ranka

ranka

See also: ränka and ranką

Finnish

Alternative forms

• ranko

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ranka (compare Karelian ranka, Kukkuzi ranka), borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare dialectal Norwegian strang, strange (“stripped trunk of a smaller tree”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑŋkɑ/, [ˈrɑŋkɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ran‧ka

Noun

ranka

1. pole (delimbed but not debarked stem of a thin tree that is not cut to a specified length)

   Coordinate terms: riuku, runko, salko, seiväs

2. stalk (supporting member of a plant part, such as a leaf or inflorescence)
3. Short for selkäranka (“spine”).
4. (animation) rig (model outfitted with parameterized controls for animation)

   Synonym: (slang) rigi

Declension

Inflection of ranka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation)
nominative		ranka	rangat
genitive		rangan	rankojen
partitive		rankaa	rankoja
illative		rankaan	rankoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ranka	rangat
accusative	nom.	ranka	rangat
	gen.	rangan
genitive		rangan	rankojen rankainrare
partitive		rankaa	rankoja
inessive		rangassa	rangoissa
elative		rangasta	rangoista
illative		rankaan	rankoihin
adessive		rangalla	rangoilla
ablative		rangalta	rangoilta
allative		rangalle	rangoille
essive		rankana	rankoina
translative		rangaksi	rangoiksi
instructive		—	rangoin
abessive		rangatta	rangoitta
comitative		—	rankoineen

Possessive forms of ranka (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	rankani	rankamme
2nd person	rankasi	rankanne
3rd person	rankansa

Anagrams

• karan, rakan

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Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *rǫka, Latvian roka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾɐŋˈkɐ]

Noun

rankà f (plural rañkos) stress pattern 2

1. (anatomy) hand; arm

Declension

declension of ranka

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	rankà	rañkos
genitive (kilmininkas)	rañkos	rañkų
dative (naudininkas)	rañkai	rañkoms
accusative (galininkas)	rañką	rankàs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	rankà	rañkomis
locative (vietininkas)	rañkoje	rañkose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	rañka	rañkos

See also

• ronka (Samogitian)

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraŋ.ka/
• Rhymes: -aŋka
• Syllabification: ran‧ka

Etymology 1

From rana +‎ -ka.

Noun

ranka f

1. Diminutive of rana

Declension

Declension of ranka

	singular	plural
nominative	ranka	ranki
genitive	ranki	ranek
dative	rance	rankom
accusative	rankę	ranki
instrumental	ranką	rankami
locative	rance	rankach
vocative	ranko	ranki

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ranka

1. genitive singular of ranek

Further reading

• ranka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ranka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Swedish

Adjective

ranka

1. absolute singular definite and plural form of rank.

Noun

ranka c

1. a vine, a bine, a long climbing shoot of a plant

Declension

Declension of ranka
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ranka	rankan	rankor	rankorna
Genitive	rankas	rankans	rankors	rankornas

Related terms

• rankornament
• vinranka

Verb

ranka (present rankar, preterite rankade, supine rankat, imperative ranka)

1. to rank, to arrange according to rank

   Synonym: rangordna

2. (slang) to xerox, to copy (using a Rank Xerox copier)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ranka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	ranka		rankas
Supine	rankat		rankats
Imperative	ranka		—
Imper. plural1	ranken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	rankar	rankade	rankas	rankades
Ind. plural1	ranka	rankade	rankas	rankades
Subjunctive2	ranke	rankade	rankes	rankades
	Participles
Present participle	rankande
Past participle	rankad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• ranking
• rankning

See also

• rida ranka

References

• ranka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• ankar, kanar, rakan