haaska

Finnish

Etymology

Probably derived from haja- (compare dialectal haiska) with +‎ -ska.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑːskɑ/, [ˈhɑːs̠kɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːskɑ
  • Syllabification(key): haas‧ka

Noun

haaska

  1. the carcass of an animal
    Synonym: raato
  2. (hunting) carcass used as bait when hunting carnivores
  3. (derogatory) an ugly person, especially woman

Declension
Inflection of haaska (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative haaska haaskat
genitive haaskan haaskojen
partitive haaskaa haaskoja
illative haaskaan haaskoihin
singular plural
nominative haaska haaskat
accusative nom. haaska haaskat
gen. haaskan
genitive haaskan haaskojen
haaskainrare
partitive haaskaa haaskoja
inessive haaskassa haaskoissa
elative haaskasta haaskoista
illative haaskaan haaskoihin
adessive haaskalla haaskoilla
ablative haaskalta haaskoilta
allative haaskalle haaskoille
essive haaskana haaskoina
translative haaskaksi haaskoiksi
instructive — haaskoin
abessive haaskatta haaskoitta
comitative — haaskoineen
Possessive forms of haaska (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person haaskani haaskamme
2nd person haaskasi haaskanne
3rd person haaskansa

Derived terms

Compounds

References
  1. Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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