veekas
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vëëk'as. Cognates include Finnish viekas.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋeːkɑs/, [ˈʋeːkəz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋeːkɑs/, [ˈʋe̝ːɡ̊ɑʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -eːkɑs
- Hyphenation: vee‧kas
Adjective
veekas (comparative veekkaamp)
- cunning, sly
- 1916, V. Alava, quoting Vögla, “1946. Soikkola, Suija. V I 1903”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot, volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 1-2:
- Herra viekas venäläin // Hypitti heposiiaa.
- The cunning Russian lord // Let his horses jump.
Declension
| Declension of veekas (type 2/patsas, kk-k gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | veekas | veekkaat |
| genitive | veekkaan | veekkain |
| partitive | veekasta, veekast | veekkaita, veekkaja |
| illative | veekkaasse | veekkaisse |
| inessive | veekkaas | veekkais |
| elative | veekkaast | veekkaist |
| allative | veekkaalle | veekkaille |
| adessive | veekkaal | veekkail |
| ablative | veekkaalt | veekkailt |
| translative | veekkaaks | veekkaiks |
| essive | veekkaanna, veekkaan | veekkainna, veekkain |
| exessive1) | veekkaant | veekkaint |
| 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. | ||
Synonyms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 660
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