nokka

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *nokka, possibly from Proto-Uralic *nokka.[1] Akin to Estonian nokk, Karelian n'okka, Ludian n'okk, Veps nök, ńok and Votic nokkõ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnokːɑ/, [ˈno̞kːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -okːɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): nok‧ka

Noun

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nokka

  1. beak, bill, rostrum (anatomical structure of birds)
    Tuolla linnulla on terävä nokka.
    That bird has a sharp beak.
  2. beak (any beaklike object)
  3. (derogatory) beak (human nose)
    Niistä nokkasi.
    Blow your nose.
    Pitäkää nokkanne erossa minun asioistani!
    Keep your noses out of my business.
  4. nose, front of an object, e.g. a car or another vehicle
    Käänsimme auton nokan kohti kotia.
    We turned the front of the car towards home.
    Lentokoneen nokka osoitti kohti taivasta.
    The front of the airplane was pointing towards the sky.
  5. spout, lip (channel through which a liquid is poured from a container)
    Kannun nokka on hieman likainen.
    The lip of the jug is a bit dirty.
  6. top, tip (the far end of many long objects, such as a pier, pole, crane, boom, stick or peninsula)
    Laitan makkaran tikun nokkaan.
    I'll put the sausage on the tip of the stick.
  7. cam, tappet
  8. ness (promontory, cape or headland; often used in place names)
    Helsingin Katajanokan kaupunginosa on rakennettu 1800- ja 1900-lukujen vaihteessa jugend-tyyliin.
    The Katajanokka area in Helsinki was built at the shift of 19th and 20th centuries in the art nouveau style.
  9. kakabeak (any plant of the genus Clianthus)

Declension

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Inflection of nokka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
nominative nokka nokat
genitive nokan nokkien
partitive nokkaa nokkia
illative nokkaan nokkiin
singular plural
nominative nokka nokat
accusative nom. nokka nokat
gen. nokan
genitive nokan nokkien
nokkain rare
partitive nokkaa nokkia
inessive nokassa nokissa
elative nokasta nokista
illative nokkaan nokkiin
adessive nokalla nokilla
ablative nokalta nokilta
allative nokalle nokille
essive nokkana nokkina
translative nokaksi nokiksi
abessive nokatta nokitta
instructive nokin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of nokka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nokkani nokkani
accusative nom. nokkani nokkani
gen. nokkani
genitive nokkani nokkieni
nokkaini rare
partitive nokkaani nokkiani
inessive nokassani nokissani
elative nokastani nokistani
illative nokkaani nokkiini
adessive nokallani nokillani
ablative nokaltani nokiltani
allative nokalleni nokilleni
essive nokkanani nokkinani
translative nokakseni nokikseni
abessive nokattani nokittani
instructive
comitative nokkineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nokkasi nokkasi
accusative nom. nokkasi nokkasi
gen. nokkasi
genitive nokkasi nokkiesi
nokkaisi rare
partitive nokkaasi nokkiasi
inessive nokassasi nokissasi
elative nokastasi nokistasi
illative nokkaasi nokkiisi
adessive nokallasi nokillasi
ablative nokaltasi nokiltasi
allative nokallesi nokillesi
essive nokkanasi nokkinasi
translative nokaksesi nokiksesi
abessive nokattasi nokittasi
instructive
comitative nokkinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nokkamme nokkamme
accusative nom. nokkamme nokkamme
gen. nokkamme
genitive nokkamme nokkiemme
nokkaimme rare
partitive nokkaamme nokkiamme
inessive nokassamme nokissamme
elative nokastamme nokistamme
illative nokkaamme nokkiimme
adessive nokallamme nokillamme
ablative nokaltamme nokiltamme
allative nokallemme nokillemme
essive nokkanamme nokkinamme
translative nokaksemme nokiksemme
abessive nokattamme nokittamme
instructive
comitative nokkinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nokkanne nokkanne
accusative nom. nokkanne nokkanne
gen. nokkanne
genitive nokkanne nokkienne
nokkainne rare
partitive nokkaanne nokkianne
inessive nokassanne nokissanne
elative nokastanne nokistanne
illative nokkaanne nokkiinne
adessive nokallanne nokillanne
ablative nokaltanne nokiltanne
allative nokallenne nokillenne
essive nokkananne nokkinanne
translative nokaksenne nokiksenne
abessive nokattanne nokittanne
instructive
comitative nokkinenne

Derived terms

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compounds
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References

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  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “nokka”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Ingrian

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Hanheel ono nokka.

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *nokka. Cognates include Finnish nokka and Estonian nokk.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nokka

  1. beak

Declension

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Declension of nokka (type 3/koira, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative nokka nokat
genitive nokan nokkiin
partitive nokkaa nokkia
illative nokkaa nokkii
inessive nokas nokis
elative nokast nokist
allative nokalle nokille
adessive nokal nokil
ablative nokalt nokilt
translative nokaks nokiks
essive nokkanna, nokkaan nokkinna, nokkiin
exessive1) nokkant nokkint
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.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 345

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compare Nynorsk noko, noka.

Pronoun

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nokka n or f

  1. (dialectal) something

Russenorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Norwegian Nynorsk noko (or its dialectal variants like nokka).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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nokka

  1. somewhat, some
    No davoj på kajut sitte ne så nokka lite tjai drinkom
    Let's sit down in the ship cabin and drink a little bit tea
    Moja paa anner skip naakka vin drikkom, saa moja nokka lite pjan
    I drank some wine in the other ship, so I'm somewhat drunk