sikkara
Finnish
Etymology
A Sound-symbolic word,[1] probably a variant of sykkyrä.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsikːɑrɑ/, [ˈs̠ikːɑrɑ]
- Rhymes: -ikːɑrɑ
- Syllabification(key): sik‧ka‧ra
Adjective
sikkara (comparative sikkarampi, superlative sikkarin)
- (of hair) Very curly.
Declension
| Inflection of sikkara (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sikkara | sikkarat | |
| genitive | sikkaran | sikkarien sikkaroiden sikkaroitten | |
| partitive | sikkaraa | sikkaria sikkaroita | |
| illative | sikkaraan | sikkariin sikkaroihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sikkara | sikkarat | |
| accusative | nom. | sikkara | sikkarat |
| gen. | sikkaran | ||
| genitive | sikkaran | sikkarien sikkaroiden sikkaroitten sikkarojenrare sikkarainrare | |
| partitive | sikkaraa | sikkaria sikkaroita sikkarojarare | |
| inessive | sikkarassa | sikkaroissa sikkarissa | |
| elative | sikkarasta | sikkaroista sikkarista | |
| illative | sikkaraan | sikkariin sikkaroihin | |
| adessive | sikkaralla | sikkaroilla sikkarilla | |
| ablative | sikkaralta | sikkaroilta sikkarilta | |
| allative | sikkaralle | sikkaroille sikkarille | |
| essive | sikkarana | sikkaroina sikkarina | |
| translative | sikkaraksi | sikkaroiksi sikkariksi | |
| instructive | — | sikkaroin sikkarin | |
| abessive | sikkaratta | sikkaroitta sikkaritta | |
| comitative | — | sikkaroine sikkarine | |
| Possessive forms of sikkara (type omena) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | sikkarani | sikkaramme |
| 2nd person | sikkarasi | sikkaranne |
| 3rd person | sikkaransa | |
Synonyms
- sikkura
- säkkärä
References
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Anagrams
- kaksari, karaksi, karkasi