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houkka

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Finnish

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Etymology

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SSA considers it sound-symbolic;[1] cognate with Ingrian houkka, Karelian houkka, Ludian houk

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhou̯kːɑ/, [ˈho̞u̯kːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -oukːɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): houk‧ka

Noun

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houkka

  1. fool

Declension

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Inflection of houkka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
nominative houkka houkat
genitive houkan houkkien
partitive houkkaa houkkia
illative houkkaan houkkiin
singular plural
nominative houkka houkat
accusative nom. houkka houkat
gen. houkan
genitive houkan houkkien
houkkain rare
partitive houkkaa houkkia
inessive houkassa houkissa
elative houkasta houkista
illative houkkaan houkkiin
adessive houkalla houkilla
ablative houkalta houkilta
allative houkalle houkille
essive houkkana houkkina
translative houkaksi houkiksi
abessive houkatta houkitta
instructive houkin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of houkka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative houkkani houkkani
accusative nom. houkkani houkkani
gen. houkkani
genitive houkkani houkkieni
houkkaini rare
partitive houkkaani houkkiani
inessive houkassani houkissani
elative houkastani houkistani
illative houkkaani houkkiini
adessive houkallani houkillani
ablative houkaltani houkiltani
allative houkalleni houkilleni
essive houkkanani houkkinani
translative houkakseni houkikseni
abessive houkattani houkittani
instructive
comitative houkkineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative houkkasi houkkasi
accusative nom. houkkasi houkkasi
gen. houkkasi
genitive houkkasi houkkiesi
houkkaisi rare
partitive houkkaasi houkkiasi
inessive houkassasi houkissasi
elative houkastasi houkistasi
illative houkkaasi houkkiisi
adessive houkallasi houkillasi
ablative houkaltasi houkiltasi
allative houkallesi houkillesi
essive houkkanasi houkkinasi
translative houkaksesi houkiksesi
abessive houkattasi houkittasi
instructive
comitative houkkinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative houkkamme houkkamme
accusative nom. houkkamme houkkamme
gen. houkkamme
genitive houkkamme houkkiemme
houkkaimme rare
partitive houkkaamme houkkiamme
inessive houkassamme houkissamme
elative houkastamme houkistamme
illative houkkaamme houkkiimme
adessive houkallamme houkillamme
ablative houkaltamme houkiltamme
allative houkallemme houkillemme
essive houkkanamme houkkinamme
translative houkaksemme houkiksemme
abessive houkattamme houkittamme
instructive
comitative houkkinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative houkkanne houkkanne
accusative nom. houkkanne houkkanne
gen. houkkanne
genitive houkkanne houkkienne
houkkainne rare
partitive houkkaanne houkkianne
inessive houkassanne houkissanne
elative houkastanne houkistanne
illative houkkaanne houkkiinne
adessive houkallanne houkillanne
ablative houkaltanne houkiltanne
allative houkallenne houkillenne
essive houkkananne houkkinanne
translative houkaksenne houkiksenne
abessive houkattanne houkittanne
instructive
comitative houkkinenne

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Further reading

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *houkka, of sound-symbolic origin. Cognates include Finnish houkka (fool).

Related to houkas (wise).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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houkka (comparative haukamp)

  1. happy, cheerful

Declension

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Declension of houkka (type 3/koira, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative houkka houkat
genitive houkan houkkiin
partitive houkkaa houkkia
illative houkkaa houkkii
inessive houkaas houkiis
elative houkast houkist
allative houkalle houkille
adessive houkaal houkiil
ablative houkalt houkilt
translative houkaks houkiks
essive houkkanna, houkkaan houkkinna, houkkiin
exessive1) houkkant houkkint
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

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 68