sulka

Finnish

Etymology

From , likely from Proto-Uralic *tulka. Cognates include Estonian sulg and Hungarian toll.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsulkɑ/, [ˈs̠ulkɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ulkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sul‧ka

Noun

sulka

1. feather (stiff feather in a bird's wing or tail that helps to produce the lift)
2. windscreen wiper rubber blade

Usage notes

The word "feather" has two translations into Finnish: sulka which is defined above and höyhen which refers to the shorter and softer feathers that cover the bird's body. Closest to the skin is the fine untuva (“down”) which helps to maintain body heat on cold weather.

Declension

Inflection of sulka (Kotus type 10*D/koira, k-∅ gradation)
nominative		sulka	sulat
genitive		sulan	sulkien
partitive		sulkaa	sulkia
illative		sulkaan	sulkiin
		singular	plural
nominative		sulka	sulat
accusative	nom.	sulka	sulat
	gen.	sulan
genitive		sulan	sulkien sulkain rare
partitive		sulkaa	sulkia
inessive		sulassa	sulissa
elative		sulasta	sulista
illative		sulkaan	sulkiin
adessive		sulalla	sulilla
ablative		sulalta	sulilta
allative		sulalle	sulille
essive		sulkana	sulkina
translative		sulaksi	suliksi
abessive		sulatta	sulitta
instructive		—	sulin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sulka (Kotus type 10*D/koira, k-∅ gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sulkani sulkani accusative nom. sulkani sulkani gen. sulkani genitive sulkani sulkieni sulkaini rare partitive sulkaani sulkiani inessive sulassani sulissani elative sulastani sulistani illative sulkaani sulkiini adessive sulallani sulillani ablative sulaltani suliltani allative sulalleni sulilleni essive sulkanani sulkinani translative sulakseni sulikseni abessive sulattani sulittani instructive — — comitative — sulkineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sulkasi sulkasi accusative nom. sulkasi sulkasi gen. sulkasi genitive sulkasi sulkiesi sulkaisi rare partitive sulkaasi sulkiasi inessive sulassasi sulissasi elative sulastasi sulistasi illative sulkaasi sulkiisi adessive sulallasi sulillasi ablative sulaltasi suliltasi allative sulallesi sulillesi essive sulkanasi sulkinasi translative sulaksesi suliksesi abessive sulattasi sulittasi instructive — — comitative — sulkinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sulkamme sulkamme accusative nom. sulkamme sulkamme gen. sulkamme genitive sulkamme sulkiemme sulkaimme rare partitive sulkaamme sulkiamme inessive sulassamme sulissamme elative sulastamme sulistamme illative sulkaamme sulkiimme adessive sulallamme sulillamme ablative sulaltamme suliltamme allative sulallemme sulillemme essive sulkanamme sulkinamme translative sulaksemme suliksemme abessive sulattamme sulittamme instructive — — comitative — sulkinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sulkanne sulkanne accusative nom. sulkanne sulkanne gen. sulkanne genitive sulkanne sulkienne sulkainne rare partitive sulkaanne sulkianne inessive sulassanne sulissanne elative sulastanne sulistanne illative sulkaanne sulkiinne adessive sulallanne sulillanne ablative sulaltanne suliltanne allative sulallenne sulillenne essive sulkananne sulkinanne translative sulaksenne suliksenne abessive sulattanne sulittanne instructive — — comitative — sulkinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sulkansa sulkansa accusative nom. sulkansa sulkansa gen. sulkansa genitive sulkansa sulkiensa sulkainsa rare partitive sulkaansa sulkiaan sulkiansa inessive sulassaan sulassansa sulissaan sulissansa elative sulastaan sulastansa sulistaan sulistansa illative sulkaansa sulkiinsa adessive sulallaan sulallansa sulillaan sulillansa ablative sulaltaan sulaltansa suliltaan suliltansa allative sulalleen sulallensa sulilleen sulillensa essive sulkanaan sulkanansa sulkinaan sulkinansa translative sulakseen sulaksensa sulikseen suliksensa abessive sulattaan sulattansa sulittaan sulittansa instructive — — comitative — sulkineen sulkinensa

See also

• höyhen
• untuva

Anagrams

• Klaus, lasku

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Votic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

sulka

1. feather
2. pen

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn