ruuhka

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ruhka, *ruuhka, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hrūgǭ (compare modern Swedish råge (more than full measure)), perhaps originally meaning "heap".

Pronunciation

Noun

ruuhka

  1. congestion, lots of traffic, traffic jam
    Olen ruuhkassa.
    There's lots of traffic here. / I'm stuck in traffic.
  2. jam, logjam, blockage
  3. backlog (accumulation or buildup)

Declension

Inflection of ruuhka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative ruuhka ruuhkat
genitive ruuhkan ruuhkien
partitive ruuhkaa ruuhkia
illative ruuhkaan ruuhkiin
singular plural
nominative ruuhka ruuhkat
accusative nom. ruuhka ruuhkat
gen. ruuhkan
genitive ruuhkan ruuhkien
ruuhkain rare
partitive ruuhkaa ruuhkia
inessive ruuhkassa ruuhkissa
elative ruuhkasta ruuhkista
illative ruuhkaan ruuhkiin
adessive ruuhkalla ruuhkilla
ablative ruuhkalta ruuhkilta
allative ruuhkalle ruuhkille
essive ruuhkana ruuhkina
translative ruuhkaksi ruuhkiksi
abessive ruuhkatta ruuhkitta
instructive ruuhkin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ruuhka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ruuhkani ruuhkani
accusative nom. ruuhkani ruuhkani
gen. ruuhkani
genitive ruuhkani ruuhkieni
ruuhkaini rare
partitive ruuhkaani ruuhkiani
inessive ruuhkassani ruuhkissani
elative ruuhkastani ruuhkistani
illative ruuhkaani ruuhkiini
adessive ruuhkallani ruuhkillani
ablative ruuhkaltani ruuhkiltani
allative ruuhkalleni ruuhkilleni
essive ruuhkanani ruuhkinani
translative ruuhkakseni ruuhkikseni
abessive ruuhkattani ruuhkittani
instructive
comitative ruuhkineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ruuhkasi ruuhkasi
accusative nom. ruuhkasi ruuhkasi
gen. ruuhkasi
genitive ruuhkasi ruuhkiesi
ruuhkaisi rare
partitive ruuhkaasi ruuhkiasi
inessive ruuhkassasi ruuhkissasi
elative ruuhkastasi ruuhkistasi
illative ruuhkaasi ruuhkiisi
adessive ruuhkallasi ruuhkillasi
ablative ruuhkaltasi ruuhkiltasi
allative ruuhkallesi ruuhkillesi
essive ruuhkanasi ruuhkinasi
translative ruuhkaksesi ruuhkiksesi
abessive ruuhkattasi ruuhkittasi
instructive
comitative ruuhkinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ruuhkamme ruuhkamme
accusative nom. ruuhkamme ruuhkamme
gen. ruuhkamme
genitive ruuhkamme ruuhkiemme
ruuhkaimme rare
partitive ruuhkaamme ruuhkiamme
inessive ruuhkassamme ruuhkissamme
elative ruuhkastamme ruuhkistamme
illative ruuhkaamme ruuhkiimme
adessive ruuhkallamme ruuhkillamme
ablative ruuhkaltamme ruuhkiltamme
allative ruuhkallemme ruuhkillemme
essive ruuhkanamme ruuhkinamme
translative ruuhkaksemme ruuhkiksemme
abessive ruuhkattamme ruuhkittamme
instructive
comitative ruuhkinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ruuhkanne ruuhkanne
accusative nom. ruuhkanne ruuhkanne
gen. ruuhkanne
genitive ruuhkanne ruuhkienne
ruuhkainne rare
partitive ruuhkaanne ruuhkianne
inessive ruuhkassanne ruuhkissanne
elative ruuhkastanne ruuhkistanne
illative ruuhkaanne ruuhkiinne
adessive ruuhkallanne ruuhkillanne
ablative ruuhkaltanne ruuhkiltanne
allative ruuhkallenne ruuhkillenne
essive ruuhkananne ruuhkinanne
translative ruuhkaksenne ruuhkiksenne
abessive ruuhkattanne ruuhkittanne
instructive
comitative ruuhkinenne

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