katka
Appearance
See also: Katka
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly a back-formation from katketa, katkaista, because amphipods are said to cut or snap wires in fish traps.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]katka
Declension
[edit]Inflection of katka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | katka | katkat | |
genitive | katkan | katkojen | |
partitive | katkaa | katkoja | |
illative | katkaan | katkoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | katka | katkat | |
accusative | nom. | katka | katkat |
gen. | katkan | ||
genitive | katkan | katkojen katkain rare | |
partitive | katkaa | katkoja | |
inessive | katkassa | katkoissa | |
elative | katkasta | katkoista | |
illative | katkaan | katkoihin | |
adessive | katkalla | katkoilla | |
ablative | katkalta | katkoilta | |
allative | katkalle | katkoille | |
essive | katkana | katkoina | |
translative | katkaksi | katkoiksi | |
abessive | katkatta | katkoitta | |
instructive | — | katkoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
[edit]compounds
References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- “katka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02