sirkka
See also: Sirkka
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsirkːɑ/, [ˈs̠irkːɑ]
- Rhymes: -irkːɑ
- Syllabification(key): sirk‧ka
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *cirkka, probably ultimately an imitative root + *-kka; cognates include Ingrian serkka, Karelian tširkka, Ludian tširkku and Votic širk (the initial consonant is irregular, but might be caused by the imitative origin or the affectionate nature of the word).
Declension
| Inflection of sirkka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sirkka | sirkat | |
| genitive | sirkan | sirkkojen | |
| partitive | sirkkaa | sirkkoja | |
| illative | sirkkaan | sirkkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sirkka | sirkat | |
| accusative | nom. | sirkka | sirkat |
| gen. | sirkan | ||
| genitive | sirkan | sirkkojen sirkkainrare | |
| partitive | sirkkaa | sirkkoja | |
| inessive | sirkassa | sirkoissa | |
| elative | sirkasta | sirkoista | |
| illative | sirkkaan | sirkkoihin | |
| adessive | sirkalla | sirkoilla | |
| ablative | sirkalta | sirkoilta | |
| allative | sirkalle | sirkoille | |
| essive | sirkkana | sirkkoina | |
| translative | sirkaksi | sirkoiksi | |
| instructive | — | sirkoin | |
| abessive | sirkatta | sirkoitta | |
| comitative | — | sirkkoineen | |
| Possessive forms of sirkka (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | sirkkani | sirkkamme |
| 2nd person | sirkkasi | sirkkanne |
| 3rd person | sirkkansa | |
Compounds
Etymology 2
Possibly from or akin to sirkeä.
Declension
| Inflection of sirkka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sirkka | sirkat | |
| genitive | sirkan | sirkkojen | |
| partitive | sirkkaa | sirkkoja | |
| illative | sirkkaan | sirkkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sirkka | sirkat | |
| accusative | nom. | sirkka | sirkat |
| gen. | sirkan | ||
| genitive | sirkan | sirkkojen sirkkainrare | |
| partitive | sirkkaa | sirkkoja | |
| inessive | sirkassa | sirkoissa | |
| elative | sirkasta | sirkoista | |
| illative | sirkkaan | sirkkoihin | |
| adessive | sirkalla | sirkoilla | |
| ablative | sirkalta | sirkoilta | |
| allative | sirkalle | sirkoille | |
| essive | sirkkana | sirkkoina | |
| translative | sirkaksi | sirkoiksi | |
| instructive | — | sirkoin | |
| abessive | sirkatta | sirkoitta | |
| comitative | — | sirkkoineen | |
| Possessive forms of sirkka (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | sirkkani | sirkkamme |
| 2nd person | sirkkasi | sirkkanne |
| 3rd person | sirkkansa | |
Compounds
Etymology 3
Possibly from etymology 1 due to how the cat in the game bounces like a cricket, or alternatively from Russian чирок (čirok, “billet”). Akin to Ingrian cirkka, Karelian tširkka, Ludian tširk, Veps tširk.
Declension
| Inflection of sirkka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sirkka | sirkat | |
| genitive | sirkan | sirkkojen | |
| partitive | sirkkaa | sirkkoja | |
| illative | sirkkaan | sirkkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sirkka | sirkat | |
| accusative | nom. | sirkka | sirkat |
| gen. | sirkan | ||
| genitive | sirkan | sirkkojen sirkkainrare | |
| partitive | sirkkaa | sirkkoja | |
| inessive | sirkassa | sirkoissa | |
| elative | sirkasta | sirkoista | |
| illative | sirkkaan | sirkkoihin | |
| adessive | sirkalla | sirkoilla | |
| ablative | sirkalta | sirkoilta | |
| allative | sirkalle | sirkoille | |
| essive | sirkkana | sirkkoina | |
| translative | sirkaksi | sirkoiksi | |
| instructive | — | sirkoin | |
| abessive | sirkatta | sirkoitta | |
| comitative | — | sirkkoineen | |
| Possessive forms of sirkka (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | sirkkani | sirkkamme |
| 2nd person | sirkkasi | sirkkanne |
| 3rd person | sirkkansa | |
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