markka
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish markka, from a Germanic language, likely German Mark. Doublet of mark.
Noun
markka (plural markkas or markkaa)
- A (Finnish) mark, the currency used in Finland before the introduction of the euro, consisting of 100 penni. Abbreviation FIM.
Translations
unit of currency
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *markka, borrowed from Proto-Norse or directly from Proto-Germanic *marką.
Pronunciation
Noun
markka
- former Finnish currency: markka, (Finnish) mark (abbreviations mk, FIM)
- sata markkaa
- one hundred marks
- Kynät maksavat markan kappale.
- The pens cost one markka each.
- sata markkaa
- mark (a currency used in many European countries, notably Germany and Finland; currently in use only in Bosnia and Herzegovina, see: convertible mark)
- Ellipsis of Saksan markka or saksanmarkka.
- a one-mark coin or note (see markanraha)
- (historical) unit of measure for weight equivalent to half a Scandinavian pound or 212.56 grams
- (informal, in the plural) money or wealth
- (slang) hundred, especially of speed
Declension
| Inflection of markka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | markka | markat | ||
| genitive | markan | markkojen | ||
| partitive | markkaa | markkoja | ||
| illative | markkaan | markkoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | markka | markat | ||
| accusative | nom. | markka | markat | |
| gen. | markan | |||
| genitive | markan | markkojen markkainrare | ||
| partitive | markkaa | markkoja | ||
| inessive | markassa | markoissa | ||
| elative | markasta | markoista | ||
| illative | markkaan | markkoihin | ||
| adessive | markalla | markoilla | ||
| ablative | markalta | markoilta | ||
| allative | markalle | markoille | ||
| essive | markkana | markkoina | ||
| translative | markaksi | markoiksi | ||
| abessive | markatta | markoitta | ||
| instructive | — | markoin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Synonyms
- (coin or note): markanraha
- (money): raha
- (wealth): varallisuus, varat
Derived terms
compounds
Related terms
Further reading
- “markka”, 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 2023-07-03
Portuguese
Noun
markka f (plural markkas)
- Alternative spelling of marca (Finnish currency)