meekka
Ingrian
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmeːkːɑ/, [ˈmeːkː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmeːkːɑ/, [ˈme̝ːkːɑ]
- Rhymes: -eːkː, -eːkːɑ
- Hyphenation: meek‧ka
Noun
meekka
- sword
- 1916, Volmari Porkka, quoting Naastoi Tammikonnusta, “1305. Soikkola, Savimäki. III 125.”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot, volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 87-88:
- Kumman miekan pää pitempi, // Senen mieli on mielövämpi.
- Whose sword's edge is longer, // That one's mind is cleverer.
Declension
Declension of meekka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | meekka | meekat |
genitive | meekan | meekkoin |
partitive | meekkaa | meekkoja |
illative | meekkaa | meekkoi |
inessive | meekaas | meekois |
elative | meekast | meekoist |
allative | meekalle | meekoille |
adessive | meekaal | meekoil |
ablative | meekalt | meekoilt |
translative | meekaks | meekoiks |
essive | meekkanna, meekkaan | meekkoinna, meekkoin |
exessive1) | meekkant | meekkoint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 307
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