akka

See also: Akka and -akka

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *akka. Northern Sami áhkku is possibly an old loan from Finnish, explaining the irregular correspondence of -a- to -á-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑkːɑ/, [ˈɑkːɑ]
Rhymes: -ɑkːɑ
Syllabification^(key): ak‧ka

Noun

akka

hag, crone (old woman)
(derogatory) woman; wife; hag, witch
(informal, chess, card games) queen, bitch
hertta-akka ― queen of hearts

Declension

Inflection of akka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
nominative		akka	akat
genitive		akan	akkojen
partitive		akkaa	akkoja
illative		akkaan	akkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		akka	akat
accusative	nom.	akka	akat
accusative	gen.	akan	akat
genitive		akan	akkojen akkain^rare
partitive		akkaa	akkoja
inessive		akassa	akoissa
elative		akasta	akoista
illative		akkaan	akkoihin
adessive		akalla	akoilla
ablative		akalta	akoilta
allative		akalle	akoille
essive		akkana	akkoina
translative		akaksi	akoiksi
instructive		—	akoin
abessive		akatta	akoitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of akka (type kala)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		akkani	akkani
accusative	nom.	akkani	akkani
accusative	gen.	akkani	akkani
genitive		akkani	akkojeni akkaini^rare
partitive		akkaani	akkojani
inessive		akassani	akoissani
elative		akastani	akoistani
illative		akkaani	akkoihini
adessive		akallani	akoillani
ablative		akaltani	akoiltani
allative		akalleni	akoilleni
essive		akkanani	akkoinani
translative		akakseni	akoikseni
instructive		—	—
abessive		akattani	akoittani
comitative		—	akkoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		akkasi	akkasi
accusative	nom.	akkasi	akkasi
accusative	gen.	akkasi	akkasi
genitive		akkasi	akkojesi akkaisi^rare
partitive		akkaasi	akkojasi
inessive		akassasi	akoissasi
elative		akastasi	akoistasi
illative		akkaasi	akkoihisi
adessive		akallasi	akoillasi
ablative		akaltasi	akoiltasi
allative		akallesi	akoillesi
essive		akkanasi	akkoinasi
translative		akaksesi	akoiksesi
instructive		—	—
abessive		akattasi	akoittasi
comitative		—	akkoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		akkamme	akkamme
accusative	nom.	akkamme	akkamme
accusative	gen.	akkamme	akkamme
genitive		akkamme	akkojemme akkaimme^rare
partitive		akkaamme	akkojamme
inessive		akassamme	akoissamme
elative		akastamme	akoistamme
illative		akkaamme	akkoihimme
adessive		akallamme	akoillamme
ablative		akaltamme	akoiltamme
allative		akallemme	akoillemme
essive		akkanamme	akkoinamme
translative		akaksemme	akoiksemme
instructive		—	—
abessive		akattamme	akoittamme
comitative		—	akkoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		akkanne	akkanne
accusative	nom.	akkanne	akkanne
accusative	gen.	akkanne	akkanne
genitive		akkanne	akkojenne akkainne^rare
partitive		akkaanne	akkojanne
inessive		akassanne	akoissanne
elative		akastanne	akoistanne
illative		akkaanne	akkoihinne
adessive		akallanne	akoillanne
ablative		akaltanne	akoiltanne
allative		akallenne	akoillenne
essive		akkananne	akkoinanne
translative		akaksenne	akoiksenne
instructive		—	—
abessive		akattanne	akoittanne
comitative		—	akkoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		akkansa	akkansa
accusative	nom.	akkansa	akkansa
accusative	gen.	akkansa	akkansa
genitive		akkansa	akkojensa akkainsa^rare
partitive		akkaansa	akkojaan akkojansa
inessive		akassaan akassansa	akoissaan akoissansa
elative		akastaan akastansa	akoistaan akoistansa
illative		akkaansa	akkoihinsa
adessive		akallaan akallansa	akoillaan akoillansa
ablative		akaltaan akaltansa	akoiltaan akoiltansa
allative		akalleen akallensa	akoilleen akoillensa
essive		akkanaan akkanansa	akkoinaan akkoinansa
translative		akakseen akaksensa	akoikseen akoiksensa
instructive		—	—
abessive		akattaan akattansa	akoittaan akoittansa
comitative		—	akkoineen akkoinensa

Synonyms

(old woman): eukko
(woman): nainen, ämmä, muija
(wife): vaimo, eukko, muija, rouva
(queen): kuningatar, rouva

Derived terms

Compounds

compounds

Anagrams

kaka

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *akka. Cognates include Finnish akka and Veps ak.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑkːɑ/, [ˈɑkː]

(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑkːɑ/, [ˈɑkːɑ]

Rhymes: -ɑkː, -ɑkːɑ

Hyphenation: ak‧ka

Noun

akka

old woman
- 1937, N. A. Iljin, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 47:
  On peeni ja niin vohma veel,
  Ni anteeks antaa voip,
  A akalle, miks jurma on,
  Saap antaa pleettiä!"
  He is young and such a fool,
  That he can forgive,
  But the old woman, how brave she is,
  He's able to give the whip!"

Declension

Declension of akka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	akka	akat
genitive	akan	akkoin
partitive	akkaa	akkoja
illative	akkaa	akkoi
inessive	akas	akois
elative	akast	akoist
allative	akalle	akoille
adessive	akal	akoil
ablative	akalt	akoilt
translative	akaks	akoiks
essive	akkanna, akkaan	akkoinna, akkoin
exessive¹⁾	akkant	akkoint
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

ämmä, ämmö

Coordinate terms

ukko, äijä (“old man”)

References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 9

Japanese

Romanization

akka

Rōmaji transcription of あっか

Karelian

Regional variants of *akka*
North Karelian (Viena)	akka
South Karelian (Tver)	akka

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *akka. Cognates include Finnish akka.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑkːɑ/
Hyphenation: ak‧ka

Noun

akka (genitive akan, partitive akkua)

wife
old woman; hag

Declension

Viena Karelian declension of akka (type 4/kala, kk-k gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	akka	akat
genitive	akan	akkojen
partitive	akkua	akkoja
illative	akkah	akkoih
inessive	akašša	akoissa
elative	akašta	akoista
adessive	akalla	akoilla
ablative	akalta	akoilta
translative	akakši	akoiksi
essive	akkana	akkoina
comitative	—	akoineh
comitative	akatta	akoitta

Tver Karelian declension of akka (type 4/kala kk-k gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	akka	akat
genitive	akan	akoin
partitive	akkua	akkoida
illative	akkah	akkoih
inessive	akašša	akoissa
elative	akašta	akoista
adessive	akalla	akoilla
ablative	akalda	akoilda
translative	akakši	akoiksi
essive	akkana	akkoina
comitative	akanke	akoinke
comitative	akatta	akoitta

Possessive forms of akka
1st person	akkani
2nd person	akkaš
3rd person	akkah
^*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

Synonyms

(old woman): (dialectal, derogatory) ämmä

References

A. V. Punzhina (1994), “akka”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN

Maquiritari

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [akka]

Verb

akka

(transitive) to make a kind of wooden canoe (kudiyada)

References

Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “akka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

(noun): IPA^(key): /ˈɑk.kɑ/
(verb): IPA^(key): /²ɑk.kɑ/

Noun

akka n

definite plural of akk

Verb

akka (present tense akkar, past tense akka, past participle akka, passive infinitive akkast, present participle akkande, imperative akka/akk)

alternative form of akke

Old Norse

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Hyphenation: akk‧a

Noun

akka f (genitive ǫkku, plural ǫkkur)

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Declension

Declension of akka (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	akka	akkan	ǫkkur	ǫkkurnar
accusative	ǫkku	ǫkkuna	ǫkkur	ǫkkurnar
dative	ǫkku	ǫkkunni	ǫkkum	ǫkkunum
genitive	ǫkku	ǫkkunnar	akkna	akknanna

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