uhka
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *uhka. Cognates include Estonian uhal (adverb), Ingrian uhka and Karelian uhka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuhkɑ/, [ˈuxkɑ]
- Rhymes: -uhkɑ
- Syllabification(key): uh‧ka
Noun
uhka
- threat
- tulivuorenpurkauksen uhka
- threat of a volcanic eruption
- tulivuorenpurkauksen uhka
- threat, risk
Declension
| Inflection of uhka (Kotus type 10*D/koira, k- gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | uhka | uhat | |
| genitive | uhan | uhkien | |
| partitive | uhkaa | uhkia | |
| illative | uhkaan | uhkiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | uhka | uhat | |
| accusative | nom. | uhka | uhat |
| gen. | uhan | ||
| genitive | uhan | uhkien uhkainrare | |
| partitive | uhkaa | uhkia | |
| inessive | uhassa | uhissa | |
| elative | uhasta | uhista | |
| illative | uhkaan | uhkiin | |
| adessive | uhalla | uhilla | |
| ablative | uhalta | uhilta | |
| allative | uhalle | uhille | |
| essive | uhkana | uhkina | |
| translative | uhaksi | uhiksi | |
| instructive | — | uhin | |
| abessive | uhatta | uhitta | |
| comitative | — | uhkineen | |
| Possessive forms of uhka (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | uhkani | uhkamme |
| 2nd person | uhkasi | uhkanne |
| 3rd person | uhkansa | |
| Inflection of uhka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | uhka | uhkat | |
| genitive | uhkan | uhkien | |
| partitive | uhkaa | uhkia | |
| illative | uhkaan | uhkiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | uhka | uhkat | |
| accusative | nom. | uhka | uhkat |
| gen. | uhkan | ||
| genitive | uhkan | uhkien uhkainrare | |
| partitive | uhkaa | uhkia | |
| inessive | uhkassa | uhkissa | |
| elative | uhkasta | uhkista | |
| illative | uhkaan | uhkiin | |
| adessive | uhkalla | uhkilla | |
| ablative | uhkalta | uhkilta | |
| allative | uhkalle | uhkille | |
| essive | uhkana | uhkina | |
| translative | uhkaksi | uhkiksi | |
| instructive | — | uhkin | |
| abessive | uhkatta | uhkitta | |
| comitative | — | uhkineen | |
| Possessive forms of uhka (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | uhkani | uhkamme |
| 2nd person | uhkasi | uhkanne |
| 3rd person | uhkansa | |
Derived terms
- uhalla
- uhallaan
Compounds
compounds
- sodanuhka
- uhanalainen
- uhkakuva
- uhkapeli
- uhkapeluri
- uhkarohkea
- uhkasakko
- uhkavaatimus
- uhkayritys
Related terms
- uhata
- uhkaaja
- uhkaava
- uhkaavasti
- uhkaavuus
- uhkaus
- uhkailla
- uhkailu
Anagrams
- haku, kahu, kuha
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *uhkeda.
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈuhkɑː/, [ˈuxkɑ]
- Rhymes: -uhkɑː
- Hyphenation: uh‧ka
Adjective
uhka
- proud
- fine, nice
Inflection
| Declension of uhka (type VI/valka, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | uhka | uhkad |
| genitive | uhka | uhkõje, uhkõjõ, uhkai |
| partitive | uhkatõ | uhkaitõ, uhkai |
| illative | uhka, uhkaasõ | uhkõje, uhkõjõ, uhkaisõ |
| inessive | uhkaz | uhkaiz |
| elative | uhkassõ | uhkaissõ |
| allative | uhkalõ | uhkailõ |
| adessive | uhkallõ | uhkaillõ |
| ablative | uhkaltõ | uhkailtõ |
| translative | uhkassi | uhkaissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “uhkõa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn