bocka

See also: boćka

Cornish

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Old English pūca (“demon, goblin”). Or, from Irish púca (“hobgoblin”). In either case, probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *pūkô.

Pronunciation

Noun

bocka m (plural bockas or bockyas)

  1. hobgoblin

Derived terms

  • bocka brini (“scarecrow”)
  • bocka du (“bad ghost”)
  • bocka gwydn (“good ghost”)
  • bocka gwynn (“good ghost”)
  • bocka lugarn (“genie”)

Descendants

  • → English: bucca

References

  • “bocka” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бочка (bočka).

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈbot͡ʃkɑ/, [ˈbo̞t͡ʃk]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈbot͡ʃkɑ/, [ˈpo̞t͡ʃkɑ]
  • (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈbot͡ʃkɑ/, [ˈpo̞t͡ʃkɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ot͡ʃk, -ot͡ʃkɑ
  • Hyphenation: boc‧ka
  • Homophone: pocka

Noun

bocka

  1. barrel, vat
  2. barrelful (a traditional unit of volume)

Declension

Declension of bocka (type 3/koira, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative bocka bockat
genitive bockan bockiin
partitive bockaa bockia
illative bockaa bockii
inessive bockaas bockiis
elative bockast bockist
allative bockalle bockille
adessive bockaal bockiil
ablative bockalt bockilt
translative bockaks bockiks
essive bockanna, bockaan bockinna, bockiin
exessive1) bockant bockint
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.

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

Traditional Ingrian units of volume
(part) 40 1⁄20 1⁄40 1⁄100
native name bocka uhlu puteli sorokofka sotka
SI equivalent 492 l. 12.3 l. 0.615 l. 0.308 l. 0.123 l.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 426
  • Arvo Laanest (1978) Isuri keele ajalooline foneetika ja morfoloogia [The historical phonology and morphology of the Ingrian language]‎[1], Tallinn, page 26
  • Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 23

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bokka, bukka, from Middle Low German bucken, from Old Saxon *bukkōn, from Proto-West Germanic *bukkōn.

Verb

bocka (present bockar, preterite bockade, supine bockat, imperative bocka)

  1. (transitive) to bend (to shape sheet metal)
  2. (intransitive, reflexive) to bow (to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference)

Declension

Conjugation of bocka (weak)
active passive
infinitive bocka bockas
supine bockat bockats
imperative bocka —
imper. plural1 bocken —
present past present past
indicative bockar bockade bockas bockades
ind. plural1 bocka bockade bockas bockades
subjunctive2 bocke bockade bockes bockades
present participle bockande
past participle bockad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

See also

References

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