akka
See also: Akka and -akka
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *akka. Template:compare is possibly an old loan from Finnish, explaining the irregular correspondence of -a- to -á-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑkːɑ/, [ˈɑkːɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑkːɑ
- Syllabification(key): ak‧ka
Noun
akka
- hag, crone (old woman)
- (derogatory) woman; wife; hag, witch
- (informal, chess, card games) queen, bitch
- hertta-akka = queen of hearts
Declension
| Inflection of akka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | akka | akat | |
| genitive | akan | akkojen | |
| partitive | akkaa | akkoja | |
| illative | akkaan | akkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | akka | akat | |
| accusative | nom. | akka | akat |
| gen. | akan | ||
| genitive | akan | akkojen akkainrare | |
| partitive | akkaa | akkoja | |
| inessive | akassa | akoissa | |
| elative | akasta | akoista | |
| illative | akkaan | akkoihin | |
| adessive | akalla | akoilla | |
| ablative | akalta | akoilta | |
| allative | akalle | akoille | |
| essive | akkana | akkoina | |
| translative | akaksi | akoiksi | |
| instructive | — | akoin | |
| abessive | akatta | akoitta | |
| comitative | — | akkoineen | |
| Possessive forms of akka (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | akkani | akkamme |
| 2nd person | akkasi | akkanne |
| 3rd person | akkansa | |
Synonyms
- (old woman): eukko
- (woman): nainen, ämmä, muija
- (wife): vaimo, eukko, muija, rouva
- (queen): kuningatar, rouva
Derived terms
Derived terms
- akallinen
- akaton
- akkamainen
- akkautua
Compounds
compounds
- akankaali
- akansieni
- akantappokone
- akanvirta
- akkainlehti
- akkalauma
- akkavalta
- akkaväki
- hertta-akka
- juoruakka
- noita-akka
- pata-akka
- Pohjanakka
- ristiakka
- ruutuakka
See also
- ukko
See also
- korttipakka
Anagrams
- kaka
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *akka. Cognates include Finnish akka and Veps ak.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑkːɑ/, [ˈɑkː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑkːɑ/, [ˈɑkːɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑkːɑ
- Hyphenation: ak‧ka
Noun
akka
- old woman
- 1937, N. A. Iljin, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 47:
- On peeni ja niin vohma veel,
Ni anteeks antaa voip,
A akalle, miks jurma on,
Saap antaa pleettiä!"- He is young and such a fool,
That he can forgive,
But the old woman, how brave she is,
He's able to give the whip!"
- He is young and such a fool,
-
Declension
| Declension of akka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | akka | akat |
| genitive | akan | akkoin |
| partitive | akkaa | akkoja |
| illative | akkaa | akkoi |
| inessive | akas | akois |
| elative | akast | akoist |
| allative | akalle | akoille |
| adessive | akal | akoil |
| ablative | akalt | akoilt |
| translative | akaks | akoiks |
| essive | akkanna, akkaan | akkoinna, akkoin |
| exessive1) | akkant | akkoint |
| 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
- ämmä, ämmö
Coordinate terms
- ukko, äijä (“old man”)
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 9
Japanese
Romanization
akka
- Rōmaji transcription of あっか
Karelian
| North Karelian (Viena) | akka |
|---|---|
| South Karelian (Tver) | akka |
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *akka. Cognates include Finnish akka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑkːɑ/
- Hyphenation: ak‧ka
Noun
akka (genitive akan, partitive akkua)
- wife
- old woman; hag
Declension
| Viena Karelian declension of akka (type 4/kala, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | akka | akat | |
| genitive | akan | akkojen | |
| partitive | akkua | akkoja | |
| illative | akkah | akkoih | |
| inessive | akašša | akoissa | |
| elative | akašta | akoista | |
| adessive | akalla | akoilla | |
| ablative | akalta | akoilta | |
| translative | akakši | akoiksi | |
| essive | akkana | akkoina | |
| comitative | — | akoineh | |
| comitative | akatta | akoitta | |
| Tver Karelian declension of akka (type 4/kala kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | akka | akat | |
| genitive | akan | akoin | |
| partitive | akkua | akkoida | |
| illative | akkah | akkoih | |
| inessive | akašša | akoissa | |
| elative | akašta | akoista | |
| adessive | akalla | akoilla | |
| ablative | akalda | akoilda | |
| translative | akakši | akoiksi | |
| essive | akkana | akkoina | |
| comitative | akanke | akoinke | |
| comitative | akatta | akoitta | |
| Possessive forms of akka | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | akkani | |
| 2nd person | akkaš | |
| 3rd person | akkah | |
| *) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses. | ||
Synonyms
- (old woman): (dialectal, derogatory) ämmä
References
- A. V. Punzhina (1994), “akka”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
- P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN
Maquiritari
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [akka]
Verb
akka
- (transitive) to make a kind of wooden canoe (kudiyada)
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “akka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- (noun): IPA(key): /ˈɑk.kɑ/
- (verb): IPA(key): /²ɑk.kɑ/
Noun
akka n
- definite plural of akk
Verb
akka (present tense akkar, past tense akka, past participle akka, passive infinitive akkast, present participle akkande, imperative akka/akk)
- alternative form of akke
Old Norse
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: akk‧a
Noun
akka f (genitive ǫkku, plural ǫkkur)
- arrow
Declension
Declension of akka (weak ōn-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | akka | akkan | ǫkkur | ǫkkurnar |
| accusative | ǫkku | ǫkkuna | ǫkkur | ǫkkurnar |
| dative | ǫkku | ǫkkunni | ǫkkum | ǫkkunum |
| genitive | ǫkku | ǫkkunnar | akkna | akknanna |