leuka

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *leuka, possibly from a Baltic language, compare Lithuanian liauka (gland).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleu̯kɑ/, [ˈle̞u̯kɑ]
  • Rhymes: -eukɑ
  • Syllabification(key): leu‧ka

Noun

leuka

  1. jaw
  2. chin

Declension

Inflection of leuka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k- gradation)
nominative leuka leuat
genitive leuan leukojen
partitive leukaa leukoja
illative leukaan leukoihin
singular plural
nominative leuka leuat
accusative nom. leuka leuat
gen. leuan
genitive leuan leukojen
leukainrare
partitive leukaa leukoja
inessive leuassa leuoissa
elative leuasta leuoista
illative leukaan leukoihin
adessive leualla leuoilla
ablative leualta leuoilta
allative leualle leuoille
essive leukana leukoina
translative leuaksi leuoiksi
instructive leuoin
abessive leuatta leuoitta
comitative leukoineen
Possessive forms of leuka (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person leukani leukamme
2nd person leukasi leukanne
3rd person leukansa

Anagrams


Ingrian

Leuka (1).
Leuka (2).

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *leuka. Cognates include Finnish leuka and Estonian lõug.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈleu̯kɑ/, [ˈlʲe̞u̯k]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈleu̯kɑ/, [ˈle̞u̯ɡ̊ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -eu̯kɑ
  • Hyphenation: leu‧ka

Noun

leuka

  1. jaw
  2. chin
  3. (figuratively) lip

Declension

Declension of leuka (type 3/kana, euk-evv gradation)
singular plural
nominative leuka levvat
genitive levvan leukoin
partitive leukaa leukoja
illative leukaa leukoi
inessive levvaas levvois
elative levvast levvoist
allative levvalle levvoille
adessive levvaal levvoil
ablative levvalt levvoilt
translative levvaks levvoiks
essive leukanna, leukaan leukoinna, leukoin
exessive1) leukant leukoint
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

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 59
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 262

Karelian

Alternative forms

Noun

leuka (genitive leuvan, partitive leukua)

  1. jaw
  2. chin
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