vankka
Appearance
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]- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑŋkːɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝ŋkːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑŋkːɑ
- Syllabification(key): vank‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): vank‧ka
Adjective
[edit]vankka (comparative vankempi, superlative vankin)
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of vankka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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]References
[edit]- ^ Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “vankka”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][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 [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023