meekka
Ingrian
Meekka.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmeːkːɑ/, [ˈmeːkː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmeːkːɑ/, [ˈme̝ːkːɑ]
- Rhymes: -eːkː, -eːkːɑ
- Hyphenation: meek‧ka
Noun
meekka
- sword
- 1916, Volmari Porkka, quoting Naastoi Tammikonnusta, “1305. Soikkola, Savimäki. III 125.”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot, volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 87-88:
- Kumman miekan pää pitempi, // Senen mieli on mielövämpi.
- Whose sword's edge is longer, // That one's mind is cleverer.
Declension
| Declension of meekka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | meekka | meekat |
| genitive | meekan | meekkoin |
| partitive | meekkaa | meekkoja |
| illative | meekkaa | meekkoi |
| inessive | meekaas | meekois |
| elative | meekast | meekoist |
| allative | meekalle | meekoille |
| adessive | meekaal | meekoil |
| ablative | meekalt | meekoilt |
| translative | meekaks | meekoiks |
| essive | meekkanna, meekkaan | meekkoinna, meekkoin |
| exessive1) | meekkant | meekkoint |
| 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 307
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