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pika-

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See also: pika, Pika, píka, and píkǎ

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *pika (compare Estonian pea, Karelian pika, Livonian pigā, Veps piga, Votic pigaa), possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *fiką (compare Danish fige, Swedish fika (to strive (for))).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpikɑ-/, [ˈpikɑ̝-]

Prefix

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pika-

  1. quick, fast, express, instant
    pikainenquick, hurried
    pikajunaexpress train
    pikanuudeliinstant noodle
  2. summary (performed speedily and without formal ceremony)

Inflection

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  • The cases of pika- serve in Finnish only as adverbs. The partitive singular is used only in the adverbial expression pikapikaa and tuota pikaa.

Derived terms

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adverbs
nouns
compounds

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