Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from dialectal Swedish jänka, jänk, from jämka, (dialectal) jänka (“make fit, make even”) in reference to the choreography.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjeŋkːɑ/, [ˈje̞ŋkːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -eŋkːɑ
- Syllabification(key): jenk‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): jenk‧ka
Noun
jenkka
- (dance) a Finnish folk dance similar to schottische
- (music) the music style associated with this dance
Declension
| Inflection of jenkka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
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| nominative
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jenkka
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jenkat
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| genitive
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jenkan
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jenkkojen
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| partitive
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jenkkaa
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jenkkoja
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| illative
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jenkkaan
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jenkkoihin
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|
|
singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jenkka
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jenkat
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| accusative
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nom.
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jenkka
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jenkat
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| gen.
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jenkan
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| genitive
|
jenkan
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jenkkojen
jenkkain rare
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| partitive
|
jenkkaa
|
jenkkoja
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| inessive
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jenkassa
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jenkoissa
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| elative
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jenkasta
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jenkoista
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| illative
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jenkkaan
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jenkkoihin
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| adessive
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jenkalla
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jenkoilla
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| ablative
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jenkalta
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jenkoilta
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| allative
|
jenkalle
|
jenkoille
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| essive
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jenkkana
|
jenkkoina
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| translative
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jenkaksi
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jenkoiksi
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| abessive
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jenkatta
|
jenkoitta
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| instructive
|
—
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jenkoin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jenkkani
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jenkkani
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| accusative
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nom.
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jenkkani
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jenkkani
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| gen.
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jenkkani
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| genitive
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jenkkani
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jenkkojeni
jenkkaini rare
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| partitive
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jenkkaani
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jenkkojani
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| inessive
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jenkassani
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jenkoissani
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| elative
|
jenkastani
|
jenkoistani
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| illative
|
jenkkaani
|
jenkkoihini
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| adessive
|
jenkallani
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jenkoillani
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| ablative
|
jenkaltani
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jenkoiltani
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| allative
|
jenkalleni
|
jenkoilleni
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| essive
|
jenkkanani
|
jenkkoinani
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| translative
|
jenkakseni
|
jenkoikseni
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| abessive
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jenkattani
|
jenkoittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
jenkkoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
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| nominative
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jenkkasi
|
jenkkasi
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| accusative
|
nom.
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jenkkasi
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jenkkasi
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| gen.
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jenkkasi
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| genitive
|
jenkkasi
|
jenkkojesi
jenkkaisi rare
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| partitive
|
jenkkaasi
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jenkkojasi
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| inessive
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jenkassasi
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jenkoissasi
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| elative
|
jenkastasi
|
jenkoistasi
|
| illative
|
jenkkaasi
|
jenkkoihisi
|
| adessive
|
jenkallasi
|
jenkoillasi
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| ablative
|
jenkaltasi
|
jenkoiltasi
|
| allative
|
jenkallesi
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jenkoillesi
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| essive
|
jenkkanasi
|
jenkkoinasi
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| translative
|
jenkaksesi
|
jenkoiksesi
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| abessive
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jenkattasi
|
jenkoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
jenkkoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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jenkkamme
|
jenkkamme
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| accusative
|
nom.
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jenkkamme
|
jenkkamme
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| gen.
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jenkkamme
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| genitive
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jenkkamme
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jenkkojemme
jenkkaimme rare
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| partitive
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jenkkaamme
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jenkkojamme
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| inessive
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jenkassamme
|
jenkoissamme
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| elative
|
jenkastamme
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jenkoistamme
|
| illative
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jenkkaamme
|
jenkkoihimme
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| adessive
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jenkallamme
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jenkoillamme
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| ablative
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jenkaltamme
|
jenkoiltamme
|
| allative
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jenkallemme
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jenkoillemme
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| essive
|
jenkkanamme
|
jenkkoinamme
|
| translative
|
jenkaksemme
|
jenkoiksemme
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| abessive
|
jenkattamme
|
jenkoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
jenkkoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
jenkkanne
|
jenkkanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
jenkkanne
|
jenkkanne
|
| gen.
|
jenkkanne
|
| genitive
|
jenkkanne
|
jenkkojenne
jenkkainne rare
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| partitive
|
jenkkaanne
|
jenkkojanne
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| inessive
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jenkassanne
|
jenkoissanne
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| elative
|
jenkastanne
|
jenkoistanne
|
| illative
|
jenkkaanne
|
jenkkoihinne
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| adessive
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jenkallanne
|
jenkoillanne
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| ablative
|
jenkaltanne
|
jenkoiltanne
|
| allative
|
jenkallenne
|
jenkoillenne
|
| essive
|
jenkkananne
|
jenkkoinanne
|
| translative
|
jenkaksenne
|
jenkoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
jenkattanne
|
jenkoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
jenkkoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
jenkkansa
|
jenkkansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
jenkkansa
|
jenkkansa
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| gen.
|
jenkkansa
|
| genitive
|
jenkkansa
|
jenkkojensa
jenkkainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
jenkkaansa
|
jenkkojaan
jenkkojansa
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| inessive
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jenkassaan
jenkassansa
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jenkoissaan
jenkoissansa
|
| elative
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jenkastaan
jenkastansa
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jenkoistaan
jenkoistansa
|
| illative
|
jenkkaansa
|
jenkkoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
jenkallaan
jenkallansa
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jenkoillaan
jenkoillansa
|
| ablative
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jenkaltaan
jenkaltansa
|
jenkoiltaan
jenkoiltansa
|
| allative
|
jenkalleen
jenkallensa
|
jenkoilleen
jenkoillensa
|
| essive
|
jenkkanaan
jenkkanansa
|
jenkkoinaan
jenkkoinansa
|
| translative
|
jenkakseen
jenkaksensa
|
jenkoikseen
jenkoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
jenkattaan
jenkattansa
|
jenkoittaan
jenkoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
jenkkoineen
jenkkoinensa
|
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Derived terms
Descendants
- → Norwegian Bokmål: jenka
Further reading