Jump to content

ätäkkä

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Finnish

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Possibly a variant of ätläkkä.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

ätäkkä (comparative ätäkämpi, superlative ätäkin or ätäköin) (slang)

  1. sharp, hot (having an intense, acrid or spicy flavour)
    Onpas ätäkkä kastike!
    That's one hot sauce!
  2. biting (causing a stinging sensation)

Declension

[edit]
Possessive forms of ätäkkä (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.