persikka
Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish persika, from German, from Latin persica.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpersikːɑ/, [ˈpe̞rs̠ikːɑ]
- Rhymes: -ersikːɑ
- Syllabification(key): per‧sik‧ka
Noun
persikka
- peach (fruit)
Declension
| Inflection of persikka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | persikka | persikat | |
| genitive | persikan | persikoiden persikoitten persikkojen | |
| partitive | persikkaa | persikoita persikkoja | |
| illative | persikkaan | persikoihin persikkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | persikka | persikat | |
| accusative | nom. | persikka | persikat |
| gen. | persikan | ||
| genitive | persikan | persikoiden persikoitten persikkojen persikkainrare | |
| partitive | persikkaa | persikoita persikkoja | |
| inessive | persikassa | persikoissa | |
| elative | persikasta | persikoista | |
| illative | persikkaan | persikoihin persikkoihin | |
| adessive | persikalla | persikoilla | |
| ablative | persikalta | persikoilta | |
| allative | persikalle | persikoille | |
| essive | persikkana | persikkoina | |
| translative | persikaksi | persikoiksi | |
| instructive | — | persikoin | |
| abessive | persikatta | persikoitta | |
| comitative | — | persikkoineen | |
| Possessive forms of persikka (type solakka) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | persikkani | persikkamme |
| 2nd person | persikkasi | persikkanne |
| 3rd person | persikkansa | |
Compounds
- persikankivi
- persikanluu
- persikkaiho
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
Further reading
- "persikka" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).
Anagrams
- repsikka
Ingrian
Kaks persikkaa.
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian персик (persik). Compare also Finnish persikka.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpersikːɑ/, [ˈpe̞rs̠ĭkː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpersikːɑ/, [ˈpe̞rʒ̥ikːɑ]
- Rhymes: -ersikːɑ
- Hyphenation: per‧sik‧ka
Noun
persikka
- peach
- 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, N. J. Molotsova, transl., Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 23:
- Sil viisii oli saautettu pohjanpoolee i paremmat sortut lounat gruuššia, persikkoja, abrikossia, gretsian päähkäniä.
- This way the better southern types of pears, peaches, apricots, walnuts, were brought northward.
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Declension
| Declension of persikka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | persikka | persikat |
| genitive | persikan | persikkoin |
| partitive | persikkaa | persikkoja |
| illative | persikkaa | persikkoihe |
| inessive | persikaas | persikois |
| elative | persikast | persikoist |
| allative | persikalle | persikoille |
| adessive | persikaal | persikoil |
| ablative | persikalt | persikoilt |
| translative | persikaks | persikoiks |
| essive | persikkanna, persikkaan | persikkoinna, persikkoin |
| exessive1) | persikkant | persikkoint |
| 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. | ||