lusikka

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic лъжька (lŭžĭka), from Proto-Slavic *lyžьka; cognates include Estonian lusikas, Veps luzik, Russian ло́жка (lóžka).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

lusikka

  1. spoon

Declension

Inflection of lusikka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)
nominative lusikka lusikat
genitive lusikan lusikoiden
lusikoitten
lusikkojen
partitive lusikkaa lusikoita
lusikkoja
illative lusikkaan lusikoihin
lusikkoihin
singular plural
nominative lusikka lusikat
accusative nom. lusikka lusikat
gen. lusikan
genitive lusikan lusikoiden
lusikoitten
lusikkojen
lusikkain rare
partitive lusikkaa lusikoita
lusikkoja
inessive lusikassa lusikoissa
elative lusikasta lusikoista
illative lusikkaan lusikoihin
lusikkoihin
adessive lusikalla lusikoilla
ablative lusikalta lusikoilta
allative lusikalle lusikoille
essive lusikkana lusikkoina
translative lusikaksi lusikoiksi
abessive lusikatta lusikoitta
instructive lusikoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lusikka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lusikkani lusikkani
accusative nom. lusikkani lusikkani
gen. lusikkani
genitive lusikkani lusikoideni
lusikoitteni
lusikkojeni
lusikkaini rare
partitive lusikkaani lusikoitani
lusikkojani
inessive lusikassani lusikoissani
elative lusikastani lusikoistani
illative lusikkaani lusikoihini
lusikkoihini
adessive lusikallani lusikoillani
ablative lusikaltani lusikoiltani
allative lusikalleni lusikoilleni
essive lusikkanani lusikkoinani
translative lusikakseni lusikoikseni
abessive lusikattani lusikoittani
instructive
comitative lusikkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lusikkasi lusikkasi
accusative nom. lusikkasi lusikkasi
gen. lusikkasi
genitive lusikkasi lusikoidesi
lusikoittesi
lusikkojesi
lusikkaisi rare
partitive lusikkaasi lusikoitasi
lusikkojasi
inessive lusikassasi lusikoissasi
elative lusikastasi lusikoistasi
illative lusikkaasi lusikoihisi
lusikkoihisi
adessive lusikallasi lusikoillasi
ablative lusikaltasi lusikoiltasi
allative lusikallesi lusikoillesi
essive lusikkanasi lusikkoinasi
translative lusikaksesi lusikoiksesi
abessive lusikattasi lusikoittasi
instructive
comitative lusikkoinesi

Derived terms

compounds

References

  1. ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Lusikka.

Etymology

Ultimately from Old East Slavic лъжька (lŭžĭka), from Proto-Slavic *lyžьka. Cognates include Finnish lusikka and Estonian lusikas.

Pronunciation

Noun

lusikka

  1. spoon
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:
      Lusikaal ... Pyssyyl ...
      ... with a spoon ... with a gun
  2. spoonful
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:
      Yhen lusikan pintamaata paamma kuivaa probirkaa ja pirttulampun pääl noisemma varistammaa, kuin ono näytetty kuvas 2.
      We put one spoonful of topsoil into a dry vial and we shall heat it up on a spirit lamp, like it's shown in image 2.

Declension

Declension of lusikka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative lusikka lusikat
genitive lusikan lusikkoin
partitive lusikkaa lusikkoja
illative lusikkaa lusikkoihe
inessive lusikaas lusikois
elative lusikast lusikoist
allative lusikalle lusikoille
adessive lusikaal lusikoil
ablative lusikalt lusikoilt
translative lusikaks lusikoiks
essive lusikkanna, lusikkaan lusikkoinna, lusikkoin
exessive1) lusikkant lusikkoint
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.

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 59
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 281