sohvannurkka

Finnish

Etymology

sohvan (“of a sofa”) +‎ nurkka (“corner”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsohʋɑnˌnurkːɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞xʋɑ̝nˌnurkːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -urkːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): soh‧van‧nurk‧ka

Noun

sohvannurkka

1. (literally) A corner of a sofa.
2. (figuratively) A passive position in relation to one's career and employment.

   Työttömän ei pidä vetäytyä sohvannurkkaan.

   An unemployed should not retreat to the corner of the sofa. (literal translation)

   An unemployed should not passively wait for an opportunity to come across. (contentual translation)

Declension

Inflection of sohvannurkka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
nominative		sohvannurkka	sohvannurkat
genitive		sohvannurkan	sohvannurkkien
partitive		sohvannurkkaa	sohvannurkkia
illative		sohvannurkkaan	sohvannurkkiin
		singular	plural
nominative		sohvannurkka	sohvannurkat
accusative	nom.	sohvannurkka	sohvannurkat
	gen.	sohvannurkan
genitive		sohvannurkan	sohvannurkkien sohvannurkkainrare
partitive		sohvannurkkaa	sohvannurkkia
inessive		sohvannurkassa	sohvannurkissa
elative		sohvannurkasta	sohvannurkista
illative		sohvannurkkaan	sohvannurkkiin
adessive		sohvannurkalla	sohvannurkilla
ablative		sohvannurkalta	sohvannurkilta
allative		sohvannurkalle	sohvannurkille
essive		sohvannurkkana	sohvannurkkina
translative		sohvannurkaksi	sohvannurkiksi
abessive		sohvannurkatta	sohvannurkitta
instructive		—	sohvannurkin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sohvannurkka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sohvannurkkani sohvannurkkani accusative nom. sohvannurkkani sohvannurkkani gen. sohvannurkkani genitive sohvannurkkani sohvannurkkieni sohvannurkkainirare partitive sohvannurkkaani sohvannurkkiani inessive sohvannurkassani sohvannurkissani elative sohvannurkastani sohvannurkistani illative sohvannurkkaani sohvannurkkiini adessive sohvannurkallani sohvannurkillani ablative sohvannurkaltani sohvannurkiltani allative sohvannurkalleni sohvannurkilleni essive sohvannurkkanani sohvannurkkinani translative sohvannurkakseni sohvannurkikseni abessive sohvannurkattani sohvannurkittani instructive — — comitative — sohvannurkkineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sohvannurkkasi sohvannurkkasi accusative nom. sohvannurkkasi sohvannurkkasi gen. sohvannurkkasi genitive sohvannurkkasi sohvannurkkiesi sohvannurkkaisirare partitive sohvannurkkaasi sohvannurkkiasi inessive sohvannurkassasi sohvannurkissasi elative sohvannurkastasi sohvannurkistasi illative sohvannurkkaasi sohvannurkkiisi adessive sohvannurkallasi sohvannurkillasi ablative sohvannurkaltasi sohvannurkiltasi allative sohvannurkallesi sohvannurkillesi essive sohvannurkkanasi sohvannurkkinasi translative sohvannurkaksesi sohvannurkiksesi abessive sohvannurkattasi sohvannurkittasi instructive — — comitative — sohvannurkkinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sohvannurkkamme sohvannurkkamme accusative nom. sohvannurkkamme sohvannurkkamme gen. sohvannurkkamme genitive sohvannurkkamme sohvannurkkiemme sohvannurkkaimmerare partitive sohvannurkkaamme sohvannurkkiamme inessive sohvannurkassamme sohvannurkissamme elative sohvannurkastamme sohvannurkistamme illative sohvannurkkaamme sohvannurkkiimme adessive sohvannurkallamme sohvannurkillamme ablative sohvannurkaltamme sohvannurkiltamme allative sohvannurkallemme sohvannurkillemme essive sohvannurkkanamme sohvannurkkinamme translative sohvannurkaksemme sohvannurkiksemme abessive sohvannurkattamme sohvannurkittamme instructive — — comitative — sohvannurkkinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sohvannurkkanne sohvannurkkanne accusative nom. sohvannurkkanne sohvannurkkanne gen. sohvannurkkanne genitive sohvannurkkanne sohvannurkkienne sohvannurkkainnerare partitive sohvannurkkaanne sohvannurkkianne inessive sohvannurkassanne sohvannurkissanne elative sohvannurkastanne sohvannurkistanne illative sohvannurkkaanne sohvannurkkiinne adessive sohvannurkallanne sohvannurkillanne ablative sohvannurkaltanne sohvannurkiltanne allative sohvannurkallenne sohvannurkillenne essive sohvannurkkananne sohvannurkkinanne translative sohvannurkaksenne sohvannurkiksenne abessive sohvannurkattanne sohvannurkittanne instructive — — comitative — sohvannurkkinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sohvannurkkansa sohvannurkkansa accusative nom. sohvannurkkansa sohvannurkkansa gen. sohvannurkkansa genitive sohvannurkkansa sohvannurkkiensa sohvannurkkainsarare partitive sohvannurkkaansa sohvannurkkiaan sohvannurkkiansa inessive sohvannurkassaan sohvannurkassansa sohvannurkissaan sohvannurkissansa elative sohvannurkastaan sohvannurkastansa sohvannurkistaan sohvannurkistansa illative sohvannurkkaansa sohvannurkkiinsa adessive sohvannurkallaan sohvannurkallansa sohvannurkillaan sohvannurkillansa ablative sohvannurkaltaan sohvannurkaltansa sohvannurkiltaan sohvannurkiltansa allative sohvannurkalleen sohvannurkallensa sohvannurkilleen sohvannurkillensa essive sohvannurkkanaan sohvannurkkanansa sohvannurkkinaan sohvannurkkinansa translative sohvannurkakseen sohvannurkaksensa sohvannurkikseen sohvannurkiksensa abessive sohvannurkattaan sohvannurkattansa sohvannurkittaan sohvannurkittansa instructive — — comitative — sohvannurkkineen sohvannurkkinensa

See also

• sohvaantua
• sohvanurkka

Further reading

• “sohvannurkka”, 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