safka

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian за́втрак (závtrak, “breakfast”). Compare also sapuska; the words have likely influenced each other in some way.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑfkɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝fkɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑfkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): saf‧ka

Noun

safka

1. (Helsinki slang) food

Declension

Inflection of safka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		safka	safkat
genitive		safkan	safkojen
partitive		safkaa	safkoja
illative		safkaan	safkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		safka	safkat
accusative	nom.	safka	safkat
	gen.	safkan
genitive		safkan	safkojen safkainrare
partitive		safkaa	safkoja
inessive		safkassa	safkoissa
elative		safkasta	safkoista
illative		safkaan	safkoihin
adessive		safkalla	safkoilla
ablative		safkalta	safkoilta
allative		safkalle	safkoille
essive		safkana	safkoina
translative		safkaksi	safkoiksi
abessive		safkatta	safkoitta
instructive		—	safkoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative safkani safkani accusative nom. safkani safkani gen. safkani genitive safkani safkojeni safkainirare partitive safkaani safkojani inessive safkassani safkoissani elative safkastani safkoistani illative safkaani safkoihini adessive safkallani safkoillani ablative safkaltani safkoiltani allative safkalleni safkoilleni essive safkanani safkoinani translative safkakseni safkoikseni abessive safkattani safkoittani instructive — — comitative — safkoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative safkasi safkasi accusative nom. safkasi safkasi gen. safkasi genitive safkasi safkojesi safkaisirare partitive safkaasi safkojasi inessive safkassasi safkoissasi elative safkastasi safkoistasi illative safkaasi safkoihisi adessive safkallasi safkoillasi ablative safkaltasi safkoiltasi allative safkallesi safkoillesi essive safkanasi safkoinasi translative safkaksesi safkoiksesi abessive safkattasi safkoittasi instructive — — comitative — safkoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative safkamme safkamme accusative nom. safkamme safkamme gen. safkamme genitive safkamme safkojemme safkaimmerare partitive safkaamme safkojamme inessive safkassamme safkoissamme elative safkastamme safkoistamme illative safkaamme safkoihimme adessive safkallamme safkoillamme ablative safkaltamme safkoiltamme allative safkallemme safkoillemme essive safkanamme safkoinamme translative safkaksemme safkoiksemme abessive safkattamme safkoittamme instructive — — comitative — safkoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative safkanne safkanne accusative nom. safkanne safkanne gen. safkanne genitive safkanne safkojenne safkainnerare partitive safkaanne safkojanne inessive safkassanne safkoissanne elative safkastanne safkoistanne illative safkaanne safkoihinne adessive safkallanne safkoillanne ablative safkaltanne safkoiltanne allative safkallenne safkoillenne essive safkananne safkoinanne translative safkaksenne safkoiksenne abessive safkattanne safkoittanne instructive — — comitative — safkoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative safkansa safkansa accusative nom. safkansa safkansa gen. safkansa genitive safkansa safkojensa safkainsarare partitive safkaansa safkojaan safkojansa inessive safkassaan safkassansa safkoissaan safkoissansa elative safkastaan safkastansa safkoistaan safkoistansa illative safkaansa safkoihinsa adessive safkallaan safkallansa safkoillaan safkoillansa ablative safkaltaan safkaltansa safkoiltaan safkoiltansa allative safkalleen safkallensa safkoilleen safkoillensa essive safkanaan safkanansa safkoinaan safkoinansa translative safkakseen safkaksensa safkoikseen safkoiksensa abessive safkattaan safkattansa safkoittaan safkoittansa instructive — — comitative — safkoineen safkoinensa

Derived terms

• safkata
• safkis

 

Further reading

• “safka”, 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