ahkera

Finnish

Etymology

From dialectal ahku (eagerness, zeal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑhkerɑ/, [ˈɑxke̞rɑ]
  • 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
instructive ahkerin
abessive ahkeratta ahkeritta
comitative ahkerine
Possessive forms of ahkera (type koira)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person ahkerani ahkeramme
2nd person ahkerasi ahkeranne
3rd person ahkeransa

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Ingrian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑhkerɑ/, [ˈɑxkər]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑhkerɑ/, [ˈɑxke̞rɑ]
  • Rhymes: -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
  • Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку, →ISBN, page 70

Karelian

Adjective

ahkera

  1. industrious, hardworking
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