haaska
Finnish
Etymology
Probably derived from haja- (compare dialectal haiska) with + -ska.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɑːskɑ/, [ˈhɑːs̠kɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑːskɑ
- Syllabification(key): haas‧ka
Noun
haaska
- the carcass of an animal
- Synonym: raato
- (hunting) carcass used as bait when hunting carnivores
- (derogatory) an ugly person, especially woman
Declension
| Inflection of haaska (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | haaska | haaskat | |
| genitive | haaskan | haaskojen | |
| partitive | haaskaa | haaskoja | |
| illative | haaskaan | haaskoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | haaska | haaskat | |
| accusative | nom. | haaska | haaskat |
| gen. | haaskan | ||
| genitive | haaskan | haaskojen haaskainrare | |
| partitive | haaskaa | haaskoja | |
| inessive | haaskassa | haaskoissa | |
| elative | haaskasta | haaskoista | |
| illative | haaskaan | haaskoihin | |
| adessive | haaskalla | haaskoilla | |
| ablative | haaskalta | haaskoilta | |
| allative | haaskalle | haaskoille | |
| essive | haaskana | haaskoina | |
| translative | haaskaksi | haaskoiksi | |
| instructive | — | haaskoin | |
| abessive | haaskatta | haaskoitta | |
| comitative | — | haaskoineen | |
| Possessive forms of haaska (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | haaskani | haaskamme |
| 2nd person | haaskasi | haaskanne |
| 3rd person | haaskansa | |
Derived terms
- haaskata
Compounds
- haaskaeläin
- haaskalintu
- haaskametsästys
References
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN