penikka
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *penikka (compare Ingrian penikka, Karelian penikkä, Votic penikkõ ), equivalent to peni (“dog”) + -kka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpenikːɑ/, [ˈpe̞nikːɑ]
- Rhymes: -enikːɑ
- Syllabification(key): pe‧nik‧ka
Noun
penikka
- puppy
- (derogatory) child, brat
Declension
| Inflection of penikka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | penikka | penikat | |
| genitive | penikan | penikoiden penikoitten penikkojen | |
| partitive | penikkaa | penikoita penikkoja | |
| illative | penikkaan | penikoihin penikkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | penikka | penikat | |
| accusative | nom. | penikka | penikat |
| gen. | penikan | ||
| genitive | penikan | penikoiden penikoitten penikkojen penikkainrare | |
| partitive | penikkaa | penikoita penikkoja | |
| inessive | penikassa | penikoissa | |
| elative | penikasta | penikoista | |
| illative | penikkaan | penikoihin penikkoihin | |
| adessive | penikalla | penikoilla | |
| ablative | penikalta | penikoilta | |
| allative | penikalle | penikoille | |
| essive | penikkana | penikkoina | |
| translative | penikaksi | penikoiksi | |
| instructive | — | penikoin | |
| abessive | penikatta | penikoitta | |
| comitative | — | penikkoineen | |
| Possessive forms of penikka (type solakka) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | penikkani | penikkamme |
| 2nd person | penikkasi | penikkanne |
| 3rd person | penikkansa | |
Synonyms
- (puppy): koiranpentu, koiranpenikka
- (child): kakara, penska, toukka, skloddi, muksu, mukula
Derived terms
- huoranpenikka
- penikkatauti
Related terms
- pentu (“cub, puppy; kid”)
Further reading
- "penikka" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *penikka. Cognates include Finnish penikka.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpenikːɑ/, [ˈpe̞nikː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpenikːɑ/, [ˈpe̞nikːɑ]
- Rhymes: -enikːɑ
- Hyphenation: pe‧nik‧ka
Noun
penikka
- pup (baby animal)
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 84:
- Isä toi ohotast tigran penikan.
- Dad brought a tiger pup from the hunt.
- koiran penikka ― puppy
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Declension
| Declension of penikka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | penikka | penikat |
| genitive | penikan | penikkoin |
| partitive | penikkaa | penikkoja |
| illative | penikkaa | penikkoihe |
| inessive | penikaas | penikois |
| elative | penikast | penikoist |
| allative | penikalle | penikoille |
| adessive | penikaal | penikoil |
| ablative | penikalt | penikoilt |
| translative | penikaks | penikoiks |
| essive | penikkanna, penikkaan | penikkoinna, penikkoin |
| exessive1) | penikkant | penikkoint |
| 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. | ||
See also
- koirapoika (“puppy”)
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 397