sikkara

Finnish

Etymology

A Sound-symbolic word,[1] probably a variant of sykkyrä.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsikːɑrɑ/, [ˈs̠ikːɑrɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ikːɑrɑ
  • Syllabification(key): sik‧ka‧ra

Adjective

sikkara (comparative sikkarampi, superlative sikkarin)

  1. (of hair) Very curly.

Declension
Inflection of sikkara (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
nominative sikkara sikkarat
genitive sikkaran sikkarien
sikkaroiden
sikkaroitten
partitive sikkaraa sikkaria
sikkaroita
illative sikkaraan sikkariin
sikkaroihin
singular plural
nominative sikkara sikkarat
accusative nom. sikkara sikkarat
gen. sikkaran
genitive sikkaran sikkarien
sikkaroiden
sikkaroitten
sikkarojenrare
sikkarainrare
partitive sikkaraa sikkaria
sikkaroita
sikkarojarare
inessive sikkarassa sikkaroissa
sikkarissa
elative sikkarasta sikkaroista
sikkarista
illative sikkaraan sikkariin
sikkaroihin
adessive sikkaralla sikkaroilla
sikkarilla
ablative sikkaralta sikkaroilta
sikkarilta
allative sikkaralle sikkaroille
sikkarille
essive sikkarana sikkaroina
sikkarina
translative sikkaraksi sikkaroiksi
sikkariksi
instructive — sikkaroin
sikkarin
abessive sikkaratta sikkaroitta
sikkaritta
comitative — sikkaroine
sikkarine
Possessive forms of sikkara (type omena)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person sikkarani sikkaramme
2nd person sikkarasi sikkaranne
3rd person sikkaransa

Synonyms

References
  1. Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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