rieska

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rëëska, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *prēˀskas (compare Lithuanian prėskas (“unflavoured, tasteless, fresh, unleavened”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrie̯skɑ/, [ˈrie̞̯s̠kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ieskɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ries‧ka

Noun

rieska

1. A traditional thin unleavened bread made from barley or oat, sometimes with potato as additional ingredient. There are many regional varieties of rieska, some of them similar to the Norwegian lefse or the Swedish tunnbröd.
2. (obsolete, dialectal, Southwest Finnish) fresh (uncultured) milk

Declension

Inflection of rieska (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		rieska	rieskat
genitive		rieskan	rieskojen
partitive		rieskaa	rieskoja
illative		rieskaan	rieskoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rieska	rieskat
accusative	nom.	rieska	rieskat
	gen.	rieskan
genitive		rieskan	rieskojen rieskainrare
partitive		rieskaa	rieskoja
inessive		rieskassa	rieskoissa
elative		rieskasta	rieskoista
illative		rieskaan	rieskoihin
adessive		rieskalla	rieskoilla
ablative		rieskalta	rieskoilta
allative		rieskalle	rieskoille
essive		rieskana	rieskoina
translative		rieskaksi	rieskoiksi
abessive		rieskatta	rieskoitta
instructive		—	rieskoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rieska (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rieskani rieskani accusative nom. rieskani rieskani gen. rieskani genitive rieskani rieskojeni rieskainirare partitive rieskaani rieskojani inessive rieskassani rieskoissani elative rieskastani rieskoistani illative rieskaani rieskoihini adessive rieskallani rieskoillani ablative rieskaltani rieskoiltani allative rieskalleni rieskoilleni essive rieskanani rieskoinani translative rieskakseni rieskoikseni abessive rieskattani rieskoittani instructive — — comitative — rieskoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rieskasi rieskasi accusative nom. rieskasi rieskasi gen. rieskasi genitive rieskasi rieskojesi rieskaisirare partitive rieskaasi rieskojasi inessive rieskassasi rieskoissasi elative rieskastasi rieskoistasi illative rieskaasi rieskoihisi adessive rieskallasi rieskoillasi ablative rieskaltasi rieskoiltasi allative rieskallesi rieskoillesi essive rieskanasi rieskoinasi translative rieskaksesi rieskoiksesi abessive rieskattasi rieskoittasi instructive — — comitative — rieskoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rieskamme rieskamme accusative nom. rieskamme rieskamme gen. rieskamme genitive rieskamme rieskojemme rieskaimmerare partitive rieskaamme rieskojamme inessive rieskassamme rieskoissamme elative rieskastamme rieskoistamme illative rieskaamme rieskoihimme adessive rieskallamme rieskoillamme ablative rieskaltamme rieskoiltamme allative rieskallemme rieskoillemme essive rieskanamme rieskoinamme translative rieskaksemme rieskoiksemme abessive rieskattamme rieskoittamme instructive — — comitative — rieskoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rieskanne rieskanne accusative nom. rieskanne rieskanne gen. rieskanne genitive rieskanne rieskojenne rieskainnerare partitive rieskaanne rieskojanne inessive rieskassanne rieskoissanne elative rieskastanne rieskoistanne illative rieskaanne rieskoihinne adessive rieskallanne rieskoillanne ablative rieskaltanne rieskoiltanne allative rieskallenne rieskoillenne essive rieskananne rieskoinanne translative rieskaksenne rieskoiksenne abessive rieskattanne rieskoittanne instructive — — comitative — rieskoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rieskansa rieskansa accusative nom. rieskansa rieskansa gen. rieskansa genitive rieskansa rieskojensa rieskainsarare partitive rieskaansa rieskojaan rieskojansa inessive rieskassaan rieskassansa rieskoissaan rieskoissansa elative rieskastaan rieskastansa rieskoistaan rieskoistansa illative rieskaansa rieskoihinsa adessive rieskallaan rieskallansa rieskoillaan rieskoillansa ablative rieskaltaan rieskaltansa rieskoiltaan rieskoiltansa allative rieskalleen rieskallensa rieskoilleen rieskoillensa essive rieskanaan rieskanansa rieskoinaan rieskoinansa translative rieskakseen rieskaksensa rieskoikseen rieskoiksensa abessive rieskattaan rieskattansa rieskoittaan rieskoittansa instructive — — comitative — rieskoineen rieskoinensa

Derived terms

• rieskanen
• rievä

 

compounds

• käenrieska
• naurisrieska
• nyrkkirieska
• ohrarieska
• perunarieska
• rasvarieska
• rieskamaa
• röpörieska
• tattaririeska

 

Further reading

• “rieska”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• eskari, karies