pulkka

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Finnish

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A child sitting in a pulkka.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pulkka (compare Estonian pulk, Livonian pūlka, Votic pulkkõ). Proto-Samic *pulkkē is a borrowing from Finnish.

Pronunciation

Noun

pulkka

  1. pulk, toboggan (flat-bottomed small sled used chiefly as a toy but also to transport goods on snow)
  2. tally, tally stick (piece of wood on which notches or scores were cut, as the marks of number)
    päivä on pulkassa (idiom) ― the day's work is done (literally, “the day is on the tally stick”)

Declension

Inflection of pulkka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
nominative pulkka pulkat
genitive pulkan pulkkien
partitive pulkkaa pulkkia
illative pulkkaan pulkkiin
singular plural
nominative pulkka pulkat
accusative nom. pulkka pulkat
gen. pulkan
genitive pulkan pulkkien
pulkkain rare
partitive pulkkaa pulkkia
inessive pulkassa pulkissa
elative pulkasta pulkista
illative pulkkaan pulkkiin
adessive pulkalla pulkilla
ablative pulkalta pulkilta
allative pulkalle pulkille
essive pulkkana pulkkina
translative pulkaksi pulkiksi
abessive pulkatta pulkitta
instructive — pulkin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of pulkka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pulkkani pulkkani
accusative nom. pulkkani pulkkani
gen. pulkkani
genitive pulkkani pulkkieni
pulkkaini rare
partitive pulkkaani pulkkiani
inessive pulkassani pulkissani
elative pulkastani pulkistani
illative pulkkaani pulkkiini
adessive pulkallani pulkillani
ablative pulkaltani pulkiltani
allative pulkalleni pulkilleni
essive pulkkanani pulkkinani
translative pulkakseni pulkikseni
abessive pulkattani pulkittani
instructive — —
comitative — pulkkineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pulkkasi pulkkasi
accusative nom. pulkkasi pulkkasi
gen. pulkkasi
genitive pulkkasi pulkkiesi
pulkkaisi rare
partitive pulkkaasi pulkkiasi
inessive pulkassasi pulkissasi
elative pulkastasi pulkistasi
illative pulkkaasi pulkkiisi
adessive pulkallasi pulkillasi
ablative pulkaltasi pulkiltasi
allative pulkallesi pulkillesi
essive pulkkanasi pulkkinasi
translative pulkaksesi pulkiksesi
abessive pulkattasi pulkittasi
instructive — —
comitative — pulkkinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pulkkamme pulkkamme
accusative nom. pulkkamme pulkkamme
gen. pulkkamme
genitive pulkkamme pulkkiemme
pulkkaimme rare
partitive pulkkaamme pulkkiamme
inessive pulkassamme pulkissamme
elative pulkastamme pulkistamme
illative pulkkaamme pulkkiimme
adessive pulkallamme pulkillamme
ablative pulkaltamme pulkiltamme
allative pulkallemme pulkillemme
essive pulkkanamme pulkkinamme
translative pulkaksemme pulkiksemme
abessive pulkattamme pulkittamme
instructive — —
comitative — pulkkinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pulkkanne pulkkanne
accusative nom. pulkkanne pulkkanne
gen. pulkkanne
genitive pulkkanne pulkkienne
pulkkainne rare
partitive pulkkaanne pulkkianne
inessive pulkassanne pulkissanne
elative pulkastanne pulkistanne
illative pulkkaanne pulkkiinne
adessive pulkallanne pulkillanne
ablative pulkaltanne pulkiltanne
allative pulkallenne pulkillenne
essive pulkkananne pulkkinanne
translative pulkaksenne pulkiksenne
abessive pulkattanne pulkittanne
instructive — —
comitative — pulkkinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative pulkkansa pulkkansa
accusative nom. pulkkansa pulkkansa
gen. pulkkansa
genitive pulkkansa pulkkiensa
pulkkainsa rare
partitive pulkkaansa pulkkiaan
pulkkiansa
inessive pulkassaan
pulkassansa 		pulkissaan
pulkissansa
elative pulkastaan
pulkastansa 		pulkistaan
pulkistansa
illative pulkkaansa pulkkiinsa
adessive pulkallaan
pulkallansa 		pulkillaan
pulkillansa
ablative pulkaltaan
pulkaltansa 		pulkiltaan
pulkiltansa
allative pulkalleen
pulkallensa 		pulkilleen
pulkillensa
essive pulkkanaan
pulkkanansa 		pulkkinaan
pulkkinansa
translative pulkakseen
pulkaksensa 		pulkikseen
pulkiksensa
abessive pulkattaan
pulkattansa 		pulkittaan
pulkittansa
instructive — —
comitative — pulkkineen
pulkkinensa

Synonyms

  • (toboggan): ahkio (similar, but larger)
  • (tally): pirkka

Derived terms

compounds

Descendants

  • → English: pulk
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: pulk
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: pulk
  • → Proto-Samic: *pulkkē (see there for further descendants)
  • → Swedish: pulka

See also

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pulkka. Cognates include Finnish pulkka and Estonian pulk.

Pronunciation

Noun

pulkka

  1. wooden pin

Declension

Declension of pulkka (type 3/koira, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative pulkka pulkat
genitive pulkan pulkkiin
partitive pulkkaa pulkkia
illative pulkkaa pulkkii
inessive pulkaas pulkiis
elative pulkast pulkist
allative pulkalle pulkille
adessive pulkaal pulkiil
ablative pulkalt pulkilt
translative pulkaks pulkiks
essive pulkkanna, pulkkaan pulkkinna, pulkkiin
exessive1) pulkkant pulkkint
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 436
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