From honka (“large pine”) + -kas.
hongakas
| Declension of hongakas (type 2/patsas, kk-k gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | hongakas | hongakkaat |
| genitive | hongakkaan | hongakkain |
| partitive | hongakasta, hongakast | hongakkaita, hongakkaja |
| illative | hongakkaasse | hongakkaisse |
| inessive | hongakkaas | hongakkais |
| elative | hongakkaast | hongakkaist |
| allative | hongakkaalle | hongakkaille |
| adessive | hongakkaal | hongakkail |
| ablative | hongakkaalt | hongakkailt |
| translative | hongakkaaks | hongakkaiks |
| essive | hongakkaanna, hongakkaan | hongakkainna, hongakkain |
| exessive1) | hongakkaant | hongakkaint |
| 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. | ||