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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kackera
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Ugric *kačka- (“to bite”) + *-ra.
Adjective
*kackera
- bitter
- Synonym: *karkeda, *karvas
Inflection
Inflection of *kackera
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *kackera | *kackerat | |
accusative | *kackeran | *kackerat | |
genitive | *kackeran | *kackeraden *kackeroiden | |
partitive | *kackerata | *kackeroita | |
inessive | *kackerassa | *kackeroissa | |
elative | *kackerasta | *kackeroista | |
illative | *kackerasen | *kackeroisen | |
adessive | *kackeralla | *kackeroilla | |
ablative | *kackeralta | *kackeroilta | |
allative | *kackeralen | *kackeroilen | |
essive | *kackerana | *kackeroina | |
translative | *kackeraksi | *kackeroiksi | |
instructive | *kackeran | *kackeroin | |
comitative | *kackeranek | *kackeroinek | |
abessive | *kackerakta | *kackeroikta |
Descendants
- Finnish: katkera
- Ingrian: katkera
- Karelian: katkera, kačkera
- Livvi: kačker
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “katkera”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN