katka
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See also: Katka
Finnish
Etymology
Possibly a back-formation from katketa, katkaista, because amphipods are said to cut or snap wires in fish traps.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
katka
Declension
| Inflection of katka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | katka | katkat | |
| genitive | katkan | katkojen | |
| partitive | katkaa | katkoja | |
| illative | katkaan | katkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | katka | katkat | |
| accusative | nom. | katka | katkat |
| gen. | katkan | ||
| genitive | katkan | katkojen katkain rare | |
| partitive | katkaa | katkoja | |
| inessive | katkassa | katkoissa | |
| elative | katkasta | katkoista | |
| illative | katkaan | katkoihin | |
| adessive | katkalla | katkoilla | |
| ablative | katkalta | katkoilta | |
| allative | katkalle | katkoille | |
| essive | katkana | katkoina | |
| translative | katkaksi | katkoiksi | |
| abessive | katkatta | katkoitta | |
| instructive | — | katkoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
compounds
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading
- “katka”, 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