purkka
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpurkːɑ/, [ˈpurkːɑ]
Noun
purkka
- (colloquial) chewing gum, bubble gum (type of candy)
- (music) bubblegum (pop music style)
- (slang) kludge, hack (temporary and/or unelegant solution)
Usage notes
- (kludge, hack): Most often used in partitive.
Declension
| Inflection of purkka (Kotus type 10/koira, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | purkka | purkat | |
| genitive | purkan | purkkien | |
| partitive | purkkaa | purkkia | |
| illative | purkkaan | purkkiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | purkka | purkat | |
| accusative | nom. | purkka | purkat |
| gen. | purkan | ||
| genitive | purkan | purkkien purkkainrare | |
| partitive | purkkaa | purkkia | |
| inessive | purkassa | purkissa | |
| elative | purkasta | purkista | |
| illative | purkkaan | purkkiin | |
| adessive | purkalla | purkilla | |
| ablative | purkalta | purkilta | |
| allative | purkalle | purkille | |
| essive | purkkana | purkkina | |
| translative | purkaksi | purkiksi | |
| instructive | — | purkin | |
| abessive | purkatta | purkitta | |
| comitative | — | purkkineen | |
Synonyms
- (chewing gum): purukumi