honka

Finnish
Pine (honka) forest

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *honka, of unknown further origin. Cognates include Estonian hong.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhoŋkɑ/, [ˈho̞ŋkɑ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋkɑ
  • Syllabification(key): hon‧ka

Noun

honka

  1. A large pine tree with a straight trunk.

Declension
Inflection of honka (Kotus type 10*G/koira, nk-ng gradation)
nominative honka hongat
genitive hongan honkien
partitive honkaa honkia
illative honkaan honkiin
singular plural
nominative honka hongat
accusative nom. honka hongat
gen. hongan
genitive hongan honkien
honkainrare
partitive honkaa honkia
inessive hongassa hongissa
elative hongasta hongista
illative honkaan honkiin
adessive hongalla hongilla
ablative hongalta hongilta
allative hongalle hongille
essive honkana honkina
translative hongaksi hongiksi
instructive — hongin
abessive hongatta hongitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of honka (type koira)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative honkani honkani
accusative nom. honkani honkani
gen. honkani
genitive honkani honkieni
honkainirare
partitive honkaani honkiani
inessive hongassani hongissani
elative hongastani hongistani
illative honkaani honkiini
adessive hongallani hongillani
ablative hongaltani hongiltani
allative hongalleni hongilleni
essive honkanani honkinani
translative hongakseni hongikseni
instructive — —
abessive hongattani hongittani
comitative — honkineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative honkasi honkasi
accusative nom. honkasi honkasi
gen. honkasi
genitive honkasi honkiesi
honkaisirare
partitive honkaasi honkiasi
inessive hongassasi hongissasi
elative hongastasi hongistasi
illative honkaasi honkiisi
adessive hongallasi hongillasi
ablative hongaltasi hongiltasi
allative hongallesi hongillesi
essive honkanasi honkinasi
translative hongaksesi hongiksesi
instructive — —
abessive hongattasi hongittasi
comitative — honkinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative honkamme honkamme
accusative nom. honkamme honkamme
gen. honkamme
genitive honkamme honkiemme
honkaimmerare
partitive honkaamme honkiamme
inessive hongassamme hongissamme
elative hongastamme hongistamme
illative honkaamme honkiimme
adessive hongallamme hongillamme
ablative hongaltamme hongiltamme
allative hongallemme hongillemme
essive honkanamme honkinamme
translative hongaksemme hongiksemme
instructive — —
abessive hongattamme hongittamme
comitative — honkinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative honkanne honkanne
accusative nom. honkanne honkanne
gen. honkanne
genitive honkanne honkienne
honkainnerare
partitive honkaanne honkianne
inessive hongassanne hongissanne
elative hongastanne hongistanne
illative honkaanne honkiinne
adessive hongallanne hongillanne
ablative hongaltanne hongiltanne
allative hongallenne hongillenne
essive honkananne honkinanne
translative hongaksenne hongiksenne
instructive — —
abessive hongattanne hongittanne
comitative — honkinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative honkansa honkansa
accusative nom. honkansa honkansa
gen. honkansa
genitive honkansa honkiensa
honkainsarare
partitive honkaansa honkiaan
honkiansa
inessive hongassaan
hongassansa		 hongissaan
hongissansa
elative hongastaan
hongastansa		 hongistaan
hongistansa
illative honkaansa honkiinsa
adessive hongallaan
hongallansa		 hongillaan
hongillansa
ablative hongaltaan
hongaltansa		 hongiltaan
hongiltansa
allative hongalleen
hongallensa		 hongilleen
hongillensa
essive honkanaan
honkanansa		 honkinaan
honkinansa
translative hongakseen
hongaksensa		 hongikseen
hongiksensa
instructive — —
abessive hongattaan
hongattansa		 hongittaan
hongittansa
comitative — honkineen
honkinensa

Derived terms

Compounds
compounds

See also

Anagrams

Ingrian
Honkia.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *honka. Cognates include Finnish honka and Estonian hong.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhoŋkɑ/, [ˈho̞ŋk]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhoŋkɑ/, [ˈho̞ŋɡ̊ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋk, -oŋkɑ
  • Hyphenation: hon‧ka

Noun

honka

  1. large and straight pine

Declension
Declension of honka (type 3/koira, nk-ng gradation)
singular plural
nominative honka hongat
genitive hongan honkiin
partitive honkaa honkia
illative honkaa honkii
inessive hongaas hongiis
elative hongast hongist
allative hongalle hongille
adessive hongaal hongiil
ablative hongalt hongilt
translative hongaks hongiks
essive honkanna, honkaan honkinna, honkiin
exessive1) honkant honkint
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

Descendants
  • → Votic: honkõ

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 67

Karelian
Regional variants of honka
North Karelian
(Viena)		 honka
South Karelian
(Tver)		 honga

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *honka. Cognates include Finnish honka and Estonian hong.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhoŋkɑ/
  • Hyphenation: hon‧ka

Noun

honka (genitive honkan, partitive honkua)

  1. (North Karelian) dead, dry pine tree

Declension
Viena Karelian declension of honka (type 5/koira, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative honka honkat
genitive honkan honkien
partitive honkua honkie
illative honkah honkih
inessive honkašša honkissa
elative honkašta honkista
adessive honkalla honkilla
ablative honkalta honkilta
translative honkakši honkiksi
essive honkana honkina
comitative — honkineh
comitative honkatta honkitta
Possessive forms of honka
1st person honkani
2nd person honkaš
3rd person honkah
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References
  • P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015), “сосна”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN
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