ankka
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Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
ankka
- domestic duck, Anas platyrhynchos varieties
- Ellipsis of uutisankka (“canard”).
Declension
| Inflection of ankka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ankka | ankat | |
| genitive | ankan | ankkojen | |
| partitive | ankkaa | ankkoja | |
| illative | ankkaan | ankkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ankka | ankat | |
| accusative | nom. | ankka | ankat |
| gen. | ankan | ||
| genitive | ankan | ankkojen ankkain rare | |
| partitive | ankkaa | ankkoja | |
| inessive | ankassa | ankoissa | |
| elative | ankasta | ankoista | |
| illative | ankkaan | ankkoihin | |
| adessive | ankalla | ankoilla | |
| ablative | ankalta | ankoilta | |
| allative | ankalle | ankoille | |
| essive | ankkana | ankkoina | |
| translative | ankaksi | ankoiksi | |
| abessive | ankatta | ankoitta | |
| instructive | — | ankoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
compounds
See also
Further reading
- “ankka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02