penkka
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the same Germanic origin as penger and penkki, although the exact etymon is unclear.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]penkka
- bank, embankment (steep slope of earth, sand, etc.)
- Synonym: penger
Declension
[edit]Inflection of penkka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | penkka | penkat | |
genitive | penkan | penkkojen | |
partitive | penkkaa | penkkoja | |
illative | penkkaan | penkkoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | penkka | penkat | |
accusative | nom. | penkka | penkat |
gen. | penkan | ||
genitive | penkan | penkkojen penkkain rare | |
partitive | penkkaa | penkkoja | |
inessive | penkassa | penkoissa | |
elative | penkasta | penkoista | |
illative | penkkaan | penkkoihin | |
adessive | penkalla | penkoilla | |
ablative | penkalta | penkoilta | |
allative | penkalle | penkoille | |
essive | penkkana | penkkoina | |
translative | penkaksi | penkoiksi | |
abessive | penkatta | penkoitta | |
instructive | — | penkoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
[edit]compounds
Further reading
[edit]- “penkka”, 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