rekka

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish räcke, räck. Originally an Ostrobothnian word referring to a platform placed on a sleigh to transport logs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrekːɑ/, [ˈre̞kːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ekːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): rek‧ka

Noun

rekka

  1. (slang) A semi-trailer
  2. (slang) A semi (US), artic (UK)
  3. (colloquial) Any truck/tractor and trailer/semi-trailer combination
  4. (colloquial) A truck
  5. A horse-drawn sleigh especially designed for dragging tree trunks from forest.

Declension

Inflection of rekka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
nominative rekka rekat
genitive rekan rekkojen
partitive rekkaa rekkoja
illative rekkaan rekkoihin
singular plural
nominative rekka rekat
accusative nom. rekka rekat
gen. rekan
genitive rekan rekkojen
rekkainrare
partitive rekkaa rekkoja
inessive rekassa rekoissa
elative rekasta rekoista
illative rekkaan rekkoihin
adessive rekalla rekoilla
ablative rekalta rekoilta
allative rekalle rekoille
essive rekkana rekkoina
translative rekaksi rekoiksi
abessive rekatta rekoitta
instructive rekoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of rekka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rekkani rekkani
accusative nom. rekkani rekkani
gen. rekkani
genitive rekkani rekkojeni
rekkainirare
partitive rekkaani rekkojani
inessive rekassani rekoissani
elative rekastani rekoistani
illative rekkaani rekkoihini
adessive rekallani rekoillani
ablative rekaltani rekoiltani
allative rekalleni rekoilleni
essive rekkanani rekkoinani
translative rekakseni rekoikseni
abessive rekattani rekoittani
instructive
comitative rekkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rekkasi rekkasi
accusative nom. rekkasi rekkasi
gen. rekkasi
genitive rekkasi rekkojesi
rekkaisirare
partitive rekkaasi rekkojasi
inessive rekassasi rekoissasi
elative rekastasi rekoistasi
illative rekkaasi rekkoihisi
adessive rekallasi rekoillasi
ablative rekaltasi rekoiltasi
allative rekallesi rekoillesi
essive rekkanasi rekkoinasi
translative rekaksesi rekoiksesi
abessive rekattasi rekoittasi
instructive
comitative rekkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rekkamme rekkamme
accusative nom. rekkamme rekkamme
gen. rekkamme
genitive rekkamme rekkojemme
rekkaimmerare
partitive rekkaamme rekkojamme
inessive rekassamme rekoissamme
elative rekastamme rekoistamme
illative rekkaamme rekkoihimme
adessive rekallamme rekoillamme
ablative rekaltamme rekoiltamme
allative rekallemme rekoillemme
essive rekkanamme rekkoinamme
translative rekaksemme rekoiksemme
abessive rekattamme rekoittamme
instructive
comitative rekkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rekkanne rekkanne
accusative nom. rekkanne rekkanne
gen. rekkanne
genitive rekkanne rekkojenne
rekkainnerare
partitive rekkaanne rekkojanne
inessive rekassanne rekoissanne
elative rekastanne rekoistanne
illative rekkaanne rekkoihinne
adessive rekallanne rekoillanne
ablative rekaltanne rekoiltanne
allative rekallenne rekoillenne
essive rekkananne rekkoinanne
translative rekaksenne rekoiksenne
abessive rekattanne rekoittanne
instructive
comitative rekkoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative rekkansa rekkansa
accusative nom. rekkansa rekkansa
gen. rekkansa
genitive rekkansa rekkojensa
rekkainsarare
partitive rekkaansa rekkojaan
rekkojansa
inessive rekassaan
rekassansa
rekoissaan
rekoissansa
elative rekastaan
rekastansa
rekoistaan
rekoistansa
illative rekkaansa rekkoihinsa
adessive rekallaan
rekallansa
rekoillaan
rekoillansa
ablative rekaltaan
rekaltansa
rekoiltaan
rekoiltansa
allative rekalleen
rekallensa
rekoilleen
rekoillensa
essive rekkanaan
rekkanansa
rekkoinaan
rekkoinansa
translative rekakseen
rekaksensa
rekoikseen
rekoiksensa
abessive rekattaan
rekattansa
rekoittaan
rekoittansa
instructive
comitative rekkoineen
rekkoinensa

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

rekka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of れっか

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

rekka m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of rekke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

rekka f

  1. definite singular of rekke

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hrøkkva.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²rɛkːɑ/

Verb

rekka (present tense rekk, past tense rakk, past participle rokke, present participle rekkande, imperative rekk)

  1. to reach
    Eg rekk ikkje opp til den øvste hylla.
    I cannot reach the top shelf.
  2. to catch (e.g. a train), to manage to do something in time
    Eg rakk bussen så vidt.
    I barely caught the bus.
    Han rakk å bli ferdig før ho kom heim.
    He managed to finish before she got home.

References

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