sikkara

Finnish

Etymology

A Sound-symbolic word, probably a variant of sykkyrä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsikːɑrɑ/, [ˈs̠ikːɑ̝rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ikːɑrɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sik‧ka‧ra

Adjective

sikkara (comparative sikkarampi, superlative sikkarin)

1. (of hair) Very curly.

Declension

Inflection of sikkara (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
nominative		sikkara	sikkarat
genitive		sikkaran	sikkarien sikkaroiden sikkaroitten
partitive		sikkaraa	sikkaria sikkaroita
illative		sikkaraan	sikkariin sikkaroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sikkara	sikkarat
accusative	nom.	sikkara	sikkarat
	gen.	sikkaran
genitive		sikkaran	sikkarien sikkaroiden sikkaroitten sikkarojen rare sikkarain rare
partitive		sikkaraa	sikkaria sikkaroita sikkaroja rare
inessive		sikkarassa	sikkaroissa sikkarissa
elative		sikkarasta	sikkaroista sikkarista
illative		sikkaraan	sikkariin sikkaroihin
adessive		sikkaralla	sikkaroilla sikkarilla
ablative		sikkaralta	sikkaroilta sikkarilta
allative		sikkaralle	sikkaroille sikkarille
essive		sikkarana	sikkaroina sikkarina
translative		sikkaraksi	sikkaroiksi sikkariksi
abessive		sikkaratta	sikkaroitta sikkaritta
instructive		—	sikkaroin sikkarin
comitative		—	sikkaroine sikkarine

Possessive forms of sikkara (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sikkarani sikkarani accusative nom. sikkarani sikkarani gen. sikkarani genitive sikkarani sikkarieni sikkaroideni sikkaroitteni sikkarojeni rare sikkaraini rare partitive sikkaraani sikkariani sikkaroitani sikkarojani rare inessive sikkarassani sikkaroissani sikkarissani elative sikkarastani sikkaroistani sikkaristani illative sikkaraani sikkariini sikkaroihini adessive sikkarallani sikkaroillani sikkarillani ablative sikkaraltani sikkaroiltani sikkariltani allative sikkaralleni sikkaroilleni sikkarilleni essive sikkaranani sikkaroinani sikkarinani translative sikkarakseni sikkaroikseni sikkarikseni abessive sikkarattani sikkaroittani sikkarittani instructive — — comitative — sikkaroineni sikkarineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sikkarasi sikkarasi accusative nom. sikkarasi sikkarasi gen. sikkarasi genitive sikkarasi sikkariesi sikkaroidesi sikkaroittesi sikkarojesi rare sikkaraisi rare partitive sikkaraasi sikkariasi sikkaroitasi sikkarojasi rare inessive sikkarassasi sikkaroissasi sikkarissasi elative sikkarastasi sikkaroistasi sikkaristasi illative sikkaraasi sikkariisi sikkaroihisi adessive sikkarallasi sikkaroillasi sikkarillasi ablative sikkaraltasi sikkaroiltasi sikkariltasi allative sikkarallesi sikkaroillesi sikkarillesi essive sikkaranasi sikkaroinasi sikkarinasi translative sikkaraksesi sikkaroiksesi sikkariksesi abessive sikkarattasi sikkaroittasi sikkarittasi instructive — — comitative — sikkaroinesi sikkarinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sikkaramme sikkaramme accusative nom. sikkaramme sikkaramme gen. sikkaramme genitive sikkaramme sikkariemme sikkaroidemme sikkaroittemme sikkarojemme rare sikkaraimme rare partitive sikkaraamme sikkariamme sikkaroitamme sikkarojamme rare inessive sikkarassamme sikkaroissamme sikkarissamme elative sikkarastamme sikkaroistamme sikkaristamme illative sikkaraamme sikkariimme sikkaroihimme adessive sikkarallamme sikkaroillamme sikkarillamme ablative sikkaraltamme sikkaroiltamme sikkariltamme allative sikkarallemme sikkaroillemme sikkarillemme essive sikkaranamme sikkaroinamme sikkarinamme translative sikkaraksemme sikkaroiksemme sikkariksemme abessive sikkarattamme sikkaroittamme sikkarittamme instructive — — comitative — sikkaroinemme sikkarinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sikkaranne sikkaranne accusative nom. sikkaranne sikkaranne gen. sikkaranne genitive sikkaranne sikkarienne sikkaroidenne sikkaroittenne sikkarojenne rare sikkarainne rare partitive sikkaraanne sikkarianne sikkaroitanne sikkarojanne rare inessive sikkarassanne sikkaroissanne sikkarissanne elative sikkarastanne sikkaroistanne sikkaristanne illative sikkaraanne sikkariinne sikkaroihinne adessive sikkarallanne sikkaroillanne sikkarillanne ablative sikkaraltanne sikkaroiltanne sikkariltanne allative sikkarallenne sikkaroillenne sikkarillenne essive sikkarananne sikkaroinanne sikkarinanne translative sikkaraksenne sikkaroiksenne sikkariksenne abessive sikkarattanne sikkaroittanne sikkarittanne instructive — — comitative — sikkaroinenne sikkarinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sikkaransa sikkaransa accusative nom. sikkaransa sikkaransa gen. sikkaransa genitive sikkaransa sikkariensa sikkaroidensa sikkaroittensa sikkarojensa rare sikkarainsa rare partitive sikkaraansa sikkariaan sikkaroitaan sikkariansa sikkaroitansa sikkarojaan rare sikkarojansa rare inessive sikkarassaan sikkarassansa sikkaroissaan sikkarissaan sikkaroissansa sikkarissansa elative sikkarastaan sikkarastansa sikkaroistaan sikkaristaan sikkaroistansa sikkaristansa illative sikkaraansa sikkariinsa sikkaroihinsa adessive sikkarallaan sikkarallansa sikkaroillaan sikkarillaan sikkaroillansa sikkarillansa ablative sikkaraltaan sikkaraltansa sikkaroiltaan sikkariltaan sikkaroiltansa sikkariltansa allative sikkaralleen sikkarallensa sikkaroilleen sikkarilleen sikkaroillensa sikkarillensa essive sikkaranaan sikkaranansa sikkaroinaan sikkarinaan sikkaroinansa sikkarinansa translative sikkarakseen sikkaraksensa sikkaroikseen sikkarikseen sikkaroiksensa sikkariksensa abessive sikkarattaan sikkarattansa sikkaroittaan sikkarittaan sikkaroittansa sikkarittansa instructive — — comitative — sikkaroineen sikkarineen sikkaroinensa sikkarinensa

Synonyms

• kiharainen
• sikkura
• säkkärä

Further reading

• “sikkara”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[2] (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

• kaksari, karaksi, karkasi