huikka

Finnish

Etymology

Probably from dialectal huikka (tapering, tapered), since bottles have a tapered shape.[1] That word in turn is related to hui, huippu. May also be influenced by hiukka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhui̯kːɑ/, [ˈhui̯kːɑ]
  • Rhymes: -uikːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): huik‧ka

Noun

huikka

  1. (colloquial) A draught (the amount of liquid in one swallow).

Declension

Inflection of huikka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
nominative huikka huikat
genitive huikan huikkien
partitive huikkaa huikkia
illative huikkaan huikkiin
singular plural
nominative huikka huikat
accusative nom. huikka huikat
gen. huikan
genitive huikan huikkien
huikkainrare
partitive huikkaa huikkia
inessive huikassa huikissa
elative huikasta huikista
illative huikkaan huikkiin
adessive huikalla huikilla
ablative huikalta huikilta
allative huikalle huikille
essive huikkana huikkina
translative huikaksi huikiksi
instructive huikin
abessive huikatta huikitta
comitative huikkineen
Possessive forms of huikka (type koira)
possessor singular plural
1st person huikkani huikkamme
2nd person huikkasi huikkanne
3rd person huikkansa

Synonyms

References

  1. Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes other etymological sources], Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN

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