Possibly from lipua + -kas through unattested *livukas. Cognates include Karelian liukas and Votic liukõz. Related to liukua.
liukas (comparative liukkaampi, superlative liukkain)
| Inflection of liukas (Kotus type 41*A/vieras, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | liukas | liukkaat | |
| genitive | liukkaan | liukkaiden liukkaitten | |
| partitive | liukasta | liukkaita | |
| illative | liukkaaseen | liukkaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | liukas | liukkaat | |
| accusative | nom. | liukas | liukkaat |
| gen. | liukkaan | ||
| genitive | liukkaan | liukkaiden liukkaitten liukasten rare | |
| partitive | liukasta | liukkaita | |
| inessive | liukkaassa | liukkaissa | |
| elative | liukkaasta | liukkaista | |
| illative | liukkaaseen | liukkaisiin liukkaihin rare | |
| adessive | liukkaalla | liukkailla | |
| ablative | liukkaalta | liukkailta | |
| allative | liukkaalle | liukkaille | |
| essive | liukkaana | liukkaina | |
| translative | liukkaaksi | liukkaiksi | |
| abessive | liukkaatta | liukkaitta | |
| instructive | — | liukkain | |
| comitative | — | liukkaine | |
From Proto-Finnic . Cognates include Finnish liukas.
liukas (comparative liukaamp)
| Declension of liukas (type 2/patsas, kk-k gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | liukas | liukkaat |
| genitive | liukkaan | liukkain |
| partitive | liukasta, liukast | liukkaita, liukkaja |
| illative | liukkaasse | liukkaisse |
| inessive | liukkaas | liukkais |
| elative | liukkaast | liukkaist |
| allative | liukkaalle | liukkaille |
| adessive | liukkaal | liukkail |
| ablative | liukkaalt | liukkailt |
| translative | liukkaaks | liukkaiks |
| essive | liukkaanna, liukkaan | liukkainna, liukkain |
| exessive1) | liukkaant | liukkaint |
| 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. | ||
| Soikkola declension of liukas (type 2/patsas, kk-k gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | liukas | liukkahat, liukkaat |
| genitive | liukkahan | liukkahiin |
| partitive | liukasta | liukkahia |
| illative | liukkahasse | liukkahisse |
| inessive | liukkahaas | liukkahiis |
| elative | liukkahast | liukkahist |
| allative | liukkahalle | liukkahille |
| adessive | liukkahaal | liukkahiil |
| ablative | liukkahalt | liukkahilt |
| translative | liukkahaks | liukkahiks |
| essive | liukkahaan | liukkahiin |
| exessive1) | liukkahant | liukkahint |
| 1) Obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) | ||