sukkela

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from sukki (“cunning, wise, spiteful”) (rare, dialectal) +‎ -la, although the supposed root word is only very scarcely attested (in one dictionary, with no attestations elsewhere).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsukːelɑ/, [ˈs̠ukːe̞lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ukːelɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): suk‧ke‧la

Adjective

sukkela (comparative sukkelampi, superlative sukkelin)

1. quick, swift

Declension

Inflection of sukkela (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		sukkela	sukkelat
genitive		sukkelan	sukkelien
partitive		sukkelaa	sukkelia
illative		sukkelaan	sukkeliin
		singular	plural
nominative		sukkela	sukkelat
accusative	nom.	sukkela	sukkelat
	gen.	sukkelan
genitive		sukkelan	sukkelien sukkelain rare
partitive		sukkelaa	sukkelia
inessive		sukkelassa	sukkelissa
elative		sukkelasta	sukkelista
illative		sukkelaan	sukkeliin
adessive		sukkelalla	sukkelilla
ablative		sukkelalta	sukkelilta
allative		sukkelalle	sukkelille
essive		sukkelana	sukkelina
translative		sukkelaksi	sukkeliksi
abessive		sukkelatta	sukkelitta
instructive		—	sukkelin
comitative		—	sukkeline

Possessive forms of sukkela (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sukkelani sukkelani accusative nom. sukkelani sukkelani gen. sukkelani genitive sukkelani sukkelieni sukkelaini rare partitive sukkelaani sukkeliani inessive sukkelassani sukkelissani elative sukkelastani sukkelistani illative sukkelaani sukkeliini adessive sukkelallani sukkelillani ablative sukkelaltani sukkeliltani allative sukkelalleni sukkelilleni essive sukkelanani sukkelinani translative sukkelakseni sukkelikseni abessive sukkelattani sukkelittani instructive — — comitative — sukkelineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sukkelasi sukkelasi accusative nom. sukkelasi sukkelasi gen. sukkelasi genitive sukkelasi sukkeliesi sukkelaisi rare partitive sukkelaasi sukkeliasi inessive sukkelassasi sukkelissasi elative sukkelastasi sukkelistasi illative sukkelaasi sukkeliisi adessive sukkelallasi sukkelillasi ablative sukkelaltasi sukkeliltasi allative sukkelallesi sukkelillesi essive sukkelanasi sukkelinasi translative sukkelaksesi sukkeliksesi abessive sukkelattasi sukkelittasi instructive — — comitative — sukkelinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sukkelamme sukkelamme accusative nom. sukkelamme sukkelamme gen. sukkelamme genitive sukkelamme sukkeliemme sukkelaimme rare partitive sukkelaamme sukkeliamme inessive sukkelassamme sukkelissamme elative sukkelastamme sukkelistamme illative sukkelaamme sukkeliimme adessive sukkelallamme sukkelillamme ablative sukkelaltamme sukkeliltamme allative sukkelallemme sukkelillemme essive sukkelanamme sukkelinamme translative sukkelaksemme sukkeliksemme abessive sukkelattamme sukkelittamme instructive — — comitative — sukkelinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sukkelanne sukkelanne accusative nom. sukkelanne sukkelanne gen. sukkelanne genitive sukkelanne sukkelienne sukkelainne rare partitive sukkelaanne sukkelianne inessive sukkelassanne sukkelissanne elative sukkelastanne sukkelistanne illative sukkelaanne sukkeliinne adessive sukkelallanne sukkelillanne ablative sukkelaltanne sukkeliltanne allative sukkelallenne sukkelillenne essive sukkelananne sukkelinanne translative sukkelaksenne sukkeliksenne abessive sukkelattanne sukkelittanne instructive — — comitative — sukkelinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sukkelansa sukkelansa accusative nom. sukkelansa sukkelansa gen. sukkelansa genitive sukkelansa sukkeliensa sukkelainsa rare partitive sukkelaansa sukkeliaan sukkeliansa inessive sukkelassaan sukkelassansa sukkelissaan sukkelissansa elative sukkelastaan sukkelastansa sukkelistaan sukkelistansa illative sukkelaansa sukkeliinsa adessive sukkelallaan sukkelallansa sukkelillaan sukkelillansa ablative sukkelaltaan sukkelaltansa sukkeliltaan sukkeliltansa allative sukkelalleen sukkelallensa sukkelilleen sukkelillensa essive sukkelanaan sukkelanansa sukkelinaan sukkelinansa translative sukkelakseen sukkelaksensa sukkelikseen sukkeliksensa abessive sukkelattaan sukkelattansa sukkelittaan sukkelittansa instructive — — comitative — sukkelineen sukkelinensa

Derived terms

• sukkelasti
• sukkeluus
• vikkelä

 

compounds

• sukkelajalkainen
• sukkelaliikkeinen
• sukkelasanainen

 

Further reading

• “sukkela”, 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

Ingrian

Etymology

Cognate with Finnish sukkela.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsukːelɑ/, [ˈs̠ukːe̞ɫ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsukːelɑ/, [ˈʃukːe̞ɫɑ]
• Rhymes: -ukːel, -ukːelɑ
• Hyphenation: suk‧ke‧la

Adjective

sukkela (comparative sukkelamp)

1. quick, swift
   • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 14:

     Sukkelat konjokat helliäis ääniis.

     The swift skates in jingling sounds.

Declension

Declension of sukkela (type 3/koira, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	sukkela	sukkelat
genitive	sukkelan	sukkeliin
partitive	sukkelaa	sukkelia
illative	sukkelaa	sukkelii
inessive	sukkelaas	sukkeliis
elative	sukkelast	sukkelist
allative	sukkelalle	sukkelille
adessive	sukkelaal	sukkeliil
ablative	sukkelalt	sukkelilt
translative	sukkelaks	sukkeliks
essive	sukkelanna, sukkelaan	sukkelinna, sukkeliin
exessive1)	sukkelant	sukkelint
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.

Synonyms

• selvä, huima, kiire, huimakas