terhakka

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Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

terh- +‎ -akka, from the same root as dialectal terho (vigour). The root might be related to terve or terä.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

terhakka (comparative terhakampi, superlative terhakin or terhakoin)

  1. brisk: energetic and upbeat
    Synonyms: rivakka, riuska, reipas

Declension

Inflection of terhakka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)
nominative terhakka terhakat
genitive terhakan terhakoiden
terhakoitten
terhakkojen
partitive terhakkaa terhakoita
terhakkoja
illative terhakkaan terhakoihin
terhakkoihin
singular plural
nominative terhakka terhakat
accusative nom. terhakka terhakat
gen. terhakan
genitive terhakan terhakoiden
terhakoitten
terhakkojen
terhakkain rare
partitive terhakkaa terhakoita
terhakkoja
inessive terhakassa terhakoissa
elative terhakasta terhakoista
illative terhakkaan terhakoihin
terhakkoihin
adessive terhakalla terhakoilla
ablative terhakalta terhakoilta
allative terhakalle terhakoille
essive terhakkana terhakkoina
translative terhakaksi terhakoiksi
abessive terhakatta terhakoitta
instructive terhakoin
comitative terhakkoine
Possessive forms of terhakka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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