zontikka

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Ingrian

Zontikka (1).
Kasvon zontikka (2).

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian зонтик (zontik).

Pronunciation

Noun

zontikka

  1. umbrella
  2. (botany) achene
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 4:
      Jos katsoa [maitokukan] pöyhkiää harmaata palloa, kumpa tuli keltaisen kukan sihalle, ni siis näkkyy, jot se ono tekahunt pikkaraisist eri plodikoist, kumpiil ono pitkä jalka ja jalan otsaas pöyhkiä zontikka (kuva 1).
      If you look at fluffy, grey seedhead, which came at the place of the yellow flower, then it's seen, that it has formed from various tiny fruits, which have a long spur and at the end of the spur a fluffy achene (image 1).

Declension

Declension of zontikka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative zontikka zontikat
genitive zontikan zontikkoin
partitive zontikkaa zontikkoja
illative zontikkaa zontikkoihe
inessive zontikaas zontikois
elative zontikast zontikoist
allative zontikalle zontikoille
adessive zontikaal zontikoil
ablative zontikalt zontikoilt
translative zontikaks zontikoiks
essive zontikkanna, zontikkaan zontikkoinna, zontikkoin
exessive1) zontikkant zontikkoint
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 539