roska

Finnish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Swedish rosk (“filth, garbage”). First mention in a Finnish dictionary was in 1787.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈroskɑ/, [ˈro̞s̠kɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -oskɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ros‧ka

Noun

roska

  1. (collective) litter, trash, rubbish, refuse
  2. a piece of litter
  3. (figurative) rubbish, trash (worthless artistic, literary, or musical material or similar)

Usage notes
  • In plural used also as collective noun.

Declension
Inflection of roska (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative roska roskat
genitive roskan roskien
partitive roskaa roskia
illative roskaan roskiin
singular plural
nominative roska roskat
accusative nom. roska roskat
gen. roskan
genitive roskan roskien
roskainrare
partitive roskaa roskia
inessive roskassa roskissa
elative roskasta roskista
illative roskaan roskiin
adessive roskalla roskilla
ablative roskalta roskilta
allative roskalle roskille
essive roskana roskina
translative roskaksi roskiksi
instructive — roskin
abessive roskatta roskitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of roska (type koira)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative roskani roskani
accusative nom. roskani roskani
gen. roskani
genitive roskani roskieni
roskainirare
partitive roskaani roskiani
inessive roskassani roskissani
elative roskastani roskistani
illative roskaani roskiini
adessive roskallani roskillani
ablative roskaltani roskiltani
allative roskalleni roskilleni
essive roskanani roskinani
translative roskakseni roskikseni
instructive — —
abessive roskattani roskittani
comitative — roskineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative roskasi roskasi
accusative nom. roskasi roskasi
gen. roskasi
genitive roskasi roskiesi
roskaisirare
partitive roskaasi roskiasi
inessive roskassasi roskissasi
elative roskastasi roskistasi
illative roskaasi roskiisi
adessive roskallasi roskillasi
ablative roskaltasi roskiltasi
allative roskallesi roskillesi
essive roskanasi roskinasi
translative roskaksesi roskiksesi
instructive — —
abessive roskattasi roskittasi
comitative — roskinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative roskamme roskamme
accusative nom. roskamme roskamme
gen. roskamme
genitive roskamme roskiemme
roskaimmerare
partitive roskaamme roskiamme
inessive roskassamme roskissamme
elative roskastamme roskistamme
illative roskaamme roskiimme
adessive roskallamme roskillamme
ablative roskaltamme roskiltamme
allative roskallemme roskillemme
essive roskanamme roskinamme
translative roskaksemme roskiksemme
instructive — —
abessive roskattamme roskittamme
comitative — roskinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative roskanne roskanne
accusative nom. roskanne roskanne
gen. roskanne
genitive roskanne roskienne
roskainnerare
partitive roskaanne roskianne
inessive roskassanne roskissanne
elative roskastanne roskistanne
illative roskaanne roskiinne
adessive roskallanne roskillanne
ablative roskaltanne roskiltanne
allative roskallenne roskillenne
essive roskananne roskinanne
translative roskaksenne roskiksenne
instructive — —
abessive roskattanne roskittanne
comitative — roskinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative roskansa roskansa
accusative nom. roskansa roskansa
gen. roskansa
genitive roskansa roskiensa
roskainsarare
partitive roskaansa roskiaan
roskiansa
inessive roskassaan
roskassansa		 roskissaan
roskissansa
elative roskastaan
roskastansa		 roskistaan
roskistansa
illative roskaansa roskiinsa
adessive roskallaan
roskallansa		 roskillaan
roskillansa
ablative roskaltaan
roskaltansa		 roskiltaan
roskiltansa
allative roskalleen
roskallensa		 roskilleen
roskillensa
essive roskanaan
roskanansa		 roskinaan
roskinansa
translative roskakseen
roskaksensa		 roskikseen
roskiksensa
instructive — —
abessive roskattaan
roskattansa		 roskittaan
roskittansa
comitative — roskineen
roskinensa

Synonyms

Derived terms

Compounds

References
  1. Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Anagrams

Ingrian

Noun

roska

  1. litter (waste)

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

rosa +‎ -ka

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈrɔska]

Noun

roska f

  1. Diminutive of rosa

Declension
Declension of roska
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative roska rosce roski
Genitive roski roskowu roskow
Dative rosce roskoma roskam
Accusative rosku rosce roski
Instrumental rosku roskoma roskami
Locative rosce roskoma roskach
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