metka

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ме́тко (métko), ме́ткий (métkij).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmetkɑˣ/, [ˈme̞t̪kɑ(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -etkɑ
  • Syllabification(key): met‧ka

Adjective

metka (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) nice, pleasant
    Metkalta tuntuu.
    Feels good, Feels nice.

Declension

Inflection of metka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative metka metkat
genitive metkan metkojen
partitive metkaa metkoja
illative metkaan metkoihin
singular plural
nominative metka metkat
accusative nom. metka metkat
gen. metkan
genitive metkan metkojen
metkainrare
partitive metkaa metkoja
inessive metkassa metkoissa
elative metkasta metkoista
illative metkaan metkoihin
adessive metkalla metkoilla
ablative metkalta metkoilta
allative metkalle metkoille
essive metkana metkoina
translative metkaksi metkoiksi
instructive metkoin
abessive metkatta metkoitta
comitative metkoine
Possessive forms of metka (type kala)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person metkani metkamme
2nd person metkasi metkanne
3rd person metkansa

Derived terms


Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛt.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtka
  • Syllabification: met‧ka

Etymology 1

From German Mettwurst.

Noun

metka f

  1. Mett (strongly flavoured German sausage made from raw minced pork, which is preserved by curing and smoking)

Etymology 2

From Russian метка (metka), adapted phonetically as if it was a borrowing already in Russian (where е "ye" is traditionally used instead of э "e" after a consonant, resulting in ambiguous spellings).

Noun

metka f

  1. tag, price tag
    Synonyms: etykieta, nalepka
Declension
Derived terms
noun
  • metkownica
verb
  • metkować

Further reading

  • metka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • metka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.