kotka

See also: Kotka

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kocka, from Proto-Finno-Permic *kočka.[1] Cognates include Livvi kotku, Estonian kotkas, Northern Sami goaskin, Erzya куцькан (kućkan), Komi-Zyrian куч (kuć).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkotkɑ/, [ˈko̞t̪kɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -otkɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kot‧ka

Noun

kotka

  1. eagle (any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision)
  2. golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
  3. (by extension) cougar (older woman who seeks younger men)

Declension

Inflection of kotka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative kotka kotkat
genitive kotkan kotkien
partitive kotkaa kotkia
illative kotkaan kotkiin
singular plural
nominative kotka kotkat
accusative nom. kotka kotkat
gen. kotkan
genitive kotkan kotkien
kotkainrare
partitive kotkaa kotkia
inessive kotkassa kotkissa
elative kotkasta kotkista
illative kotkaan kotkiin
adessive kotkalla kotkilla
ablative kotkalta kotkilta
allative kotkalle kotkille
essive kotkana kotkina
translative kotkaksi kotkiksi
abessive kotkatta kotkitta
instructive kotkin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kotka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kotkani kotkani
accusative nom. kotkani kotkani
gen. kotkani
genitive kotkani kotkieni
kotkainirare
partitive kotkaani kotkiani
inessive kotkassani kotkissani
elative kotkastani kotkistani
illative kotkaani kotkiini
adessive kotkallani kotkillani
ablative kotkaltani kotkiltani
allative kotkalleni kotkilleni
essive kotkanani kotkinani
translative kotkakseni kotkikseni
abessive kotkattani kotkittani
instructive
comitative kotkineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kotkasi kotkasi
accusative nom. kotkasi kotkasi
gen. kotkasi
genitive kotkasi kotkiesi
kotkaisirare
partitive kotkaasi kotkiasi
inessive kotkassasi kotkissasi
elative kotkastasi kotkistasi
illative kotkaasi kotkiisi
adessive kotkallasi kotkillasi
ablative kotkaltasi kotkiltasi
allative kotkallesi kotkillesi
essive kotkanasi kotkinasi
translative kotkaksesi kotkiksesi
abessive kotkattasi kotkittasi
instructive
comitative kotkinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kotkamme kotkamme
accusative nom. kotkamme kotkamme
gen. kotkamme
genitive kotkamme kotkiemme
kotkaimmerare
partitive kotkaamme kotkiamme
inessive kotkassamme kotkissamme
elative kotkastamme kotkistamme
illative kotkaamme kotkiimme
adessive kotkallamme kotkillamme
ablative kotkaltamme kotkiltamme
allative kotkallemme kotkillemme
essive kotkanamme kotkinamme
translative kotkaksemme kotkiksemme
abessive kotkattamme kotkittamme
instructive
comitative kotkinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kotkanne kotkanne
accusative nom. kotkanne kotkanne
gen. kotkanne
genitive kotkanne kotkienne
kotkainnerare
partitive kotkaanne kotkianne
inessive kotkassanne kotkissanne
elative kotkastanne kotkistanne
illative kotkaanne kotkiinne
adessive kotkallanne kotkillanne
ablative kotkaltanne kotkiltanne
allative kotkallenne kotkillenne
essive kotkananne kotkinanne
translative kotkaksenne kotkiksenne
abessive kotkattanne kotkittanne
instructive
comitative kotkinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kotkansa kotkansa
accusative nom. kotkansa kotkansa
gen. kotkansa
genitive kotkansa kotkiensa
kotkainsarare
partitive kotkaansa kotkiaan
kotkiansa
inessive kotkassaan
kotkassansa
kotkissaan
kotkissansa
elative kotkastaan
kotkastansa
kotkistaan
kotkistansa
illative kotkaansa kotkiinsa
adessive kotkallaan
kotkallansa
kotkillaan
kotkillansa
ablative kotkaltaan
kotkaltansa
kotkiltaan
kotkiltansa
allative kotkalleen
kotkallensa
kotkilleen
kotkillensa
essive kotkanaan
kotkanansa
kotkinaan
kotkinansa
translative kotkakseen
kotkaksensa
kotkikseen
kotkiksensa
abessive kotkattaan
kotkattansa
kotkittaan
kotkittansa
instructive
comitative kotkineen
kotkinensa

Synonyms

Derived terms

compounds

See also

References

  1. Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “kotka”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

Further reading

Anagrams

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kocka, from Proto-Finno-Permic *kočka.

Noun

kotka

  1. eagle

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔt.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔtka
  • Syllabification: kot‧ka

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kòtъka. By surface analysis, kot + -ka.

Noun

kotka f (male equivalent kot, diminutive koteczka, augmentative kocica)

  1. Diminutive of kocica; female cat
  2. (botany) catkin, ament
    Synonym: bazia
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kotka m animal

  1. genitive/accusative singular of kotek

Further reading

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