Finnish
Etymology
Unknown. May be related to dialectal kikka (“tip, tapered end”), itself of unknown origin, but apparently related to Karelian kikka (“twist, kink”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkikːɑ/, [ˈk̟ikːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ikːɑ
- Syllabification(key): kik‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): kik‧ka
Noun
kikka
- trick, gimmick (effective, clever or quick way of doing something)
- gimmick (ploy or strategy used to attract attention or gain traction)
Declension
| Inflection of kikka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
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| nominative
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kikka
|
kikat
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| genitive
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kikan
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kikkojen
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| partitive
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kikkaa
|
kikkoja
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| illative
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kikkaan
|
kikkoihin
|
|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
kikka
|
kikat
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| accusative
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nom.
|
kikka
|
kikat
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| gen.
|
kikan
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| genitive
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kikan
|
kikkojen
kikkain rare
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| partitive
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kikkaa
|
kikkoja
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| inessive
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kikassa
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kikoissa
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| elative
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kikasta
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kikoista
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| illative
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kikkaan
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kikkoihin
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| adessive
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kikalla
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kikoilla
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| ablative
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kikalta
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kikoilta
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| allative
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kikalle
|
kikoille
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| essive
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kikkana
|
kikkoina
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| translative
|
kikaksi
|
kikoiksi
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| abessive
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kikatta
|
kikoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
kikoin
|
| comitative
|
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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kikkani
|
kikkani
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| accusative
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nom.
|
kikkani
|
kikkani
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| gen.
|
kikkani
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| genitive
|
kikkani
|
kikkojeni
kikkaini rare
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| partitive
|
kikkaani
|
kikkojani
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| inessive
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kikassani
|
kikoissani
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| elative
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kikastani
|
kikoistani
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| illative
|
kikkaani
|
kikkoihini
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| adessive
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kikallani
|
kikoillani
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| ablative
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kikaltani
|
kikoiltani
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| allative
|
kikalleni
|
kikoilleni
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| essive
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kikkanani
|
kikkoinani
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| translative
|
kikakseni
|
kikoikseni
|
| abessive
|
kikattani
|
kikoittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kikkoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
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| nominative
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kikkasi
|
kikkasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kikkasi
|
kikkasi
|
| gen.
|
kikkasi
|
| genitive
|
kikkasi
|
kikkojesi
kikkaisi rare
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| partitive
|
kikkaasi
|
kikkojasi
|
| inessive
|
kikassasi
|
kikoissasi
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| elative
|
kikastasi
|
kikoistasi
|
| illative
|
kikkaasi
|
kikkoihisi
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| adessive
|
kikallasi
|
kikoillasi
|
| ablative
|
kikaltasi
|
kikoiltasi
|
| allative
|
kikallesi
|
kikoillesi
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| essive
|
kikkanasi
|
kikkoinasi
|
| translative
|
kikaksesi
|
kikoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
kikattasi
|
kikoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kikkoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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kikkamme
|
kikkamme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kikkamme
|
kikkamme
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| gen.
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kikkamme
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| genitive
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kikkamme
|
kikkojemme
kikkaimme rare
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| partitive
|
kikkaamme
|
kikkojamme
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| inessive
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kikassamme
|
kikoissamme
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| elative
|
kikastamme
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kikoistamme
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| illative
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kikkaamme
|
kikkoihimme
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| adessive
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kikallamme
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kikoillamme
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| ablative
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kikaltamme
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kikoiltamme
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| allative
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kikallemme
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kikoillemme
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| essive
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kikkanamme
|
kikkoinamme
|
| translative
|
kikaksemme
|
kikoiksemme
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| abessive
|
kikattamme
|
kikoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kikkoinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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kikkanne
|
kikkanne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kikkanne
|
kikkanne
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| gen.
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kikkanne
|
| genitive
|
kikkanne
|
kikkojenne
kikkainne rare
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| partitive
|
kikkaanne
|
kikkojanne
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| inessive
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kikassanne
|
kikoissanne
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| elative
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kikastanne
|
kikoistanne
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| illative
|
kikkaanne
|
kikkoihinne
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| adessive
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kikallanne
|
kikoillanne
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| ablative
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kikaltanne
|
kikoiltanne
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| allative
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kikallenne
|
kikoillenne
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| essive
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kikkananne
|
kikkoinanne
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| translative
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kikaksenne
|
kikoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
kikattanne
|
kikoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kikkoinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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kikkansa
|
kikkansa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kikkansa
|
kikkansa
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| gen.
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kikkansa
|
| genitive
|
kikkansa
|
kikkojensa
kikkainsa rare
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| partitive
|
kikkaansa
|
kikkojaan
kikkojansa
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| inessive
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kikassaan
kikassansa
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kikoissaan
kikoissansa
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| elative
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kikastaan
kikastansa
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kikoistaan
kikoistansa
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| illative
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kikkaansa
|
kikkoihinsa
|
| adessive
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kikallaan
kikallansa
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kikoillaan
kikoillansa
|
| ablative
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kikaltaan
kikaltansa
|
kikoiltaan
kikoiltansa
|
| allative
|
kikalleen
kikallensa
|
kikoilleen
kikoillensa
|
| essive
|
kikkanaan
kikkanansa
|
kikkoinaan
kikkoinansa
|
| translative
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kikakseen
kikaksensa
|
kikoikseen
kikoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
kikattaan
kikattansa
|
kikoittaan
kikoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
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— |
kikkoineen
kikkoinensa
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
kikka
- Rōmaji transcription of きっか
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
kikka
- inflection of kikke:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
kikka (present tense kikkar, past tense kikka, past participle kikka, passive infinitive kikkast, present participle kikkande, imperative kikka/kikk)
- alternative form of kike