simpukka

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian же́мчуг (žémčug, pearl). See Old East Slavic жьньчюгъ (žĭnĭčjugŭ) for further etymology.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsimpukːɑ/, [ˈs̠impukːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -impukːɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): sim‧puk‧ka

Noun

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simpukka

  1. bivalve (any species of mollusks belonging to the class Bivalvia); (in the plural) the class Bivalvia
  2. clam (a bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible)
  3. mussel (any small edible bivalve shellfish)
  4. (anatomy) cochlea

Declension

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Inflection of simpukka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)
nominative simpukka simpukat
genitive simpukan simpukoiden
simpukoitten
simpukkojen
partitive simpukkaa simpukoita
simpukkoja
illative simpukkaan simpukoihin
simpukkoihin
singular plural
nominative simpukka simpukat
accusative nom. simpukka simpukat
gen. simpukan
genitive simpukan simpukoiden
simpukoitten
simpukkojen
simpukkain rare
partitive simpukkaa simpukoita
simpukkoja
inessive simpukassa simpukoissa
elative simpukasta simpukoista
illative simpukkaan simpukoihin
simpukkoihin
adessive simpukalla simpukoilla
ablative simpukalta simpukoilta
allative simpukalle simpukoille
essive simpukkana simpukkoina
translative simpukaksi simpukoiksi
abessive simpukatta simpukoitta
instructive simpukoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of simpukka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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