ahkera
Finnish
Etymology
From dialectal ahku (“eagerness, zeal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑhkerɑ/, [ˈɑxke̞rɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑhkerɑ
- Syllabification(key): ah‧ke‧ra
Adjective
ahkera (comparative ahkerampi, superlative ahkerin)
- industrious, hardworking
Declension
| Inflection of ahkera (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ahkera | ahkerat | |
| genitive | ahkeran | ahkerien | |
| partitive | ahkeraa | ahkeria | |
| illative | ahkeraan | ahkeriin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ahkera | ahkerat | |
| accusative | nom. | ahkera | ahkerat |
| gen. | ahkeran | ||
| genitive | ahkeran | ahkerien ahkerainrare | |
| partitive | ahkeraa | ahkeria | |
| inessive | ahkerassa | ahkerissa | |
| elative | ahkerasta | ahkerista | |
| illative | ahkeraan | ahkeriin | |
| adessive | ahkeralla | ahkerilla | |
| ablative | ahkeralta | ahkerilta | |
| allative | ahkeralle | ahkerille | |
| essive | ahkerana | ahkerina | |
| translative | ahkeraksi | ahkeriksi | |
| instructive | — | ahkerin | |
| abessive | ahkeratta | ahkeritta | |
| comitative | — | ahkerine | |
| Possessive forms of ahkera (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | ahkerani | ahkeramme |
| 2nd person | ahkerasi | ahkeranne |
| 3rd person | ahkeransa | |
Derived terms
Derived terms
- ahkeraan
- ahkerasti
- ahkeroida
- ahkeruus
Compounds
- ahkeraliisa
Related terms
- ahertaa
Anagrams
- karhea, rahake
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Cognates include Finnish ahkera.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑhkerɑ/, [ˈɑxkər]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑhkerɑ/, [ˈɑxke̞rɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑhkerɑ
- Hyphenation: ah‧ke‧ra
Adjective
ahkera (comparative ahkeramp)
- hardworking
Declension
| Declension of ahkera (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | ahkera | ahkerat |
| genitive | ahkeran | ahkeroin |
| partitive | ahkeraa | ahkeroja |
| illative | ahkeraa | ahkeroihe |
| inessive | ahkeraas | ahkerois |
| elative | ahkerast | ahkeroist |
| allative | ahkeralle | ahkeroille |
| adessive | ahkeraal | ahkeroil |
| ablative | ahkeralt | ahkeroilt |
| translative | ahkeraks | ahkeroiks |
| essive | ahkeranna, ahkeraan | ahkeroinna, ahkeroin |
| exessive1) | ahkerant | ahkeroint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Synonyms
- ahnas
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 3
- Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку, →ISBN, page 70
Karelian
Adjective
ahkera
- industrious, hardworking