fokka
Faroese
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fuk(k)ōn- (“to blow”), from Proto-Indo-European *pug-néh₂-.[1] Probably related to Dutch fok (“foresail”), but it is unclear whether either language borrowed the term from the other.
Noun
fokka f (genitive singular fokku, plural fokkur)
Declension
| Declension of fokka | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fokka | fokkan | fokkur | fokkurnar |
| accusative | fokku | fokkuna | fokkur | fokkurnar |
| dative | fokku | fokkuni | fokkum | fokkunum |
| genitive | fokku | fokkunnar | fokka | fokkanna |
Derived terms
- breiðfokka
Finnish
Etymology
< Swedish fock (“jib”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfokːɑ/, [ˈfo̞kːɑ]
- Rhymes: -okːɑ
- Syllabification(key): fok‧ka
Noun
fokka
Declension
| Inflection of fokka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fokka | fokat | |
| genitive | fokan | fokkien | |
| partitive | fokkaa | fokkia | |
| illative | fokkaan | fokkiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | fokka | fokat | |
| accusative | nom. | fokka | fokat |
| gen. | fokan | ||
| genitive | fokan | fokkien fokkainrare | |
| partitive | fokkaa | fokkia | |
| inessive | fokassa | fokissa | |
| elative | fokasta | fokista | |
| illative | fokkaan | fokkiin | |
| adessive | fokalla | fokilla | |
| ablative | fokalta | fokilta | |
| allative | fokalle | fokille | |
| essive | fokkana | fokkina | |
| translative | fokaksi | fokiksi | |
| instructive | — | fokin | |
| abessive | fokatta | fokitta | |
| comitative | — | fokkineen | |
| Possessive forms of fokka (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | fokkani | fokkamme |
| 2nd person | fokkasi | fokkanne |
| 3rd person | fokkansa | |
Synonyms
- halkaisija
- jibi
- klyyvari
Hypernyms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
fokka (present tense fokkar, past tense fokka, past participle fokka, passive infinitive fokkast, present participle fokkande, imperative fokka/fokk)
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse *fukka, from Proto-Germanic *fukkōną.
Conjugation
Conjugation of fokka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | fokka | fokkas | ||
| Supine | fokkat | fokkats | ||
| Imperative | fokka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | fokken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | fokkar | fokkade | fokkas | fokkades |
| Ind. plural1 | fokka | fokkade | fokkas | fokkades |
| Subjunctive2 | fokke | fokkade | fokkes | fokkades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | fokkande | |||
| Past participle | fokkad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
- fock (“the penis”)
Further reading
- fokka in Svensk ordbok.
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