velka

See also: velká and veľká

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *velka. Cognate with Karelian velka, Estonian võlg, Veps velg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋelkɑ/, [ˈʋe̞lkɑ]
  • Rhymes: -elkɑ
  • Syllabification(key): vel‧ka

Noun

velka

  1. debt
    Olemme ikuisesti sinulle velkaa.We are forever in your debt.
    Olet minulle velkaa tuhat euroa.You owe me one thousand euros.
    Olen pahasti veloissani.I'm heavily indebted.
    Ostan sen velaksi.I'll buy it on credit.

Declension

Inflection of velka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k- gradation)
nominative velka velat
genitive velan velkojen
partitive velkaa velkoja
illative velkaan velkoihin
singular plural
nominative velka velat
accusative nom. velka velat
gen. velan
genitive velan velkojen
velkainrare
partitive velkaa velkoja
inessive velassa veloissa
elative velasta veloista
illative velkaan velkoihin
adessive velalla veloilla
ablative velalta veloilta
allative velalle veloille
essive velkana velkoina
translative velaksi veloiksi
instructive veloin
abessive velatta veloitta
comitative velkoineen
Possessive forms of velka (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person velkani velkamme
2nd person velkasi velkanne
3rd person velkansa

Synonyms

  • (to owe someone): olla pystyssä, olla auki (colloquial)
  • (indebted): velkaantunut

Derived terms

Compounds

Anagrams


Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *velka. Cognates include Finnish velka and Estonian võlg.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋelkɑ/, [ˈʋe̞ɫk]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋelkɑ/, [ˈʋe̞ɫɡ̊ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -elkɑ
  • Hyphenation: vel‧ka

Noun

velka

  1. debt
  2. loan

Declension

Declension of velka (type 3/kana, lk-l gradation)
singular plural
nominative velka velat
genitive velan velkoin
partitive velkaa velkoja
illative velkaa velkoi
inessive velas velois
elative velast veloist
allative velalle veloille
adessive velal veloil
ablative velalt veloilt
translative velaks veloiks
essive velkanna, velkaan velkoinna, velkoin
exessive1) velkant velkoint
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.

References

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 59
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 651
  • Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку, →ISBN, page 69

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲɛlkɐ]

Verb

vel̃ka

  1. third-person singular present of vilkti
  2. third-person plural present of vilkti
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