penikka

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *penikka (compare Ingrian penikka, Karelian penikkä, Votic penikkõ ), equivalent to peni (dog) + -kka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpenikːɑ/, [ˈpe̞nikːɑ]
  • Rhymes: -enikːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): pe‧nik‧ka

Noun

penikka

  1. puppy
  2. (derogatory) child, brat

Declension

Inflection of penikka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)
nominative penikka penikat
genitive penikan penikoiden
penikoitten
penikkojen
partitive penikkaa penikoita
penikkoja
illative penikkaan penikoihin
penikkoihin
singular plural
nominative penikka penikat
accusative nom. penikka penikat
gen. penikan
genitive penikan penikoiden
penikoitten
penikkojen
penikkainrare
partitive penikkaa penikoita
penikkoja
inessive penikassa penikoissa
elative penikasta penikoista
illative penikkaan penikoihin
penikkoihin
adessive penikalla penikoilla
ablative penikalta penikoilta
allative penikalle penikoille
essive penikkana penikkoina
translative penikaksi penikoiksi
instructive penikoin
abessive penikatta penikoitta
comitative penikkoineen
Possessive forms of penikka (type solakka)
possessor singular plural
1st person penikkani penikkamme
2nd person penikkasi penikkanne
3rd person penikkansa

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • pentu (cub, puppy; kid)

Further reading


Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *penikka. Cognates include Finnish penikka.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpenikːɑ/, [ˈpe̞nikː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpenikːɑ/, [ˈpe̞nikːɑ]
  • Rhymes: -enikːɑ
  • Hyphenation: pe‧nik‧ka

Noun

penikka

  1. pup (baby animal)
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 84:
      Isä toi ohotast tigran penikan.
      Dad brought a tiger pup from the hunt.
    koiran penikkapuppy

Declension

Declension of penikka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative penikka penikat
genitive penikan penikkoin
partitive penikkaa penikkoja
illative penikkaa penikkoihe
inessive penikaas penikois
elative penikast penikoist
allative penikalle penikoille
adessive penikaal penikoil
ablative penikalt penikoilt
translative penikaks penikoiks
essive penikkanna, penikkaan penikkoinna, penikkoin
exessive1) penikkant penikkoint
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.

See also

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 397
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