virka-aika
Finnish
Etymology
virka + aika
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋirkɑˌ(ʔ)ɑi̯kɑ/, [ˈʋirkɑˌ(ʔ)ɑi̯kɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑikɑ
- Syllabification(key): vir‧ka‧ai‧ka
Noun
virka-aika
- duty, business hours (a period of time spent at work or doing a particular task)
Usage notes
The term is primarily used to refer to government and public services.
Declension
| Inflection of virka-aika (Kotus type 9/kala, ik-j gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | virka-aika | virka-ajat | |
| genitive | virka-ajan | virka-aikojen | |
| partitive | virka-aikaa | virka-aikoja | |
| illative | virka-aikaan | virka-aikoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | virka-aika | virka-ajat | |
| accusative | nom. | virka-aika | virka-ajat |
| gen. | virka-ajan | ||
| genitive | virka-ajan | virka-aikojen virka-aikainrare | |
| partitive | virka-aikaa | virka-aikoja | |
| inessive | virka-ajassa | virka-ajoissa | |
| elative | virka-ajasta | virka-ajoista | |
| illative | virka-aikaan | virka-aikoihin | |
| adessive | virka-ajalla | virka-ajoilla | |
| ablative | virka-ajalta | virka-ajoilta | |
| allative | virka-ajalle | virka-ajoille | |
| essive | virka-aikana | virka-aikoina | |
| translative | virka-ajaksi | virka-ajoiksi | |
| instructive | — | virka-ajoin | |
| abessive | virka-ajatta | virka-ajoitta | |
| comitative | — | virka-aikoineen | |
| Possessive forms of virka-aika (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | virka-aikani | virka-aikamme |
| 2nd person | virka-aikasi | virka-aikanne |
| 3rd person | virka-aikansa | |
Anagrams
- raakakivi