SSA considers it sound-symbolic;[1] cognate with Ingrian houkka, Karelian houkka, Ludian houk
houkka
| Inflection of houkka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | houkka | houkat | |
| genitive | houkan | houkkien | |
| partitive | houkkaa | houkkia | |
| illative | houkkaan | houkkiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | houkka | houkat | |
| accusative | nom. | houkka | houkat |
| gen. | houkan | ||
| genitive | houkan | houkkien houkkain rare | |
| partitive | houkkaa | houkkia | |
| inessive | houkassa | houkissa | |
| elative | houkasta | houkista | |
| illative | houkkaan | houkkiin | |
| adessive | houkalla | houkilla | |
| ablative | houkalta | houkilta | |
| allative | houkalle | houkille | |
| essive | houkkana | houkkina | |
| translative | houkaksi | houkiksi | |
| abessive | houkatta | houkitta | |
| instructive | — | houkin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
From Proto-Finnic *houkka, of sound-symbolic origin. Cognates include Finnish houkka (“fool”).
Related to houkas (“wise”).
houkka (comparative haukamp)
| Declension of houkka (type 3/koira, kk-k gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | houkka | houkat |
| genitive | houkan | houkkiin |
| partitive | houkkaa | houkkia |
| illative | houkkaa | houkkii |
| inessive | houkaas | houkiis |
| elative | houkast | houkist |
| allative | houkalle | houkille |
| adessive | houkaal | houkiil |
| ablative | houkalt | houkilt |
| translative | houkaks | houkiks |
| essive | houkkanna, houkkaan | houkkinna, houkkiin |
| exessive1) | houkkant | houkkint |
| 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. | ||