vakka
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vakka, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Latvian vāks (“lid, cover”), Lithuanian vókas (“cover, eyelid”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑkːɑ/, [ˈʋɑkːɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑkːɑ
- Syllabification(key): vak‧ka
Noun
A man sowing seed from his vakka (coat-of-arms of the municipality of Toivakka).
vakka
- A type of wooden container of varying size, made of bent thin board to make it strong and light, usually equipped with a close fitting cap.
- (by extension) Any roundish, voluminous container equipped with a cap.
- bushel
- pitää kynttiläänsä vakan alla ― to keep one's light under a bushel
- (historical) A unit of dry volume used in Sweden (halvspann in Swedish) and Finland before introduction of metric system. There has been regional and temporal variation, but the 1665 regulation defined it so that it's equal to 36.64 liters, which is quite close to an imperial bushel (36.3687 l).
Declension
| Inflection of vakka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vakka | vakat | |
| genitive | vakan | vakkojen | |
| partitive | vakkaa | vakkoja | |
| illative | vakkaan | vakkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vakka | vakat | |
| accusative | nom. | vakka | vakat |
| gen. | vakan | ||
| genitive | vakan | vakkojen vakkainrare | |
| partitive | vakkaa | vakkoja | |
| inessive | vakassa | vakoissa | |
| elative | vakasta | vakoista | |
| illative | vakkaan | vakkoihin | |
| adessive | vakalla | vakoilla | |
| ablative | vakalta | vakoilta | |
| allative | vakalle | vakoille | |
| essive | vakkana | vakkoina | |
| translative | vakaksi | vakoiksi | |
| instructive | — | vakoin | |
| abessive | vakatta | vakoitta | |
| comitative | — | vakkoineen | |
| Possessive forms of vakka (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | vakkani | vakkamme |
| 2nd person | vakkasi | vakkanne |
| 3rd person | vakkansa | |
Derived terms
- Vakka-Suomi
- vakka kantensa valitsee
Ingrian
Pali
Alternative forms
Declension
Declension table of "vakka" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vakkaṃ | vakkāni |
| Accusative (second) | vakkaṃ | vakkāni |
| Instrumental (third) | vakkena | vakkehi or vakkebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vakkassa or vakkāya or vakkatthaṃ | vakkānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vakkasmā or vakkamhā or vakkā | vakkehi or vakkebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vakkassa | vakkānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vakkasmiṃ or vakkamhi or vakke | vakkesu |
| Vocative (calling) | vakka | vakkāni |
Declension
Declension table of "vakka" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vakko | vakkā |
| Accusative (second) | vakkaṃ | vakke |
| Instrumental (third) | vakkena | vakkehi or vakkebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vakkassa or vakkāya or vakkatthaṃ | vakkānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vakkasmā or vakkamhā or vakkā | vakkehi or vakkebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vakkassa | vakkānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vakkasmiṃ or vakkamhi or vakke | vakkesu |
| Vocative (calling) | vakka | vakkā |
Declension table of "vakka" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vakkaṃ | vakkāni |
| Accusative (second) | vakkaṃ | vakkāni |
| Instrumental (third) | vakkena | vakkehi or vakkebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vakkassa or vakkāya or vakkatthaṃ | vakkānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vakkasmā or vakkamhā or vakkā | vakkehi or vakkebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vakkassa | vakkānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vakkasmiṃ or vakkamhi or vakke | vakkesu |
| Vocative (calling) | vakka | vakkāni |
Synonyms
- vaṅka
References
Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “pakka”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
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