rikka

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See also: Rikka and rikkâ

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rikka. Related to Karelian rikka and Votic rikkõ.

Pronunciation

Noun

rikka

  1. a piece of litter, mote, speck (small particle of waste or unwanted material)
    • 1933/1938, Pyhä Raamattu [The Holy Bible], Helsinki: Suomen Pipliaseura, Evankeliumi Luukkaan mukaan (Luke) 6:42:
      Kuinka saatat sanoa veljellesi: ’Veljeni, annas, minä otan pois rikan, joka on silmässäsi’, sinä, joka et näe malkaa omassa silmässäsi?
      Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
  2. Ellipsis of rikkakasvi.

Declension

Inflection of rikka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
nominative rikka rikat
genitive rikan rikkojen
partitive rikkaa rikkoja
illative rikkaan rikkoihin
singular plural
nominative rikka rikat
accusative nom. rikka rikat
gen. rikan
genitive rikan rikkojen
rikkain rare
partitive rikkaa rikkoja
inessive rikassa rikoissa
elative rikasta rikoista
illative rikkaan rikkoihin
adessive rikalla rikoilla
ablative rikalta rikoilta
allative rikalle rikoille
essive rikkana rikkoina
translative rikaksi rikoiksi
abessive rikatta rikoitta
instructive — rikoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of rikka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rikkani rikkani
accusative nom. rikkani rikkani
gen. rikkani
genitive rikkani rikkojeni
rikkaini rare
partitive rikkaani rikkojani
inessive rikassani rikoissani
elative rikastani rikoistani
illative rikkaani rikkoihini
adessive rikallani rikoillani
ablative rikaltani rikoiltani
allative rikalleni rikoilleni
essive rikkanani rikkoinani
translative rikakseni rikoikseni
abessive rikattani rikoittani
instructive — —
comitative — rikkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rikkasi rikkasi
accusative nom. rikkasi rikkasi
gen. rikkasi
genitive rikkasi rikkojesi
rikkaisi rare
partitive rikkaasi rikkojasi
inessive rikassasi rikoissasi
elative rikastasi rikoistasi
illative rikkaasi rikkoihisi
adessive rikallasi rikoillasi
ablative rikaltasi rikoiltasi
allative rikallesi rikoillesi
essive rikkanasi rikkoinasi
translative rikaksesi rikoiksesi
abessive rikattasi rikoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — rikkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rikkamme rikkamme
accusative nom. rikkamme rikkamme
gen. rikkamme
genitive rikkamme rikkojemme
rikkaimme rare
partitive rikkaamme rikkojamme
inessive rikassamme rikoissamme
elative rikastamme rikoistamme
illative rikkaamme rikkoihimme
adessive rikallamme rikoillamme
ablative rikaltamme rikoiltamme
allative rikallemme rikoillemme
essive rikkanamme rikkoinamme
translative rikaksemme rikoiksemme
abessive rikattamme rikoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — rikkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rikkanne rikkanne
accusative nom. rikkanne rikkanne
gen. rikkanne
genitive rikkanne rikkojenne
rikkainne rare
partitive rikkaanne rikkojanne
inessive rikassanne rikoissanne
elative rikastanne rikoistanne
illative rikkaanne rikkoihinne
adessive rikallanne rikoillanne
ablative rikaltanne rikoiltanne
allative rikallenne rikoillenne
essive rikkananne rikkoinanne
translative rikaksenne rikoiksenne
abessive rikattanne rikoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — rikkoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative rikkansa rikkansa
accusative nom. rikkansa rikkansa
gen. rikkansa
genitive rikkansa rikkojensa
rikkainsa rare
partitive rikkaansa rikkojaan
rikkojansa
inessive rikassaan
rikassansa 		rikoissaan
rikoissansa
elative rikastaan
rikastansa 		rikoistaan
rikoistansa
illative rikkaansa rikkoihinsa
adessive rikallaan
rikallansa 		rikoillaan
rikoillansa
ablative rikaltaan
rikaltansa 		rikoiltaan
rikoiltansa
allative rikalleen
rikallensa 		rikoilleen
rikoillensa
essive rikkanaan
rikkanansa 		rikkoinaan
rikkoinansa
translative rikakseen
rikaksensa 		rikoikseen
rikoiksensa
abessive rikattaan
rikattansa 		rikoittaan
rikoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — rikkoineen
rikkoinensa

Synonyms

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *rikka. Cognates include Finnish rikka and Karelian rikka.

Pronunciation

Noun

rikka

  1. litter, rubbish
Declension
Declension of rikka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative rikka rikat
genitive rikan rikkoin
partitive rikkaa rikkoja
illative rikkaa rikkoi
inessive rikas rikois
elative rikast rikoist
allative rikalle rikoille
adessive rikal rikoil
ablative rikalt rikoilt
translative rikaks rikoiks
essive rikkanna, rikkaan rikkoinna, rikkoin
exessive1) rikkant rikkoint
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

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Swedish dricks.

Pronunciation

Noun

rikka

  1. tip (money given as a token of appreciation)
Declension
Declension of rikka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative rikka rikat
genitive rikan rikkoin
partitive rikkaa rikkoja
illative rikkaa rikkoi
inessive rikas rikois
elative rikast rikoist
allative rikalle rikoille
adessive rikal rikoil
ablative rikalt rikoilt
translative rikaks rikoiks
essive rikkanna, rikkaan rikkoinna, rikkoin
exessive1) rikkant rikkoint
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 477

Japanese

Romanization

rikka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of りっか
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