hiekka

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Etymology

Likely derived from hieta, possibly by influence from hiukka. Cognate with Karelian hiekka and Livvi hiekku.

Pronunciation

Noun

hiekka

  1. sand (fine-grained, finely-ground rock: according to the technical definition, with a grain size between 0.063 and 2.0 millimetres)
  2. gravel (small fragments of rock used to prevent slippery pavement conditions)

Declension

Inflection of hiekka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
nominative hiekka hiekat
genitive hiekan hiekkojen
partitive hiekkaa hiekkoja
illative hiekkaan hiekkoihin
singular plural
nominative hiekka hiekat
accusative nom. hiekka hiekat
gen. hiekan
genitive hiekan hiekkojen
hiekkain rare
partitive hiekkaa hiekkoja
inessive hiekassa hiekoissa
elative hiekasta hiekoista
illative hiekkaan hiekkoihin
adessive hiekalla hiekoilla
ablative hiekalta hiekoilta
allative hiekalle hiekoille
essive hiekkana hiekkoina
translative hiekaksi hiekoiksi
abessive hiekatta hiekoitta
instructive hiekoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of hiekka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hiekkani hiekkani
accusative nom. hiekkani hiekkani
gen. hiekkani
genitive hiekkani hiekkojeni
hiekkaini rare
partitive hiekkaani hiekkojani
inessive hiekassani hiekoissani
elative hiekastani hiekoistani
illative hiekkaani hiekkoihini
adessive hiekallani hiekoillani
ablative hiekaltani hiekoiltani
allative hiekalleni hiekoilleni
essive hiekkanani hiekkoinani
translative hiekakseni hiekoikseni
abessive hiekattani hiekoittani
instructive
comitative hiekkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hiekkasi hiekkasi
accusative nom. hiekkasi hiekkasi
gen. hiekkasi
genitive hiekkasi hiekkojesi
hiekkaisi rare
partitive hiekkaasi hiekkojasi
inessive hiekassasi hiekoissasi
elative hiekastasi hiekoistasi
illative hiekkaasi hiekkoihisi
adessive hiekallasi hiekoillasi
ablative hiekaltasi hiekoiltasi
allative hiekallesi hiekoillesi
essive hiekkanasi hiekkoinasi
translative hiekaksesi hiekoiksesi
abessive hiekattasi hiekoittasi
instructive
comitative hiekkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hiekkamme hiekkamme
accusative nom. hiekkamme hiekkamme
gen. hiekkamme
genitive hiekkamme hiekkojemme
hiekkaimme rare
partitive hiekkaamme hiekkojamme
inessive hiekassamme hiekoissamme
elative hiekastamme hiekoistamme
illative hiekkaamme hiekkoihimme
adessive hiekallamme hiekoillamme
ablative hiekaltamme hiekoiltamme
allative hiekallemme hiekoillemme
essive hiekkanamme hiekkoinamme
translative hiekaksemme hiekoiksemme
abessive hiekattamme hiekoittamme
instructive
comitative hiekkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hiekkanne hiekkanne
accusative nom. hiekkanne hiekkanne
gen. hiekkanne
genitive hiekkanne hiekkojenne
hiekkainne rare
partitive hiekkaanne hiekkojanne
inessive hiekassanne hiekoissanne
elative hiekastanne hiekoistanne
illative hiekkaanne hiekkoihinne
adessive hiekallanne hiekoillanne
ablative hiekaltanne hiekoiltanne
allative hiekallenne hiekoillenne
essive hiekkananne hiekkoinanne
translative hiekaksenne hiekoiksenne
abessive hiekattanne hiekoittanne
instructive
comitative hiekkoinenne

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading