honka
See also: Honka
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *honka, of unknown further origin. Cognates include Estonian hong.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhoŋkɑ/, [ˈho̞ŋkɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -oŋkɑ
- Syllabification(key): hon‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): hon‧ka
Noun
honka
- A large pine tree with a straight trunk.
Declension
| Inflection of honka (Kotus type 10*G/koira, nk-ng gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | honka | hongat | |
| genitive | hongan | honkien | |
| partitive | honkaa | honkia | |
| illative | honkaan | honkiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | honka | hongat | |
| accusative | nom. | honka | hongat |
| gen. | hongan | ||
| genitive | hongan | honkien honkain rare | |
| partitive | honkaa | honkia | |
| inessive | hongassa | hongissa | |
| elative | hongasta | hongista | |
| illative | honkaan | honkiin | |
| adessive | hongalla | hongilla | |
| ablative | hongalta | hongilta | |
| allative | hongalle | hongille | |
| essive | honkana | honkina | |
| translative | hongaksi | hongiksi | |
| abessive | hongatta | hongitta | |
| instructive | — | hongin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
adjectives
compounds
See also
Further reading
- “honka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *honka. Cognates include Finnish honka and Estonian hong.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhoŋkɑ/, [ˈho̞ŋk]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhoŋkɑ/, [ˈho̞ŋɡ̊ɑ]
- (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈhoŋkɑ/, [ˈho̞ŋɡ̊ɑ]
- Rhymes: -oŋk, -oŋkɑ
- Hyphenation: hon‧ka
Noun
honka
- large and straight pine
Declension
| Declension of honka (type 3/koira, nk-ng gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | honka | hongat |
| genitive | hongan | honkiin |
| partitive | honkaa | honkia |
| illative | honkaa | honkii |
| inessive | hongaas | hongiis |
| elative | hongast | hongist |
| allative | hongalle | hongille |
| adessive | hongaal | hongiil |
| ablative | hongalt | hongilt |
| translative | hongaks | hongiks |
| essive | honkanna, honkaan | honkinna, honkiin |
| exessive1) | honkant | honkint |
| 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
Descendants
- → Votic: honkõ
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 67
- Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 37
Karelian
| North Karelian (Viena) |
honka |
|---|---|
| South Karelian (Tver) |
honga |
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *honka. Cognates include Finnish honka and Estonian hong.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhoŋkɑ/
- Hyphenation: hon‧ka
Noun
honka (genitive honkan, partitive honkua)
Declension
| Viena Karelian declension of honka (type 5/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | honka | honkat | |
| genitive | honkan | honkien | |
| partitive | honkua | honkie | |
| illative | honkah | honkih | |
| inessive | honkašša | honkissa | |
| elative | honkašta | honkista | |
| adessive | honkalla | honkilla | |
| ablative | honkalta | honkilta | |
| translative | honkakši | honkiksi | |
| essive | honkana | honkina | |
| comitative | — | honkineh | |
| abessive | honkatta | honkitta | |
| Possessive forms of honka | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | honkani | |
| 2nd person | honkaš | |
| 3rd person | honkah | |
| *) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses. | ||
References
- P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) “сосна”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN