rukka

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hrukka, from Proto-Germanic *hrunkǭ (wrinkle, crease).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹʊʰkːa/
  • Rhymes: -ʊʰkːa

Noun

rukka f (genitive singular rukku, plural rukkur)

  1. wrinkle, crease

Declension

f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rukka rukkan rukkur rukkurnar
accusative rukku rukkuna rukkur rukkurnar
dative rukku rukkuni rukkum rukkunum
genitive rukku rukkunnar rukka rukkanna

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrukːɑ/, [ˈrukːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ukːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ruk‧ka
  • Hyphenation(key): ruk‧ka

Etymology 1

Probably a development from rukka (etymology 2), compare similar development in parka, raasu and riepu.

Noun

rukka

  1. poor, pitiful person or thing
    lapsirukkapoor child
    Pekka-rukkapoor Pekka
Usage notes

Mostly used in compounds (e.g. with a name), but can be also used alone.

Declension
Inflection of rukka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
nominative rukka rukat
genitive rukan rukkien
partitive rukkaa rukkia
illative rukkaan rukkiin
singular plural
nominative rukka rukat
accusative nom. rukka rukat
gen. rukan
genitive rukan rukkien
rukkain rare
partitive rukkaa rukkia
inessive rukassa rukissa
elative rukasta rukista
illative rukkaan rukkiin
adessive rukalla rukilla
ablative rukalta rukilta
allative rukalle rukille
essive rukkana rukkina
translative rukaksi rukiksi
abessive rukatta rukitta
instructive rukin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of rukka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rukkani rukkani
accusative nom. rukkani rukkani
gen. rukkani
genitive rukkani rukkieni
rukkaini rare
partitive rukkaani rukkiani
inessive rukassani rukissani
elative rukastani rukistani
illative rukkaani rukkiini
adessive rukallani rukillani
ablative rukaltani rukiltani
allative rukalleni rukilleni
essive rukkanani rukkinani
translative rukakseni rukikseni
abessive rukattani rukittani
instructive
comitative rukkineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rukkasi rukkasi
accusative nom. rukkasi rukkasi
gen. rukkasi
genitive rukkasi rukkiesi
rukkaisi rare
partitive rukkaasi rukkiasi
inessive rukassasi rukissasi
elative rukastasi rukistasi
illative rukkaasi rukkiisi
adessive rukallasi rukillasi
ablative rukaltasi rukiltasi
allative rukallesi rukillesi
essive rukkanasi rukkinasi
translative rukaksesi rukiksesi
abessive rukattasi rukittasi
instructive
comitative rukkinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rukkamme rukkamme
accusative nom. rukkamme rukkamme
gen. rukkamme
genitive rukkamme rukkiemme
rukkaimme rare
partitive rukkaamme rukkiamme
inessive rukassamme rukissamme
elative rukastamme rukistamme
illative rukkaamme rukkiimme
adessive rukallamme rukillamme
ablative rukaltamme rukiltamme
allative rukallemme rukillemme
essive rukkanamme rukkinamme
translative rukaksemme rukiksemme
abessive rukattamme rukittamme
instructive
comitative rukkinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rukkanne rukkanne
accusative nom. rukkanne rukkanne
gen. rukkanne
genitive rukkanne rukkienne
rukkainne rare
partitive rukkaanne rukkianne
inessive rukassanne rukissanne
elative rukastanne rukistanne
illative rukkaanne rukkiinne
adessive rukallanne rukillanne
ablative rukaltanne rukiltanne
allative rukallenne rukillenne
essive rukkananne rukkinanne
translative rukaksenne rukiksenne
abessive rukattanne rukittanne
instructive
comitative rukkinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative rukkansa rukkansa
accusative nom. rukkansa rukkansa
gen. rukkansa
genitive rukkansa rukkiensa
rukkainsa rare
partitive rukkaansa rukkiaan
rukkiansa
inessive rukassaan
rukassansa
rukissaan
rukissansa
elative rukastaan
rukastansa
rukistaan
rukistansa
illative rukkaansa rukkiinsa
adessive rukallaan
rukallansa
rukillaan
rukillansa
ablative rukaltaan
rukaltansa
rukiltaan
rukiltansa
allative rukalleen
rukallensa
rukilleen
rukillensa
essive rukkanaan
rukkanansa
rukkinaan
rukkinansa
translative rukakseen
rukaksensa
rukikseen
rukiksensa
abessive rukattaan
rukattansa
rukittaan
rukittansa
instructive
comitative rukkineen
rukkinensa
Synonyms
Derived terms
compounds

Further reading

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *rukka, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *rukkaz. Doublet of frakki and rukki.

Noun

rukka (dialectal)

  1. reindeer fur coat
Declension
Inflection of rukka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
nominative rukka rukat
genitive rukan rukkien
partitive rukkaa rukkia
illative rukkaan rukkiin
singular plural
nominative rukka rukat
accusative nom. rukka rukat
gen. rukan
genitive rukan rukkien
rukkain rare
partitive rukkaa rukkia
inessive rukassa rukissa
elative rukasta rukista
illative rukkaan rukkiin
adessive rukalla rukilla
ablative rukalta rukilta
allative rukalle rukille
essive rukkana rukkina
translative rukaksi rukiksi
abessive rukatta rukitta
instructive rukin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of rukka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rukkani rukkani
accusative nom. rukkani rukkani
gen. rukkani
genitive rukkani rukkieni
rukkaini rare
partitive rukkaani rukkiani
inessive rukassani rukissani
elative rukastani rukistani
illative rukkaani rukkiini
adessive rukallani rukillani
ablative rukaltani rukiltani
allative rukalleni rukilleni
essive rukkanani rukkinani
translative rukakseni rukikseni
abessive rukattani rukittani
instructive
comitative rukkineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rukkasi rukkasi
accusative nom. rukkasi rukkasi
gen. rukkasi
genitive rukkasi rukkiesi
rukkaisi rare
partitive rukkaasi rukkiasi
inessive rukassasi rukissasi
elative rukastasi rukistasi
illative rukkaasi rukkiisi
adessive rukallasi rukillasi
ablative rukaltasi rukiltasi
allative rukallesi rukillesi
essive rukkanasi rukkinasi
translative rukaksesi rukiksesi
abessive rukattasi rukittasi
instructive
comitative rukkinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rukkamme rukkamme
accusative nom. rukkamme rukkamme
gen. rukkamme
genitive rukkamme rukkiemme
rukkaimme rare
partitive rukkaamme rukkiamme
inessive rukassamme rukissamme
elative rukastamme rukistamme
illative rukkaamme rukkiimme
adessive rukallamme rukillamme
ablative rukaltamme rukiltamme
allative rukallemme rukillemme
essive rukkanamme rukkinamme
translative rukaksemme rukiksemme
abessive rukattamme rukittamme
instructive
comitative rukkinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rukkanne rukkanne
accusative nom. rukkanne rukkanne
gen. rukkanne
genitive rukkanne rukkienne
rukkainne rare
partitive rukkaanne rukkianne
inessive rukassanne rukissanne
elative rukastanne rukistanne
illative rukkaanne rukkiinne
adessive rukallanne rukillanne
ablative rukaltanne rukiltanne
allative rukallenne rukillenne
essive rukkananne rukkinanne
translative rukaksenne rukiksenne
abessive rukattanne rukittanne
instructive
comitative rukkinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative rukkansa rukkansa
accusative nom. rukkansa rukkansa
gen. rukkansa
genitive rukkansa rukkiensa
rukkainsa rare
partitive rukkaansa rukkiaan
rukkiansa
inessive rukassaan
rukassansa
rukissaan
rukissansa
elative rukastaan
rukastansa
rukistaan
rukistansa
illative rukkaansa rukkiinsa
adessive rukallaan
rukallansa
rukillaan
rukillansa
ablative rukaltaan
rukaltansa
rukiltaan
rukiltansa
allative rukalleen
rukallensa
rukilleen
rukillensa
essive rukkanaan
rukkanansa
rukkinaan
rukkinansa
translative rukakseen
rukaksensa
rukikseen
rukiksensa
abessive rukattaan
rukattansa
rukittaan
rukittansa
instructive
comitative rukkineen
rukkinensa
Derived terms

Anagrams

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish rykke, from Old Norse rykkja (whence also inherited Icelandic rykkja), from Proto-Germanic *rukkijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrʏhka/
    Rhymes: -ʏhka

Verb

rukka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative rukkaði, supine rukkað)

  1. (transitive) to collect payment from (someone)
  2. (transitive) to collect (payment)
  3. (transitive) to ask for, take, demand (payment), set the price at (a certain amount)

Conjugation

rukka – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur rukka
supine sagnbót rukkað
present participle
rukkandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég rukka rukkaði rukki rukkaði
þú rukkar rukkaðir rukkir rukkaðir
hann, hún, það rukkar rukkaði rukki rukkaði
plural við rukkum rukkuðum rukkum rukkuðum
þið rukkið rukkuðuð rukkið rukkuðuð
þeir, þær, þau rukka rukkuðu rukki rukkuðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú rukka (þú), rukkaðu
plural þið rukkið (þið), rukkiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
rukkast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að rukkast
supine sagnbót rukkast
present participle
rukkandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég rukkast rukkaðist rukkist rukkaðist
þú rukkast rukkaðist rukkist rukkaðist
hann, hún, það rukkast rukkaðist rukkist rukkaðist
plural við rukkumst rukkuðumst rukkumst rukkuðumst
þið rukkist rukkuðust rukkist rukkuðust
þeir, þær, þau rukkast rukkuðust rukkist rukkuðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú rukkast (þú), rukkastu
plural þið rukkist (þið), rukkisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
rukkaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
rukkaður rukkuð rukkað rukkaðir rukkaðar rukkuð
accusative
(þolfall)
rukkaðan rukkaða rukkað rukkaða rukkaðar rukkuð
dative
(þágufall)
rukkuðum rukkaðri rukkuðu rukkuðum rukkuðum rukkuðum
genitive
(eignarfall)
rukkaðs rukkaðrar rukkaðs rukkaðra rukkaðra rukkaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
rukkaði rukkaða rukkaða rukkuðu rukkuðu rukkuðu
accusative
(þolfall)
rukkaða rukkuðu rukkaða rukkuðu rukkuðu rukkuðu
dative
(þágufall)
rukkaða rukkuðu rukkaða rukkuðu rukkuðu rukkuðu
genitive
(eignarfall)
rukkaða rukkuðu rukkaða rukkuðu rukkuðu rukkuðu

Synonyms

Ingrian

Etymology

Akin to Finnish rukka.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈrukːɑ/, [ˈrukː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈrukːɑ/, [ˈrukːɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ukː, -ukːɑ
  • Hyphenation: ruk‧ka

Noun

rukka

  1. (in compounds) poor (one deserving pity)

Declension

Declension of rukka (type 3/koira, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative rukka rukat
genitive rukan rukkiin
partitive rukkaa rukkia
illative rukkaa rukkii
inessive rukas rukis
elative rukast rukist
allative rukalle rukille
adessive rukal rukil
ablative rukalt rukilt
translative rukaks rukiks
essive rukkanna, rukkaan rukkinna, rukkiin
exessive1) rukkant rukkint
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.

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 491