rankka

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rankka (compare Estonian rank, ränk, Ingrian rankka, Karelian rankka, Votic rankkõ and possibly Livonian rǟnka).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑŋkːɑ/, [ˈrɑŋkːɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋkːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): rank‧ka

Adjective

rankka (comparative rankempi, superlative rankin)

  1. burdensome, hard (demanding a lot of effort to endure)
  2. intense (of high intensity)
  3. harsh, tough

Declension
Inflection of rankka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
nominative rankka rankat
genitive rankan rankkojen
partitive rankkaa rankkoja
illative rankkaan rankkoihin
singular plural
nominative rankka rankat
accusative nom. rankka rankat
gen. rankan
genitive rankan rankkojen
rankkainrare
partitive rankkaa rankkoja
inessive rankassa rankoissa
elative rankasta rankoista
illative rankkaan rankkoihin
adessive rankalla rankoilla
ablative rankalta rankoilta
allative rankalle rankoille
essive rankkana rankkoina
translative rankaksi rankoiksi
instructive — rankoin
abessive rankatta rankoitta
comitative — rankkoine
Possessive forms of rankka (type kala)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person rankkani rankkamme
2nd person rankkasi rankkanne
3rd person rankkansa

Derived terms

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rankka. Cognates include Finnish rankka and Estonian ränk.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈrɑŋkːɑ/, [ˈrɑŋkː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈrɑŋkːɑ/, [ˈrɑŋkːɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋkːɑ
  • Hyphenation: rank‧ka

Adjective

rankka (comparative rankemp)

  1. heavy
  2. difficult
  3. (phonology) heavy (having more than one mora)
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 9:
      Slogil kera ono kaks steeppeniä. Slogat ollaa rankat tali kerkiät.
      Syllables also have two grades. Syllables are either heavy or light.

Declension
Declension of rankka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative rankka rankat
genitive rankan rankkoin
partitive rankkaa rankkoja
illative rankkaa rankkoi
inessive rankaas rankois
elative rankast rankoist
allative rankalle rankoille
adessive rankaal rankoil
ablative rankalt rankoilt
translative rankaks rankoiks
essive rankkanna, rankkaan rankkoinna, rankkoin
exessive1) rankkant rankkoint
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.

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References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 465
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