vankka
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See also: Vankka
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably derived from the now dialectal adjective vana (“straight”), which is from the noun. Has a relationship similar to *tana (“straight”) (tanassa) ~ tanakka (“stocky, sturdy, strong”). Variants include vanea, vanakka, vankea.[1] Compare tankka for standard tanakka. Related to Karelian vankka.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]vankka (comparative vankempi, superlative vankin)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of vankka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | vankka | vankat | |
genitive | vankan | vankkojen | |
partitive | vankkaa | vankkoja | |
illative | vankkaan | vankkoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | vankka | vankat | |
accusative | nom. | vankka | vankat |
gen. | vankan | ||
genitive | vankan | vankkojen vankkain rare | |
partitive | vankkaa | vankkoja | |
inessive | vankassa | vankoissa | |
elative | vankasta | vankoista | |
illative | vankkaan | vankkoihin | |
adessive | vankalla | vankoilla | |
ablative | vankalta | vankoilta | |
allative | vankalle | vankoille | |
essive | vankkana | vankkoina | |
translative | vankaksi | vankoiksi | |
abessive | vankatta | vankoitta | |
instructive | — | vankoin | |
comitative | — | vankkoine |
Derived terms
[edit]compounds
References
[edit]- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vankka”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]- “vankka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04