hukka

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English

Noun

hukka (plural hukkas)

  1. Alternative spelling of hookah

Estonian

Etymology

Derived from hukk. See also hukas.

Adverb

hukka (not comparable)

  1. into ruin, into destruction, into death
    Mitu inimest said õnnetuses hukka.
    Many people died in the accident. (lit. "got into ruin")
  2. into a degenerated state, into a disorderly state
    Viinapudel tema hukka viiski.
    It was the vodka bottle that brought him down.

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hukka (“loss, ruin”), with uncertain links to Permic and Germanic languages. The meaning "wolf", characteristic of the Eastern Finnish dialects, is originally euphemistic.

Pronunciation

Noun

hukka

  1. waste, loss
    hukkateho ― wasted power
    rahanhukka ― waste of money
    verenhukka ― blood loss
  2. (idiomatic, usually in phrases) doom, peril (adverse or terrible fate)
  3. (informal or dialectal) wolf
  4. (hunting) A situation in which a hound loses the scent and is not able to find it again.

Declension

Inflection of hukka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
nominative hukka hukat
genitive hukan hukkien
partitive hukkaa hukkia
illative hukkaan hukkiin
singular plural
nominative hukka hukat
accusative nom. hukka hukat
gen. hukan
genitive hukan hukkien
hukkain rare
partitive hukkaa hukkia
inessive hukassa hukissa
elative hukasta hukista
illative hukkaan hukkiin
adessive hukalla hukilla
ablative hukalta hukilta
allative hukalle hukille
essive hukkana hukkina
translative hukaksi hukiksi
abessive hukatta hukitta
instructive — hukin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of hukka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hukkani hukkani
accusative nom. hukkani hukkani
gen. hukkani
genitive hukkani hukkieni
hukkaini rare
partitive hukkaani hukkiani
inessive hukassani hukissani
elative hukastani hukistani
illative hukkaani hukkiini
adessive hukallani hukillani
ablative hukaltani hukiltani
allative hukalleni hukilleni
essive hukkanani hukkinani
translative hukakseni hukikseni
abessive hukattani hukittani
instructive — —
comitative — hukkineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hukkasi hukkasi
accusative nom. hukkasi hukkasi
gen. hukkasi
genitive hukkasi hukkiesi
hukkaisi rare
partitive hukkaasi hukkiasi
inessive hukassasi hukissasi
elative hukastasi hukistasi
illative hukkaasi hukkiisi
adessive hukallasi hukillasi
ablative hukaltasi hukiltasi
allative hukallesi hukillesi
essive hukkanasi hukkinasi
translative hukaksesi hukiksesi
abessive hukattasi hukittasi
instructive — —
comitative — hukkinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hukkamme hukkamme
accusative nom. hukkamme hukkamme
gen. hukkamme
genitive hukkamme hukkiemme
hukkaimme rare
partitive hukkaamme hukkiamme
inessive hukassamme hukissamme
elative hukastamme hukistamme
illative hukkaamme hukkiimme
adessive hukallamme hukillamme
ablative hukaltamme hukiltamme
allative hukallemme hukillemme
essive hukkanamme hukkinamme
translative hukaksemme hukiksemme
abessive hukattamme hukittamme
instructive — —
comitative — hukkinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hukkanne hukkanne
accusative nom. hukkanne hukkanne
gen. hukkanne
genitive hukkanne hukkienne
hukkainne rare
partitive hukkaanne hukkianne
inessive hukassanne hukissanne
elative hukastanne hukistanne
illative hukkaanne hukkiinne
adessive hukallanne hukillanne
ablative hukaltanne hukiltanne
allative hukallenne hukillenne
essive hukkananne hukkinanne
translative hukaksenne hukiksenne
abessive hukattanne hukittanne
instructive — —
comitative — hukkinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative hukkansa hukkansa
accusative nom. hukkansa hukkansa
gen. hukkansa
genitive hukkansa hukkiensa
hukkainsa rare
partitive hukkaansa hukkiaan
hukkiansa
inessive hukassaan
hukassansa 		hukissaan
hukissansa
elative hukastaan
hukastansa 		hukistaan
hukistansa
illative hukkaansa hukkiinsa
adessive hukallaan
hukallansa 		hukillaan
hukillansa
ablative hukaltaan
hukaltansa 		hukiltaan
hukiltansa
allative hukalleen
hukallensa 		hukilleen
hukillensa
essive hukkanaan
hukkanansa 		hukkinaan
hukkinansa
translative hukakseen
hukaksensa 		hukikseen
hukiksensa
abessive hukattaan
hukattansa 		hukittaan
hukittansa
instructive — —
comitative — hukkineen
hukkinensa

Synonyms

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

  • “hukka”, 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
  • “hukka”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN, retrieved 2024-08-17.

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hukka. Cognates include Finnish hukka and Estonian hukk.

Pronunciation

Noun

hukka

  1. waste, loss

Declension

Declension of hukka (type 3/koira, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative hukka hukat
genitive hukan hukkiin
partitive hukkaa hukkia
illative hukkaa hukkii
inessive hukas hukis
elative hukast hukist
allative hukalle hukille
adessive hukal hukil
ablative hukalt hukilt
translative hukaks hukiks
essive hukkanna, hukkaan hukkinna, hukkiin
exessive1) hukkant hukkint
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.

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 72

Karelian

Regional variants of hukka
North Karelian
(Viena) 		hukka
South Karelian
(Tver) 		hukka

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hukka (“loss”), used as a taboo formation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhukːɑ/
  • Hyphenation: huk‧ka

Noun

hukka (genitive hukan, partitive hukkua)

  1. wolf

Declension

Viena Karelian declension of hukka (type 5/koira, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative hukka hukat
genitive hukan hukkien
partitive hukkua hukkie
illative hukkah hukkih
inessive hukašša hukissa
elative hukašta hukista
adessive hukalla hukilla
ablative hukalta hukilta
translative hukakši hukiksi
essive hukkana hukkina
comitative — hukineh
abessive hukatta hukitta
Tver Karelian declension of hukka (type 5/koira kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative hukka hukat
genitive hukan hukin
partitive hukkua hukkie
illative hukkah hukkih
inessive hukašša hukissa
elative hukašta hukista
adessive hukalla hukilla
ablative hukalda hukilda
translative hukakši hukiksi
essive hukkana hukkina
comitative hukanke hukinke
abessive hukatta hukitta
Possessive forms of hukka
1st person hukkani
2nd person hukkaš
3rd person hukkah
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

Synonyms

  • (South Karelian, avoidance) čakka

References

  • A. V. Punzhina (1994) “hukka”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
  • P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “hukka”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN
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