kankea

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑŋkeɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝ŋk̟e̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋkeɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): kan‧kea

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kankëda, possibly from Proto-Uralic *kënka-, *kënke-, whence Erzya канкстомомс (kankstomoms, “to stiffen; to get numb”).

Adjective

kankea (comparative kankeampi, superlative kankein)

1. stiff (e.g. stiff joints)
2. (of speech etc.) awkward, clumsy

Declension

Inflection of kankea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
nominative		kankea	kankeat
genitive		kankean	kankeiden kankeitten
partitive		kankeaa kankeata	kankeita
illative		kankeaan	kankeisiin kankeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kankea	kankeat
accusative	nom.	kankea	kankeat
	gen.	kankean
genitive		kankean	kankeiden kankeitten kankeain rare
partitive		kankeaa kankeata	kankeita
inessive		kankeassa	kankeissa
elative		kankeasta	kankeista
illative		kankeaan	kankeisiin kankeihin
adessive		kankealla	kankeilla
ablative		kankealta	kankeilta
allative		kankealle	kankeille
essive		kankeana	kankeina
translative		kankeaksi	kankeiksi
abessive		kankeatta	kankeitta
instructive		—	kankein
comitative		—	kankeine

Possessive forms of kankea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kankeani kankeani accusative nom. kankeani kankeani gen. kankeani genitive kankeani kankeideni kankeitteni kankeaini rare partitive kankeaani kankeatani kankeitani inessive kankeassani kankeissani elative kankeastani kankeistani illative kankeaani kankeisiini kankeihini adessive kankeallani kankeillani ablative kankealtani kankeiltani allative kankealleni kankeilleni essive kankeanani kankeinani translative kankeakseni kankeikseni abessive kankeattani kankeittani instructive — — comitative — kankeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kankeasi kankeasi accusative nom. kankeasi kankeasi gen. kankeasi genitive kankeasi kankeidesi kankeittesi kankeaisi rare partitive kankeaasi kankeatasi kankeitasi inessive kankeassasi kankeissasi elative kankeastasi kankeistasi illative kankeaasi kankeisiisi kankeihisi adessive kankeallasi kankeillasi ablative kankealtasi kankeiltasi allative kankeallesi kankeillesi essive kankeanasi kankeinasi translative kankeaksesi kankeiksesi abessive kankeattasi kankeittasi instructive — — comitative — kankeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kankeamme kankeamme accusative nom. kankeamme kankeamme gen. kankeamme genitive kankeamme kankeidemme kankeittemme kankeaimme rare partitive kankeaamme kankeatamme kankeitamme inessive kankeassamme kankeissamme elative kankeastamme kankeistamme illative kankeaamme kankeisiimme kankeihimme adessive kankeallamme kankeillamme ablative kankealtamme kankeiltamme allative kankeallemme kankeillemme essive kankeanamme kankeinamme translative kankeaksemme kankeiksemme abessive kankeattamme kankeittamme instructive — — comitative — kankeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kankeanne kankeanne accusative nom. kankeanne kankeanne gen. kankeanne genitive kankeanne kankeidenne kankeittenne kankeainne rare partitive kankeaanne kankeatanne kankeitanne inessive kankeassanne kankeissanne elative kankeastanne kankeistanne illative kankeaanne kankeisiinne kankeihinne adessive kankeallanne kankeillanne ablative kankealtanne kankeiltanne allative kankeallenne kankeillenne essive kankeananne kankeinanne translative kankeaksenne kankeiksenne abessive kankeattanne kankeittanne instructive — — comitative — kankeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kankeansa kankeansa accusative nom. kankeansa kankeansa gen. kankeansa genitive kankeansa kankeidensa kankeittensa kankeainsa rare partitive kankeataan kankeaansa kankeatansa kankeitaan kankeitansa inessive kankeassaan kankeassansa kankeissaan kankeissansa elative kankeastaan kankeastansa kankeistaan kankeistansa illative kankeaansa kankeisiinsa kankeihinsa adessive kankeallaan kankeallansa kankeillaan kankeillansa ablative kankealtaan kankealtansa kankeiltaan kankeiltansa allative kankealleen kankeallensa kankeilleen kankeillensa essive kankeanaan kankeanansa kankeinaan kankeinansa translative kankeakseen kankeaksensa kankeikseen kankeiksensa abessive kankeattaan kankeattansa kankeittaan kankeittansa instructive — — comitative — kankeineen kankeinensa

Derived terms

• kangertaa
• kangistaa
• kankeasti
• kankeus
• kankeuttaa

(compounds):

• kankeajalkainen
• kankealiikkeinen
• kylmänkankea

Further reading

• “kankea”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Noun

kankea

1. partitive singular of kanki