potka

See also: pótka

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pocka, from Proto-Uralic *počka, derived from Proto-Uralic *ponče.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpotkɑ/, [ˈpo̞t̪kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -otkɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): pot‧ka

Noun

potka

1. hind leg of an animal
2. shank (the lower part of the leg of an animal)
3. shank (meat from that part of an animal)
4. gaskin (part of horse's hind leg)

Declension

Inflection of potka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		potka	potkat
genitive		potkan	potkien
partitive		potkaa	potkia
illative		potkaan	potkiin
		singular	plural
nominative		potka	potkat
accusative	nom.	potka	potkat
	gen.	potkan
genitive		potkan	potkien potkain rare
partitive		potkaa	potkia
inessive		potkassa	potkissa
elative		potkasta	potkista
illative		potkaan	potkiin
adessive		potkalla	potkilla
ablative		potkalta	potkilta
allative		potkalle	potkille
essive		potkana	potkina
translative		potkaksi	potkiksi
abessive		potkatta	potkitta
instructive		—	potkin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of potka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative potkani potkani accusative nom. potkani potkani gen. potkani genitive potkani potkieni potkaini rare partitive potkaani potkiani inessive potkassani potkissani elative potkastani potkistani illative potkaani potkiini adessive potkallani potkillani ablative potkaltani potkiltani allative potkalleni potkilleni essive potkanani potkinani translative potkakseni potkikseni abessive potkattani potkittani instructive — — comitative — potkineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative potkasi potkasi accusative nom. potkasi potkasi gen. potkasi genitive potkasi potkiesi potkaisi rare partitive potkaasi potkiasi inessive potkassasi potkissasi elative potkastasi potkistasi illative potkaasi potkiisi adessive potkallasi potkillasi ablative potkaltasi potkiltasi allative potkallesi potkillesi essive potkanasi potkinasi translative potkaksesi potkiksesi abessive potkattasi potkittasi instructive — — comitative — potkinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative potkamme potkamme accusative nom. potkamme potkamme gen. potkamme genitive potkamme potkiemme potkaimme rare partitive potkaamme potkiamme inessive potkassamme potkissamme elative potkastamme potkistamme illative potkaamme potkiimme adessive potkallamme potkillamme ablative potkaltamme potkiltamme allative potkallemme potkillemme essive potkanamme potkinamme translative potkaksemme potkiksemme abessive potkattamme potkittamme instructive — — comitative — potkinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative potkanne potkanne accusative nom. potkanne potkanne gen. potkanne genitive potkanne potkienne potkainne rare partitive potkaanne potkianne inessive potkassanne potkissanne elative potkastanne potkistanne illative potkaanne potkiinne adessive potkallanne potkillanne ablative potkaltanne potkiltanne allative potkallenne potkillenne essive potkananne potkinanne translative potkaksenne potkiksenne abessive potkattanne potkittanne instructive — — comitative — potkinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative potkansa potkansa accusative nom. potkansa potkansa gen. potkansa genitive potkansa potkiensa potkainsa rare partitive potkaansa potkiaan potkiansa inessive potkassaan potkassansa potkissaan potkissansa elative potkastaan potkastansa potkistaan potkistansa illative potkaansa potkiinsa adessive potkallaan potkallansa potkillaan potkillansa ablative potkaltaan potkaltansa potkiltaan potkiltansa allative potkalleen potkallensa potkilleen potkillensa essive potkanaan potkanansa potkinaan potkinansa translative potkakseen potkaksensa potkikseen potkiksensa abessive potkattaan potkattansa potkittaan potkittansa instructive — — comitative — potkineen potkinensa

Synonyms

• jalka
• kinttu
• kontti

Derived terms

• potkia

 

compounds

• etupotka
• porsaanpotka
• takapotka

 

Related terms

• pötkiä

Further reading

• “potka”, 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

• kapot, pakot, pokat

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pocka. Cognates include Finnish potka and Estonian põtk.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpotkɑ/, [ˈpo̞tk]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpotkɑ/, [ˈpo̞tkɑ]
• Rhymes: -otk, -otkɑ
• Hyphenation: pot‧ka

Noun

potka

1. hind leg

Declension

Declension of potka (type 3/koira, k- gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	potka	potat
genitive	potan	potkiin
partitive	potkaa	potkia
illative	potkaa	potkii
inessive	potas	potis
elative	potast	potist
allative	potalle	potille
adessive	potal	potil
ablative	potalt	potilt
translative	potaks	potiks
essive	potkanna, potkaan	potkinna, potkiin
exessive1)	potkant	potkint
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

• potkia

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 426