simpukka
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Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian же́мчуг (žémčug, “pearl”). See Old East Slavic жьньчюгъ (žĭnĭčjugŭ) for further etymology.
Pronunciation
Noun
simpukka
- bivalve (any species of mollusks belonging to the class Bivalvia); (in the plural) the class Bivalvia
- clam (a bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible)
- mussel (any small edible bivalve shellfish)
- (anatomy) cochlea
Declension
| Inflection of simpukka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | simpukka | simpukat | |
| genitive | simpukan | simpukoiden simpukoitten simpukkojen | |
| partitive | simpukkaa | simpukoita simpukkoja | |
| illative | simpukkaan | simpukoihin simpukkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | simpukka | simpukat | |
| accusative | nom. | simpukka | simpukat |
| gen. | simpukan | ||
| genitive | simpukan | simpukoiden simpukoitten simpukkojen simpukkain rare | |
| partitive | simpukkaa | simpukoita simpukkoja | |
| inessive | simpukassa | simpukoissa | |
| elative | simpukasta | simpukoista | |
| illative | simpukkaan | simpukoihin simpukkoihin | |
| adessive | simpukalla | simpukoilla | |
| ablative | simpukalta | simpukoilta | |
| allative | simpukalle | simpukoille | |
| essive | simpukkana | simpukkoina | |
| translative | simpukaksi | simpukoiksi | |
| abessive | simpukatta | simpukoitta | |
| instructive | — | simpukoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
compounds
- arkkisimpukka
- helmisimpukka
- hernesimpukka
- hietasimpukka
- idänsydänsimpukka
- islanninsimpukka
- itämerensimpukka
- jokisimpukka
- järvisimpukka
- jättiläissimpukka
- kampasimpukka
- kampavenussimpukka
- lampisimpukka
- liejusimpukka
- litteäjärvisimpukka
- ohjaussimpukka
- pikkusimpukka
- seeprasimpukka
- silkkisimpukka
- simpukankuori
- simpukanpyynti
- simpukkamaa
- simpukkamurros
- simpukkasora
- simpukkatumake
- sinisimpukka
- sydänsimpukka
- vaeltajasimpukka
- vihersimpukka
Further reading
- “simpukka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03