seka-

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *seka, possibly from Proto-Uralic *sekä (inside, interior),[1] thus "among" (also see seassa) and later "mixed". The word has (presumably original) front vowels in Võro but back vowels elsewhere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsekɑ-/, [ˈs̠e̞kɑ̝-]

Prefix

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seka-

  1. mixed
  2. cross-

Inflection

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The cases of seka- serve in Finnish only as adverbs.

Derived terms

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adjectives
adverbs
nouns
verbs
compounds
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  • See the inflection table.

References

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  1. ^ Ylikoski, Jussi. The origins of the western Uralic s-cases revisited: historiographical, functional-typological and Samoyedic perspectives. FUF 63: 6–78 (2016). p. 56

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *sëka. Cognates include Finnish seka- and Estonian sega-.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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seka-

  1. mixed

Derived terms

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 515