sotka
See also: šotka
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *sotka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śoδka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsotkɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞t̪kɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -otkɑ
- Syllabification(key): sot‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): sot‧ka
Noun
sotka
- Any bird of the genus Aythya, including canvasback, redhead, pochard, scaup and other ducks.
- (dated) A common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
- Synonym: telkkä
- (Finnic mythology) In the epic Kalevala, the mythical bird that lays the world egg.
- (military, historical) A Soviet T-34 tank.
Declension
| Inflection of sotka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sotka | sotkat | |
| genitive | sotkan | sotkien | |
| partitive | sotkaa | sotkia | |
| illative | sotkaan | sotkiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sotka | sotkat | |
| accusative | nom. | sotka | sotkat |
| gen. | sotkan | ||
| genitive | sotkan | sotkien sotkain rare | |
| partitive | sotkaa | sotkia | |
| inessive | sotkassa | sotkissa | |
| elative | sotkasta | sotkista | |
| illative | sotkaan | sotkiin | |
| adessive | sotkalla | sotkilla | |
| ablative | sotkalta | sotkilta | |
| allative | sotkalle | sotkille | |
| essive | sotkana | sotkina | |
| translative | sotkaksi | sotkiksi | |
| abessive | sotkatta | sotkitta | |
| instructive | — | sotkin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
- australiansotka (“Aythya australis, hardhead”)
- kiinansotka (“Aythya baeri, Baer’s pochard”)
- lapasotka (“Aythya marila, greater scaup”)
- madagaskarinsotka (“Aythya innotata, Madagascan pochard”)
- punasotka (“Aythya ferina, common pochard”)
- ruskosotka (“Aythya nyroca, ferruginous duck”)
- Sotkasiira
- tukkasotka (“Aythya fuligula, tufted duck”)
- uudenseelanninsotka (“Aythya novaeseelandiae, New Zealand scaup”)
Further reading
- “sotka”, 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 3 July 2023
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Russian сотка (sotka).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsotkɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞tk]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsotkɑ/, [ˈʃo̞tkɑ]
- Rhymes: -otk, -otkɑ
- Hyphenation: sot‧ka
- Homophone: šotka
Noun
sotka
Declension
| Declension of sotka (type 3/koira, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | sotka | sotkat |
| genitive | sotkan | sotkiin |
| partitive | sotkaa | sotkia |
| illative | sotkaa | sotkii |
| inessive | sotkaas | sotkiis |
| elative | sotkast | sotkist |
| allative | sotkalle | sotkille |
| adessive | sotkaal | sotkiil |
| ablative | sotkalt | sotkilt |
| translative | sotkaks | sotkiks |
| essive | sotkanna, sotkaan | sotkinna, sotkiin |
| exessive1) | sotkant | sotkint |
| 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. | ||
See also
| (part) | 40 | 1⁄20 | 1⁄40 | 1⁄100 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| native name | bocka | uhlu | puteli | sorokofka | sotka |
| SI equivalent | 492 l. | 12.3 l. | 0.615 l. | 0.308 l. | 0.123 l. |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsotkɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞tk]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsotkɑ/, [ˈʃo̞tkɑ]
- Rhymes: -otk, -otkɑ
- Hyphenation: sot‧ka
- Homophone: šotka
Noun
sotka
- alternative form of hotka (“village meeting”)
Declension
| Declension of sotka (type 3/koira, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | sotka | sotkat |
| genitive | sotkan | sotkiin |
| partitive | sotkaa | sotkia |
| illative | sotkaa | sotkii |
| inessive | sotkaas | sotkiis |
| elative | sotkast | sotkist |
| allative | sotkalle | sotkille |
| adessive | sotkaal | sotkiil |
| ablative | sotkalt | sotkilt |
| translative | sotkaks | sotkiks |
| essive | sotkanna, sotkaan | sotkinna, sotkiin |
| exessive1) | sotkant | sotkint |
| 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. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 541
Meänkieli
Noun
sotka