mustikka

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *mustikka. Equivalent to musta (“black”) +‎ -ikka (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmustikːɑ/, [ˈmus̠tikːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ustikːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): mus‧tik‧ka

Noun

mustikka

1. bilberry, Vaccinium myrtillus; a common shrub in Finland, and its fruit
2. bilberry or blueberry, several closely related species of Vaccinium family, none of which grows naturally in Finland

Usage notes

The shrub and its berry growing commonly in Finland, Vaccinium myrtillus, are called bilberry in standard English. There are also a number of regional words. Despite this, mustikka is often (mistakenly) translated into English as "blueberry", partly because the species is called blåbär (literally “blueberry”) in Swedish and Blaubeere (literally “blueberry”) in German. To add to the confusion, blueberries, which are closely related to bilberries, are also called mustikka in Finnish, and yet other species of Vaccinium family are also referred to as "bilberries" in English.

Declension

Inflection of mustikka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)
nominative		mustikka	mustikat
genitive		mustikan	mustikoiden mustikoitten mustikkojen
partitive		mustikkaa	mustikoita mustikkoja
illative		mustikkaan	mustikoihin mustikkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mustikka	mustikat
accusative	nom.	mustikka	mustikat
	gen.	mustikan
genitive		mustikan	mustikoiden mustikoitten mustikkojen mustikkain rare
partitive		mustikkaa	mustikoita mustikkoja
inessive		mustikassa	mustikoissa
elative		mustikasta	mustikoista
illative		mustikkaan	mustikoihin mustikkoihin
adessive		mustikalla	mustikoilla
ablative		mustikalta	mustikoilta
allative		mustikalle	mustikoille
essive		mustikkana	mustikkoina
translative		mustikaksi	mustikoiksi
abessive		mustikatta	mustikoitta
instructive		—	mustikoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mustikka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mustikkani mustikkani accusative nom. mustikkani mustikkani gen. mustikkani genitive mustikkani mustikoideni mustikoitteni mustikkojeni mustikkaini rare partitive mustikkaani mustikoitani mustikkojani inessive mustikassani mustikoissani elative mustikastani mustikoistani illative mustikkaani mustikoihini mustikkoihini adessive mustikallani mustikoillani ablative mustikaltani mustikoiltani allative mustikalleni mustikoilleni essive mustikkanani mustikkoinani translative mustikakseni mustikoikseni abessive mustikattani mustikoittani instructive — — comitative — mustikkoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mustikkasi mustikkasi accusative nom. mustikkasi mustikkasi gen. mustikkasi genitive mustikkasi mustikoidesi mustikoittesi mustikkojesi mustikkaisi rare partitive mustikkaasi mustikoitasi mustikkojasi inessive mustikassasi mustikoissasi elative mustikastasi mustikoistasi illative mustikkaasi mustikoihisi mustikkoihisi adessive mustikallasi mustikoillasi ablative mustikaltasi mustikoiltasi allative mustikallesi mustikoillesi essive mustikkanasi mustikkoinasi translative mustikaksesi mustikoiksesi abessive mustikattasi mustikoittasi instructive — — comitative — mustikkoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mustikkamme mustikkamme accusative nom. mustikkamme mustikkamme gen. mustikkamme genitive mustikkamme mustikoidemme mustikoittemme mustikkojemme mustikkaimme rare partitive mustikkaamme mustikoitamme mustikkojamme inessive mustikassamme mustikoissamme elative mustikastamme mustikoistamme illative mustikkaamme mustikoihimme mustikkoihimme adessive mustikallamme mustikoillamme ablative mustikaltamme mustikoiltamme allative mustikallemme mustikoillemme essive mustikkanamme mustikkoinamme translative mustikaksemme mustikoiksemme abessive mustikattamme mustikoittamme instructive — — comitative — mustikkoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mustikkanne mustikkanne accusative nom. mustikkanne mustikkanne gen. mustikkanne genitive mustikkanne mustikoidenne mustikoittenne mustikkojenne mustikkainne rare partitive mustikkaanne mustikoitanne mustikkojanne inessive mustikassanne mustikoissanne elative mustikastanne mustikoistanne illative mustikkaanne mustikoihinne mustikkoihinne adessive mustikallanne mustikoillanne ablative mustikaltanne mustikoiltanne allative mustikallenne mustikoillenne essive mustikkananne mustikkoinanne translative mustikaksenne mustikoiksenne abessive mustikattanne mustikoittanne instructive — — comitative — mustikkoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mustikkansa mustikkansa accusative nom. mustikkansa mustikkansa gen. mustikkansa genitive mustikkansa mustikoidensa mustikoittensa mustikkojensa mustikkainsa rare partitive mustikkaansa mustikoitaan mustikkojaan mustikoitansa mustikkojansa inessive mustikassaan mustikassansa mustikoissaan mustikoissansa elative mustikastaan mustikastansa mustikoistaan mustikoistansa illative mustikkaansa mustikoihinsa mustikkoihinsa adessive mustikallaan mustikallansa mustikoillaan mustikoillansa ablative mustikaltaan mustikaltansa mustikoiltaan mustikoiltansa allative mustikalleen mustikallensa mustikoilleen mustikoillensa essive mustikkanaan mustikkanansa mustikkoinaan mustikkoinansa translative mustikakseen mustikaksensa mustikoikseen mustikoiksensa abessive mustikattaan mustikattansa mustikoittaan mustikoittansa instructive — — comitative — mustikkoineen mustikkoinensa

Derived terms

• mustikkainen

compounds

• kissanmustikka
• kurjenpolvi-mustikkatyyppi
• käenkaali-mustikkatyyppi
• mustikanvarpu
• mustikanvarsi
• mustikkahillo
• mustikkakeitto
• mustikkakiisseli
• mustikkakukko
• mustikkamaito
• mustikkamehu
• mustikkapensas
• mustikkapiirakka
• mustikkapuu
• mustikkapöperö
• mustikkasoppa
• mustikkasose
• mustikkatorttu
• mustikkatyyppi
• pensasmustikka
• puolukka-mustikkatyyppi
• seinäsammal-mustikkatyyppi
• sianmustikka
• variksenmarja-mustikkatyyppi

See also

• bilberry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• “mustikka”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• mutkikas