leeka

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lëëka. Cognates include Finnish lõõg and Estonian lieka.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈleːkɑ/, [ˈlʲeːk]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈleːkɑ/, [ˈle̝ːɡ̊ɑ]
• Rhymes: -eːk, -eːkɑ
• Hyphenation: lee‧ka
• Homophone: liika

Noun

leeka

1. tether (rope that holds something in place)

Declension

Declension of leeka (type 3/kana, k- gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	leeka	leeat
genitive	leean	leekoin
partitive	leekaa	leekoja
illative	leekaa	leekoi
inessive	leeaas	leeois
elative	leeast	leeoist
allative	leealle	leeoille
adessive	leeaal	leeoil
ablative	leealt	leeoilt
translative	leeaks	leeoiks
essive	leekanna, leekaan	leekoinna, leekoin
exessive1)	leekant	leekoint
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 263