porkkana

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈporkːɑnɑ/, [ˈpo̞rkːɑnɑ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -orkːɑnɑ
  • Syllabification(key): pork‧ka‧na

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian боркан (borkan). See Latvian burkāns for further etymology.

Noun

porkkana

  1. carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus)
  2. (figuratively) carrot (incentive, motivational tool)
Declension
Inflection of porkkana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative porkkana porkkanat
genitive porkkanan porkkanoiden
porkkanoitten
partitive porkkanaa porkkanoita
illative porkkanaan porkkanoihin
singular plural
nominative porkkana porkkanat
accusative nom. porkkana porkkanat
gen. porkkanan
genitive porkkanan porkkanoiden
porkkanoitten
porkkanainrare
partitive porkkanaa porkkanoita
inessive porkkanassa porkkanoissa
elative porkkanasta porkkanoista
illative porkkanaan porkkanoihin
adessive porkkanalla porkkanoilla
ablative porkkanalta porkkanoilta
allative porkkanalle porkkanoille
essive porkkanana porkkanoina
translative porkkanaksi porkkanoiksi
instructive porkkanoin
abessive porkkanatta porkkanoitta
comitative porkkanoineen
Possessive forms of porkkana (type kulkija)
possessor singular plural
1st person porkkanani porkkanamme
2nd person porkkanasi porkkananne
3rd person porkkanansa
Compounds

Noun

porkkana

  1. essive singular of porkka

Ingrian

Porkkanoja.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian боркан (borkan). Cognates include Finnish porkkana and Estonian porgand.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈporkːɑnɑ/, [ˈpo̞rkːən]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈporkːɑnɑ/, [ˈpo̞rkːɑnɑ]
  • Rhymes: -orkːɑnɑ
  • Hyphenation: pork‧ka‧na

Noun

porkkana

  1. carrot (Daucus carota)
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 39:
      Kapussan, lantut, porkkanat.
      Cabbage, turnips, carrots.
    • 1937, N. S. Popova, A. Kolesova, transl., Arifmetikan oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (I. osa), Leningrad: Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:
      Mont porkkanaa ono oikias pooles? Mont porkkanaa ono kuras pooles? Mont porkkanaa ono kaikkia?
      How many carrots are on the right side? How many carrots are on the left side? How many carrots are in total?

Declension

Declension of porkkana (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative porkkana porkkanat
genitive porkkanan porkkanoin
partitive porkkanaa porkkanoja
illative porkkanaa porkkanoihe
inessive porkkanaas porkkanois
elative porkkanast porkkanoist
allative porkkanalle porkkanoille
adessive porkkanaal porkkanoil
ablative porkkanalt porkkanoilt
translative porkkanaks porkkanoiks
essive porkkananna, porkkanaan porkkanoinna, porkkanoin
exessive1) porkkanant porkkanoint
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.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 424
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