naljakas

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Estonian

Etymology

From nali +‎ -kas.

Adjective

naljakas (genitive naljaka, partitive naljakat, comparative naljakam, superlative kõige naljakam or naljakaim)

  1. funny
  2. goofy
  3. ridiculous

Declension

Declension of naljakas (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative naljakas naljakad
accusative nom.
gen. naljaka
genitive naljakate
partitive naljakat naljakaid
illative naljakasse naljakatesse
naljakaisse
inessive naljakas naljakates
naljakais
elative naljakast naljakatest
naljakaist
allative naljakale naljakatele
naljakaile
adessive naljakal naljakatel
naljakail
ablative naljakalt naljakatelt
naljakailt
translative naljakaks naljakateks
naljakaiks
terminative naljakani naljakateni
essive naljakana naljakatena
abessive naljakata naljakateta
comitative naljakaga naljakatega

Derived terms

Further reading

  • naljakas”, in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
  • naljakas”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • naljakas”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • naljakas in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Ingrian

Etymology

From nalja (joke) +‎ -kas. Akin to Estonian naljakas.

Pronunciation

Noun

naljakas

  1. funny, goofy

Declension

Declension of naljakas (type 2/patsas, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative naljakas naljakkaat
genitive naljakkaan naljakkain
partitive naljakasta, naljakast naljakkaita, naljakkaja
illative naljakkaasse naljakkaisse
inessive naljakkaas naljakkais
elative naljakkaast naljakkaist
allative naljakkaalle naljakkaille
adessive naljakkaal naljakkail
ablative naljakkaalt naljakkailt
translative naljakkaaks naljakkaiks
essive naljakkaanna, naljakkaan naljakkainna, naljakkain
exessive1) naljakkaant naljakkaint
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.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 335