tanakka
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]tanakka (comparative tanakampi, superlative tanakin or tanakoin)
- stocky, sturdy, beefy (of a person or an animal, solidly built, heavy and compact)
- strong, stiff, stout, thick (of an object, materially strong)
- tanakka pahvi
- strong cardboard
- tanakka pahvi
- hearty, plentiful, nourishing, rich, abundant (of a meal, sufficient, at least quantity-wise)
- steady (capable of keeping one’s balance or staying put)
- firm, strong (e.g. of a grip)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of tanakka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | tanakka | tanakat | |
genitive | tanakan | tanakoiden tanakoitten tanakkojen | |
partitive | tanakkaa | tanakoita tanakkoja | |
illative | tanakkaan | tanakoihin tanakkoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | tanakka | tanakat | |
accusative | nom. | tanakka | tanakat |
gen. | tanakan | ||
genitive | tanakan | tanakoiden tanakoitten tanakkojen tanakkain rare | |
partitive | tanakkaa | tanakoita tanakkoja | |
inessive | tanakassa | tanakoissa | |
elative | tanakasta | tanakoista | |
illative | tanakkaan | tanakoihin tanakkoihin | |
adessive | tanakalla | tanakoilla | |
ablative | tanakalta | tanakoilta | |
allative | tanakalle | tanakoille | |
essive | tanakkana | tanakkoina | |
translative | tanakaksi | tanakoiksi | |
abessive | tanakatta | tanakoitta | |
instructive | — | tanakoin | |
comitative | — | tanakkoine |
Synonyms
[edit]- (stocky, sturdy): vanttera, pönäkkä
- (materially strong): tukeva, vahva, vankka
- (rich, abundant): runsas, tukeva
- (steady): tukeva, vakaa
- (firm): luja, tukeva
Antonyms
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Further reading
[edit]- “tanakka”, 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