From Proto-Finnic *siika, of unknown further origin, but related words are found in Germanic (Swedish sik), Baltic (Latvian sīga) and Slavic (Russian сиг (sig)); the word has been variously thought to originate from any one of those three and might ultimately be from a substrate.
siika
Inflection of siika (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation) | |||
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nominative | siika | siiat | |
genitive | siian | siikojen | |
partitive | siikaa | siikoja | |
illative | siikaan | siikoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | siika | siiat | |
accusative | nom. | siika | siiat |
gen. | siian | ||
genitive | siian | siikojen siikain rare | |
partitive | siikaa | siikoja | |
inessive | siiassa | siioissa | |
elative | siiasta | siioista | |
illative | siikaan | siikoihin | |
adessive | siialla | siioilla | |
ablative | siialta | siioilta | |
allative | siialle | siioille | |
essive | siikana | siikoina | |
translative | siiaksi | siioiksi | |
abessive | siiatta | siioitta | |
instructive | — | siioin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
From Proto-Finnic *siika. Cognates include Finnish siika and Estonian siig.
siika
Declension of siika (type 3/kana, iik-iij gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | siika | siijat |
genitive | siijan | siikoin |
partitive | siikaa | siikoja |
illative | siikaa | siikoi |
inessive | siijaas | siijois |
elative | siijast | siijoist |
allative | siijalle | siijoille |
adessive | siijaal | siijoil |
ablative | siijalt | siijoilt |
translative | siijaks | siijoiks |
essive | siikanna, siikaan | siikoinna, siikoin |
exessive1) | siikant | siikoint |
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. |