raukka
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *raukka, possibly from *raukëda.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
raukka
- wretch
- coward
- poor thing (someone or something to be pitied)
- Raukka joutui odottamaan sateessa monta tuntia.
- The poor thing had to wait in rain for many hours.
Usage notes[edit]
- In the sense "poor thing" used often with a name:
- Heka-raukka joutui odottamaan sateessa monta tuntia.
- Poor Heka had to wait in rain for many hours.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of raukka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | ||||
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nominative | raukka | raukat | ||
genitive | raukan | raukkojen | ||
partitive | raukkaa | raukkoja | ||
illative | raukkaan | raukkoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | raukka | raukat | ||
accusative | nom. | raukka | raukat | |
gen. | raukan | |||
genitive | raukan | raukkojen raukkainrare | ||
partitive | raukkaa | raukkoja | ||
inessive | raukassa | raukoissa | ||
elative | raukasta | raukoista | ||
illative | raukkaan | raukkoihin | ||
adessive | raukalla | raukoilla | ||
ablative | raukalta | raukoilta | ||
allative | raukalle | raukoille | ||
essive | raukkana | raukkoina | ||
translative | raukaksi | raukoiksi | ||
abessive | raukatta | raukoitta | ||
instructive | — | raukoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms[edit]
- (poor thing): polo, poloinen, raasu, ressukka, reppana, rukka
- (coward): pelkuri
- (wimp): nahjus, lallus
Derived terms[edit]
- raukkamainen
- raukkis (colloquial)
Compounds[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “raukka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03