vankka

Finnish

Etymology

Probably derived from the now dialectal adjective vana (“straight”), which is from the noun. Has a relationship similar to *tana (“straight”) (tanassa) ~ tanakka (“stocky, sturdy, strong”). Variants include vanea, vanakka, vankea.[1] Compare tankka for standard tanakka. Related to Karelian vankka.

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

Adjective

vankka (comparative vankempi, superlative vankin)

  1. robust, sturdy, strong
  2. staunch

Declension
Inflection of vankka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
nominative vankka vankat
genitive vankan vankkojen
partitive vankkaa vankkoja
illative vankkaan vankkoihin
singular plural
nominative vankka vankat
accusative nom. vankka vankat
gen. vankan
genitive vankan vankkojen
vankkainrare
partitive vankkaa vankkoja
inessive vankassa vankoissa
elative vankasta vankoista
illative vankkaan vankkoihin
adessive vankalla vankoilla
ablative vankalta vankoilta
allative vankalle vankoille
essive vankkana vankkoina
translative vankaksi vankoiksi
instructive — vankoin
abessive vankatta vankoitta
comitative — vankkoine
Possessive forms of vankka (type kala)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person vankkani vankkamme
2nd person vankkasi vankkanne
3rd person vankkansa

Derived terms

References
  1. Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vankka”, in 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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