finka
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfiŋ̊ka/
- Rhymes: -iŋ̊ka
- Homophone: fínka
Noun
finka f (genitive singular finku, nominative plural finkur)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | finka | finkan | finkur | finkurnar |
| accusative | finku | finkuna | finkur | finkurnar |
| dative | finku | finkunni | finkum | finkunum |
| genitive | finku | finkunnar | finka, finkna | finkanna, finknanna |
Polish
Etymology
Ellipsis of nóż fiński + -ka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfin.ka/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -inka
- Syllabification: fin‧ka
- Homophone: Finka
Noun
finka f
- (colloquial) sheath knife (knife with a fixed blade that fits in a protective sheath when not in use; such a knife may be small (serving as a neck knife, boot knife, or pocketknife) or large (hung on a belt))
- Synonym: nóż fiński
Declension
Declension of finka
Related terms
adjectives
nouns
- Fin
- Finka
- Finlandczyk
- Finlandia
- Finlandka
- finlandyzacja
verbs
- finlandyzować impf
Further reading
- finka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- finka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Low German vinke (attested in the compound vinkenbür), likely a humorous form of Middle Low German venknisse. Cognate of German Gefängnis, Dutch gevangenis.
Noun
finka c
- (slang) a prison
- Han sitter i finkan
- He's in prison
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | finka | finkas |
| definite | finkan | finkans | |
| plural | indefinite | finkor | finkors |
| definite | finkorna | finkornas |
References
- finka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- finka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- finka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- finka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)