ranka

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See also: ränka and ranką

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ranka (compare Karelian ranka, Kukkuzi ranka), borrowed from Proto-Norse (compare dialectal Norwegian strang, strange (“stripped trunk of a smaller tree”)).

Pronunciation

Noun

ranka

  1. pole (delimbed but not debarked stem of a thin tree that is not cut to a specified length)
    Coordinate terms: riuku, runko, salko, seiväs
  2. stalk (supporting member of a plant part, such as a leaf or inflorescence)
  3. Ellipsis of selkäranka (“spine”).
  4. (animation) rig (model outfitted with parameterized controls for animation)
    Synonym: (slang) rigi

Declension

Inflection of ranka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation)
nominative ranka rangat
genitive rangan rankojen
partitive rankaa rankoja
illative rankaan rankoihin
singular plural
nominative ranka rangat
accusative nom. ranka rangat
gen. rangan
genitive rangan rankojen
rankain rare
partitive rankaa rankoja
inessive rangassa rangoissa
elative rangasta rangoista
illative rankaan rankoihin
adessive rangalla rangoilla
ablative rangalta rangoilta
allative rangalle rangoille
essive rankana rankoina
translative rangaksi rangoiksi
abessive rangatta rangoitta
instructive — rangoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ranka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rankani rankani
accusative nom. rankani rankani
gen. rankani
genitive rankani rankojeni
rankaini rare
partitive rankaani rankojani
inessive rangassani rangoissani
elative rangastani rangoistani
illative rankaani rankoihini
adessive rangallani rangoillani
ablative rangaltani rangoiltani
allative rangalleni rangoilleni
essive rankanani rankoinani
translative rangakseni rangoikseni
abessive rangattani rangoittani
instructive — —
comitative — rankoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rankasi rankasi
accusative nom. rankasi rankasi
gen. rankasi
genitive rankasi rankojesi
rankaisi rare
partitive rankaasi rankojasi
inessive rangassasi rangoissasi
elative rangastasi rangoistasi
illative rankaasi rankoihisi
adessive rangallasi rangoillasi
ablative rangaltasi rangoiltasi
allative rangallesi rangoillesi
essive rankanasi rankoinasi
translative rangaksesi rangoiksesi
abessive rangattasi rangoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — rankoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rankamme rankamme
accusative nom. rankamme rankamme
gen. rankamme
genitive rankamme rankojemme
rankaimme rare
partitive rankaamme rankojamme
inessive rangassamme rangoissamme
elative rangastamme rangoistamme
illative rankaamme rankoihimme
adessive rangallamme rangoillamme
ablative rangaltamme rangoiltamme
allative rangallemme rangoillemme
essive rankanamme rankoinamme
translative rangaksemme rangoiksemme
abessive rangattamme rangoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — rankoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rankanne rankanne
accusative nom. rankanne rankanne
gen. rankanne
genitive rankanne rankojenne
rankainne rare
partitive rankaanne rankojanne
inessive rangassanne rangoissanne
elative rangastanne rangoistanne
illative rankaanne rankoihinne
adessive rangallanne rangoillanne
ablative rangaltanne rangoiltanne
allative rangallenne rangoillenne
essive rankananne rankoinanne
translative rangaksenne rangoiksenne
abessive rangattanne rangoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — rankoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative rankansa rankansa
accusative nom. rankansa rankansa
gen. rankansa
genitive rankansa rankojensa
rankainsa rare
partitive rankaansa rankojaan
rankojansa
inessive rangassaan
rangassansa 		rangoissaan
rangoissansa
elative rangastaan
rangastansa 		rangoistaan
rangoistansa
illative rankaansa rankoihinsa
adessive rangallaan
rangallansa 		rangoillaan
rangoillansa
ablative rangaltaan
rangaltansa 		rangoiltaan
rangoiltansa
allative rangalleen
rangallensa 		rangoilleen
rangoillensa
essive rankanaan
rankanansa 		rankoinaan
rankoinansa
translative rangakseen
rangaksensa 		rangoikseen
rangoiksensa
abessive rangattaan
rangattansa 		rangoittaan
rangoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — rankoineen
rankoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ranka. Cognate with Finnish ranka.

Pronunciation

Noun

ranka

  1. pole (stem of a thin tree cut to ca. 3-4 metres)

Declension

Declension of ranka (type 3/kana, nk-ng gradation)
singular plural
nominative ranka rangat
genitive rangan rankoin
partitive rankaa rankoja
illative rankaa rankoi
inessive rangaas rangois
elative rangast rangoist
allative rangalle rangoille
adessive rangaal rangoil
ablative rangalt rangoilt
translative rangaks rangoiks
essive rankanna, rankaan rankoinna, rankoin
exessive1) rankant rankoint
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

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 465

Lithuanian

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Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *rǫka, Latvian roka.

Pronunciation

Noun

rankà f (plural rañkos) stress pattern 2

  1. (anatomy) hand; arm

Declension

Declension of rankà
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) rankà rañkos
genitive (kilmininkas) rañkos rañkų
dative (naudininkas) rañkai rañkoms
accusative (galininkas) rañką rankàs
instrumental (įnagininkas) rankà rañkomis
locative (vietininkas) rañkoje rañkose
vocative (šauksmininkas) rañka rañkos

See also

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈran.ka/
  • Rhymes: -anka
  • Syllabification: ran‧ka

Etymology 1

From rana +‎ -ka.

Noun

ranka f

  1. diminutive of rana
Declension
Declension of ranka
singular plural
nominative ranka ranki
genitive ranki ranek
dative rance rankom
accusative rankę ranki
instrumental ranką rankami
locative rance rankach
vocative ranko ranki

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ranka m inan

  1. genitive singular of ranek

Further reading

  • ranka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ranka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Adjective

ranka

  1. inflection of rank:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Noun

ranka c

  1. a vine, a bine, a long climbing shoot of a plant

Declension

Declension of ranka
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ranka rankas
definite rankan rankans
plural indefinite rankor rankors
definite rankorna rankornas

Derived terms

Verb

ranka (present rankar, preterite rankade, supine rankat, imperative ranka)

  1. to rank, to arrange according to rank
    Synonym: rangordna
  2. (slang) to xerox, to copy (using a Rank Xerox copier)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ranka (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive ranka rankas
Supine rankat rankats
Imperative ranka —
Imper. plural1 ranken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative rankar rankade rankas rankades
Ind. plural1 ranka rankade rankas rankades
Subjunctive2 ranke rankade rankes rankades
Participles
Present participle rankande
Past participle rankad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

References

Anagrams

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