ranka

See also: ränka and ranką

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ranka (compare Karelian ranka, Kukkuzi ranka), borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare dialectal Norwegian strang, strange (stripped trunk of a smaller tree)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑŋkɑ/, [ˈrɑŋkɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ran‧ka

Noun

ranka

  1. pole (delimbed but not debarked stem of a thin tree that is not cut to a specified length)
    Coordinate terms: riuku, runko, salko, seiväs
  2. stalk (supporting member of a plant part, such as a leaf or inflorescence)
  3. Short for selkäranka (spine).
  4. (animation) rig (model outfitted with parameterized controls for animation)
    Synonym: (slang) rigi

Declension

Inflection of ranka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation)
nominative ranka rangat
genitive rangan rankojen
partitive rankaa rankoja
illative rankaan rankoihin
singular plural
nominative ranka rangat
accusative nom. ranka rangat
gen. rangan
genitive rangan rankojen
rankainrare
partitive rankaa rankoja
inessive rangassa rangoissa
elative rangasta rangoista
illative rankaan rankoihin
adessive rangalla rangoilla
ablative rangalta rangoilta
allative rangalle rangoille
essive rankana rankoina
translative rangaksi rangoiksi
instructive rangoin
abessive rangatta rangoitta
comitative rankoineen
Possessive forms of ranka (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person rankani rankamme
2nd person rankasi rankanne
3rd person rankansa

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Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *rǫka, Latvian roka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾɐŋˈkɐ]

Noun

rankà f (plural rañkos) stress pattern 2

  1. (anatomy) hand; arm

Declension

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Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraŋ.ka/
  • Rhymes: -aŋka
  • Syllabification: ran‧ka

Etymology 1

From rana + -ka.

Noun

ranka f

  1. Diminutive of rana
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ranka

  1. genitive singular of ranek

Further reading

  • ranka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ranka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Adjective

ranka

  1. absolute singular definite and plural form of rank.

Noun

ranka c

  1. a vine, a bine, a long climbing shoot of a plant

Declension

Declension of ranka 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ranka rankan rankor rankorna
Genitive rankas rankans rankors rankornas

Verb

ranka (present rankar, preterite rankade, supine rankat, imperative ranka)

  1. to rank, to arrange according to rank
    Synonym: rangordna
  2. (slang) to xerox, to copy (using a Rank Xerox copier)

Conjugation

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