From Proto-Finnic *pocka, from Proto-Uralic *počka, derived from Proto-Uralic *ponče.
potka
| Inflection of potka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | potka | potkat | |
| genitive | potkan | potkien | |
| partitive | potkaa | potkia | |
| illative | potkaan | potkiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | potka | potkat | |
| accusative | nom. | potka | potkat |
| gen. | potkan | ||
| genitive | potkan | potkien potkain rare | |
| partitive | potkaa | potkia | |
| inessive | potkassa | potkissa | |
| elative | potkasta | potkista | |
| illative | potkaan | potkiin | |
| adessive | potkalla | potkilla | |
| ablative | potkalta | potkilta | |
| allative | potkalle | potkille | |
| essive | potkana | potkina | |
| translative | potkaksi | potkiksi | |
| abessive | potkatta | potkitta | |
| instructive | — | potkin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
From Proto-Finnic *pocka. Cognates include Finnish potka and Estonian põtk.
potka
| Declension of potka (type 3/koira, k- gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | potka | potat |
| genitive | potan | potkiin |
| partitive | potkaa | potkia |
| illative | potkaa | potkii |
| inessive | potas | potis |
| elative | potast | potist |
| allative | potalle | potille |
| adessive | potal | potil |
| ablative | potalt | potilt |
| translative | potaks | potiks |
| essive | potkanna, potkaan | potkinna, potkiin |
| exessive1) | potkant | potkint |
| 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. | ||