haahka
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *hahka (“gray?”), possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ačka (“gray? white?”). If so, may be related to Erzya ашо (ašo, “white”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithaahka
- any of the Northern hemisphere sea ducks of the eider family, especially the common eider (Somateria mollissima)
- (vulgar) an older, aged woman
Declension
editInflection of haahka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | haahka | haahkat | |
genitive | haahkan | haahkojen | |
partitive | haahkaa | haahkoja | |
illative | haahkaan | haahkoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | haahka | haahkat | |
accusative | nom. | haahka | haahkat |
gen. | haahkan | ||
genitive | haahkan | haahkojen haahkain rare | |
partitive | haahkaa | haahkoja | |
inessive | haahkassa | haahkoissa | |
elative | haahkasta | haahkoista | |
illative | haahkaan | haahkoihin | |
adessive | haahkalla | haahkoilla | |
ablative | haahkalta | haahkoilta | |
allative | haahkalle | haahkoille | |
essive | haahkana | haahkoina | |
translative | haahkaksi | haahkoiksi | |
abessive | haahkatta | haahkoitta | |
instructive | — | haahkoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editcompounds
See also
edit- kalkas (male of common eider)
Further reading
edit- “haahka”, 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 2023-07-02
Categories:
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finno-Ugric
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑːhkɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑːhkɑ/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish vulgarities
- Finnish kala-type nominals
- fi:Ducks