lafka

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Etymology

Borrowing from Russian ла́вка (lávka, bench; small shop), from Old East Slavic *лавъка (*lavŭka), from Proto-Slavic *lavъka, from *lava +‎ *-ъka.

Pronunciation

Noun

lafka (colloquial)

  1. firm, business
    Me ostimme tämän lafkan.
    We bought this firm.

Declension

Inflection of lafka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative lafka lafkat
genitive lafkan lafkojen
partitive lafkaa lafkoja
illative lafkaan lafkoihin
singular plural
nominative lafka lafkat
accusative nom. lafka lafkat
gen. lafkan
genitive lafkan lafkojen
lafkain rare
partitive lafkaa lafkoja
inessive lafkassa lafkoissa
elative lafkasta lafkoista
illative lafkaan lafkoihin
adessive lafkalla lafkoilla
ablative lafkalta lafkoilta
allative lafkalle lafkoille
essive lafkana lafkoina
translative lafkaksi lafkoiksi
abessive lafkatta lafkoitta
instructive lafkoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lafka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lafkani lafkani
accusative nom. lafkani lafkani
gen. lafkani
genitive lafkani lafkojeni
lafkaini rare
partitive lafkaani lafkojani
inessive lafkassani lafkoissani
elative lafkastani lafkoistani
illative lafkaani lafkoihini
adessive lafkallani lafkoillani
ablative lafkaltani lafkoiltani
allative lafkalleni lafkoilleni
essive lafkanani lafkoinani
translative lafkakseni lafkoikseni
abessive lafkattani lafkoittani
instructive
comitative lafkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lafkasi lafkasi
accusative nom. lafkasi lafkasi
gen. lafkasi
genitive lafkasi lafkojesi
lafkaisi rare
partitive lafkaasi lafkojasi
inessive lafkassasi lafkoissasi
elative lafkastasi lafkoistasi
illative lafkaasi lafkoihisi
adessive lafkallasi lafkoillasi
ablative lafkaltasi lafkoiltasi
allative lafkallesi lafkoillesi
essive lafkanasi lafkoinasi
translative lafkaksesi lafkoiksesi
abessive lafkattasi lafkoittasi
instructive
comitative lafkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lafkamme lafkamme
accusative nom. lafkamme lafkamme
gen. lafkamme
genitive lafkamme lafkojemme
lafkaimme rare
partitive lafkaamme lafkojamme
inessive lafkassamme lafkoissamme
elative lafkastamme lafkoistamme
illative lafkaamme lafkoihimme
adessive lafkallamme lafkoillamme
ablative lafkaltamme lafkoiltamme
allative lafkallemme lafkoillemme
essive lafkanamme lafkoinamme
translative lafkaksemme lafkoiksemme
abessive lafkattamme lafkoittamme
instructive
comitative lafkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lafkanne lafkanne
accusative nom. lafkanne lafkanne
gen. lafkanne
genitive lafkanne lafkojenne
lafkainne rare
partitive lafkaanne lafkojanne
inessive lafkassanne lafkoissanne
elative lafkastanne lafkoistanne
illative lafkaanne lafkoihinne
adessive lafkallanne lafkoillanne
ablative lafkaltanne lafkoiltanne
allative lafkallenne lafkoillenne
essive lafkananne lafkoinanne
translative lafkaksenne lafkoiksenne
abessive lafkattanne lafkoittanne
instructive
comitative lafkoinenne

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Further reading

Ingrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian лавка (lavka).

Pronunciation

Noun

lafka

  1. store, shop

Declension

Declension of lafka (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative lafka lafkat
genitive lafkan lafkoin
partitive lafkaa lafkoja
illative lafkaa lafkoi
inessive lafkaas lafkois
elative lafkast lafkoist
allative lafkalle lafkoille
adessive lafkaal lafkoil
ablative lafkalt lafkoilt
translative lafkaks lafkoiks
essive lafkanna, lafkaan lafkoinna, lafkoin
exessive1) lafkant lafkoint
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.

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References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 242
  • Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку, →ISBN, page 39