jalka

See also: jálka

Estonian

Etymology

Short for jalgpall.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑlkɑ/

Noun

jalka (genitive jalka, partitive jalkat)

  1. (colloquial) footy, footie
    Synonym: jalgpall

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *jalka. Cognate with Erzya ялго (jalgo, “on foot”) and ялга (jalga, “friend”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑlkɑ/, [ˈjɑlkɑ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑlkɑ
  • Syllabification(key): jal‧ka

Noun

jalka

  1. foot
    Menin sinne jalan.
    I went there by foot / on foot / afoot.
    jalankulkija ― pedestrian
  2. foot (unit of measure)
  3. leg
  4. the lower limb of a human
  5. base, pedestal
  6. stipe (of a fungus)
  7. (electronics) pin of a microchip
  8. kickstand

Usage notes

jalka refers variously to the leg, foot or both. If context is required (such as in anatomy), jalkavarsi (“leg”) and jalkaterä (“foot”) are used. The former is not very common, since usually jalka is used for the leg when jalkaterä is used for the foot.

Declension

Unlike with most other nouns, an instructive singular form exists.

Inflection of jalka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k- gradation)
nominative jalka jalat
genitive jalan jalkojen
partitive jalkaa jalkoja
illative jalkaan jalkoihin
singular plural
nominative jalka jalat
accusative nom. jalka jalat
gen. jalan
genitive jalan jalkojen
jalkainrare
partitive jalkaa jalkoja
inessive jalassa jaloissa
elative jalasta jaloista
illative jalkaan jalkoihin
adessive jalalla jaloilla
ablative jalalta jaloilta
allative jalalle jaloille
essive jalkana jalkoina
translative jalaksi jaloiksi
instructive jalan jaloin
abessive jalatta jaloitta
comitative — jalkoineen
Possessive forms of jalka (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person jalkani jalkamme
2nd person jalkasi jalkanne
3rd person jalkansa

Synonyms

Derived terms

Compounds
compounds

See also

Anagrams

Ingrian
Kaks jalkaa.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jalka, from Proto-Uralic *jalka. Cognates include Finnish jalka and Estonian jalg.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈjɑlkɑ/, [ˈjɑɫk]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈjɑlkɑ/, [ˈjɑɫɡ̊ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlkɑ
  • Hyphenation: jal‧ka

Noun

jalka

  1. leg, foot
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 73:
      Paa kengät jalkaa.
      Put shoes on.
      (literally, “Put the shoes on the foot.”)

Declension
Declension of jalka (type 3/kana, k- gradation)
singular plural
nominative jalka jalat
genitive jalan jalkoin
partitive jalkaa jalkoja
illative jalkaa jalkoi
inessive jalas jalois
elative jalast jaloist
allative jalalle jaloille
adessive jalal jaloil
ablative jalalt jaloilt
translative jalaks jaloiks
essive jalkanna, jalkaan jalkoinna, jalkoin
exessive1) jalkant jalkoint
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.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 100
  • Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎, →ISBN, page 54

Karelian
Regional variants of jalka
North Karelian
(Viena)		 jalka
South Karelian
(Tver)		 jalga

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jalka. Cognates include Finnish jalka and Estonian jalg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑlkɑ/
  • Hyphenation: jal‧ka

Noun

jalka (genitive jalan, partitive jalkua)

  1. (North Karelian) foot, leg

Declension
Viena Karelian declension of jalka (type 4/kala, k- gradation)
singular plural
nominative jalka jalat
genitive jalan jalkojen
partitive jalkua jalkoja
illative jalkah jalkoih
inessive jalašša jaloissa
elative jalašta jaloista
adessive jalalla jaloilla
ablative jalalta jaloilta
translative jalakši jaloiksi
essive jalkana jalkoina
comitative — jaloineh
comitative jalatta jaloitta
Possessive forms of jalka
1st person jalkani
2nd person jalkaš
3rd person jalkah
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References
  • P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015), “нога”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN
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