	pokaðist
	hann, hún, það	pokast	pokaðist		pokist	pokaðist
plural	við	pokumst	pokuðumst		pokumst	pokuðumst
	þið	pokist	pokuðust		pokist	pokuðust
	þeir, þær, þau	pokast	pokuðust		pokist	pokuðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	pokast (þú), pokastu
plural	þið	pokist (þið), pokisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

pokaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	pokaður	pokuð	pokað	pokaðir	pokaðar	pokuð
accusative (þolfall)	pokaðan	pokaða	pokað	pokaða	pokaðar	pokuð
dative (þágufall)	pokuðum	pokaðri	pokuðu	pokuðum	pokuðum	pokuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	pokaðs	pokaðrar	pokaðs	pokaðra	pokaðra	pokaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	pokaði	pokaða	pokaða	pokuðu	pokuðu	pokuðu
accusative (þolfall)	pokaða	pokuðu	pokaða	pokuðu	pokuðu	pokuðu
dative (þágufall)	pokaða	pokuðu	pokaða	pokuðu	pokuðu	pokuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	pokaða	pokuðu	pokaða	pokuðu	pokuðu	pokuðu

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian poco, Spanish poco, from Latin paucus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /po.ka/

Adjective

poka

1. little, few, not many.

   Me havas poka amiki.

   I have few friends.

Antonyms

• multa (“many”)

Swazi

Verb

-póka

1. to haunt

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Pre-Greekbor.?

Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē)bor.

Latin phōcalbor.

Old Spanish phoca

Spanish focabor.

Tagalog poka

Borrowed from Spanish foca (“seal”), from Latin phōca, from Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē, “seal, sea dog”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpoka/ [ˈpoː.xɐ]
• Rhymes: -oka
• Syllabification: po‧ka

Noun

poka (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜃ)

1. seal (mammal)

   Synonym: karnerong-dagat

Further reading

• “poka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• pako