ahkera

Finnish

Etymology

From dialectal ahku (“eagerness, zeal”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑhkerɑ/, [ˈɑ̝xk̟e̞rɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhkerɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ah‧ke‧ra

Adjective

ahkera (comparative ahkerampi, superlative ahkerin)

  1. industrious, hardworking

Declension
Inflection of ahkera (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative ahkera ahkerat
genitive ahkeran ahkerien
partitive ahkeraa ahkeria
illative ahkeraan ahkeriin
singular plural
nominative ahkera ahkerat
accusative nom. ahkera ahkerat
gen. ahkeran
genitive ahkeran ahkerien
ahkerainrare
partitive ahkeraa ahkeria
inessive ahkerassa ahkerissa
elative ahkerasta ahkerista
illative ahkeraan ahkeriin
adessive ahkeralla ahkerilla
ablative ahkeralta ahkerilta
allative ahkeralle ahkerille
essive ahkerana ahkerina
translative ahkeraksi ahkeriksi
abessive ahkeratta ahkeritta
instructive — ahkerin
comitative — ahkerine
Possessive forms of ahkera (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ahkerani ahkerani
accusative nom. ahkerani ahkerani
gen. ahkerani
genitive ahkerani ahkerieni
ahkerainirare
partitive ahkeraani ahkeriani
inessive ahkerassani ahkerissani
elative ahkerastani ahkeristani
illative ahkeraani ahkeriini
adessive ahkerallani ahkerillani
ablative ahkeraltani ahkeriltani
allative ahkeralleni ahkerilleni
essive ahkeranani ahkerinani
translative ahkerakseni ahkerikseni
abessive ahkerattani ahkerittani
instructive — —
comitative — ahkerineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ahkerasi ahkerasi
accusative nom. ahkerasi ahkerasi
gen. ahkerasi
genitive ahkerasi ahkeriesi
ahkeraisirare
partitive ahkeraasi ahkeriasi
inessive ahkerassasi ahkerissasi
elative ahkerastasi ahkeristasi
illative ahkeraasi ahkeriisi
adessive ahkerallasi ahkerillasi
ablative ahkeraltasi ahkeriltasi
allative ahkerallesi ahkerillesi
essive ahkeranasi ahkerinasi
translative ahkeraksesi ahkeriksesi
abessive ahkerattasi ahkerittasi
instructive — —
comitative — ahkerinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ahkeramme ahkeramme
accusative nom. ahkeramme ahkeramme
gen. ahkeramme
genitive ahkeramme ahkeriemme
ahkeraimmerare
partitive ahkeraamme ahkeriamme
inessive ahkerassamme ahkerissamme
elative ahkerastamme ahkeristamme
illative ahkeraamme ahkeriimme
adessive ahkerallamme ahkerillamme
ablative ahkeraltamme ahkeriltamme
allative ahkerallemme ahkerillemme
essive ahkeranamme ahkerinamme
translative ahkeraksemme ahkeriksemme
abessive ahkerattamme ahkerittamme
instructive — —
comitative — ahkerinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ahkeranne ahkeranne
accusative nom. ahkeranne ahkeranne
gen. ahkeranne
genitive ahkeranne ahkerienne
ahkerainnerare
partitive ahkeraanne ahkerianne
inessive ahkerassanne ahkerissanne
elative ahkerastanne ahkeristanne
illative ahkeraanne ahkeriinne
adessive ahkerallanne ahkerillanne
ablative ahkeraltanne ahkeriltanne
allative ahkerallenne ahkerillenne
essive ahkerananne ahkerinanne
translative ahkeraksenne ahkeriksenne
abessive ahkerattanne ahkerittanne
instructive — —
comitative — ahkerinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative ahkeransa ahkeransa
accusative nom. ahkeransa ahkeransa
gen. ahkeransa
genitive ahkeransa ahkeriensa
ahkerainsarare
partitive ahkeraansa ahkeriaan
ahkeriansa
inessive ahkerassaan
ahkerassansa		 ahkerissaan
ahkerissansa
elative ahkerastaan
ahkerastansa		 ahkeristaan
ahkeristansa
illative ahkeraansa ahkeriinsa
adessive ahkerallaan
ahkerallansa		 ahkerillaan
ahkerillansa
ablative ahkeraltaan
ahkeraltansa		 ahkeriltaan
ahkeriltansa
allative ahkeralleen
ahkerallensa		 ahkerilleen
ahkerillensa
essive ahkeranaan
ahkeranansa		 ahkerinaan
ahkerinansa
translative ahkerakseen
ahkeraksensa		 ahkerikseen
ahkeriksensa
abessive ahkerattaan
ahkerattansa		 ahkerittaan
ahkerittansa
instructive — —
comitative — ahkerineen
ahkerinensa

Derived terms
compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Cognates include Finnish ahkera.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑhkerɑ/, [ˈɑxke̞r]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑhkerɑ/, [ˈɑxke̞rɑ]
  • (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈɑhkerɑ/, [ˈɑxke̞rɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhker, -ɑhkerɑ
  • Hyphenation: ah‧ke‧ra

Adjective

ahkera (comparative ahkeramp)

  1. hardworking

Declension
Declension of ahkera (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ahkera ahkerat
genitive ahkeran ahkeroin
partitive ahkeraa ahkeroja
illative ahkeraa ahkeroihe
inessive ahkeraas ahkerois
elative ahkerast ahkeroist
allative ahkeralle ahkeroille
adessive ahkeraal ahkeroil
ablative ahkeralt ahkeroilt
translative ahkeraks ahkeroiks
essive ahkeranna, ahkeraan ahkeroinna, ahkeroin
exessive1) ahkerant ahkeroint
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 3
  • Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 16
  • Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎, →ISBN, page 70

Karelian
Regional variants of ahkera
North Karelian
(Viena)		 ahkera
South Karelian
(Tver)		 ahkera

Etymology

Cognates include Finnish ahkera and Ingrian ahkera.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑhkerɑ/
  • Hyphenation: ah‧ke‧ra

Adjective

ahkera (genitive ahkeran, partitive ahkerua, comparative ahkerampi／ahkerambi, superlative ahkerin)

  1. industrious, hardworking

Declension
Viena Karelian declension of ahkera (type 4/kala, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ahkera ahkerat
genitive ahkeran ahkerojen
partitive ahkerua ahkeroja
illative ahkerah ahkeroih
inessive ahkerašša ahkeroissa
elative ahkerašta ahkeroista
adessive ahkeralla ahkeroilla
ablative ahkeralta ahkeroilta
translative ahkerakši ahkeroiksi
essive ahkerana ahkeroina
comitative — ahkeroineh
abessive ahkeratta ahkeroitta
Tver Karelian declension of ahkera (type 4/kala no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ahkera ahkerat
genitive ahkeran ahkeroin
partitive ahkerua ahkeroida
illative ahkerah ahkeroih
inessive ahkerašša ahkeroissa
elative ahkerašta ahkeroista
adessive ahkeralla ahkeroilla
ablative ahkeralda ahkeroilda
translative ahkerakši ahkeroiksi
essive ahkerana ahkeroina
comitative ahkeranke ahkeroinke
abessive ahkeratta ahkeroitta
Possessive forms of ahkera
1st person ahkerani
2nd person ahkeraš
3rd person ahkerah
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References
  • P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “ahkera”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN
  • Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “ahkera”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎, Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN
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