jenkka
Finnish
(index je)
Etymology
Unknown. Sometimes connected with Swedish jämka, jänka (“make fit, make even”) in reference to the choreography, but this seems unlikely.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjeŋkːɑ/, [ˈje̞ŋkːɑ]
- Hyphenation: jenk‧ka
- Rhymes: -eŋkːɑ
Noun
jenkka
- (dance) a Finnish folk dance similar to schottische
- (music) the music style associated with this dance
Declension
| Inflection of jenkka (Kotus type 9/kala, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jenkka | jenkat | |
| genitive | jenkan | jenkkojen | |
| partitive | jenkkaa | jenkkoja | |
| illative | jenkkaan | jenkkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | jenkka | jenkat | |
| accusative | nom. | jenkka | jenkat |
| gen. | jenkan | ||
| genitive | jenkan | jenkkojen jenkkainrare | |
| partitive | jenkkaa | jenkkoja | |
| inessive | jenkassa | jenkoissa | |
| elative | jenkasta | jenkoista | |
| illative | jenkkaan | jenkkoihin | |
| adessive | jenkalla | jenkoilla | |
| ablative | jenkalta | jenkoilta | |
| allative | jenkalle | jenkoille | |
| essive | jenkkana | jenkkoina | |
| translative | jenkaksi | jenkoiksi | |
| instructive | — | jenkoin | |
| abessive | jenkatta | jenkoitta | |
| comitative | — | jenkkoineen | |
Derived terms
- jenkkakahva
- letkajenkka