Finnish
Etymology
Clipping of purukumi + -kka
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpurkːɑ/, [ˈpurkːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -urkːɑ
- Syllabification(key): purk‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): purk‧ka
Noun
purkka
- (colloquial) chewing gum, bubble gum
- Synonym: purukumi
- (music) bubblegum (pop music style)
- (slang) kludge, hack (temporary and/or unelegant solution)
Usage notes
- (kludge, hack): Most often used in the partitive after olla (“to be”).
Declension
| Inflection of purkka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
|
| nominative
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purkka
|
purkat
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| genitive
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purkan
|
purkkien
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| partitive
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purkkaa
|
purkkia
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| illative
|
purkkaan
|
purkkiin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
purkka
|
purkat
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
purkka
|
purkat
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| gen.
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purkan
|
| genitive
|
purkan
|
purkkien
purkkain rare
|
| partitive
|
purkkaa
|
purkkia
|
| inessive
|
purkassa
|
purkissa
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| elative
|
purkasta
|
purkista
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| illative
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purkkaan
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purkkiin
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| adessive
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purkalla
|
purkilla
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| ablative
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purkalta
|
purkilta
|
| allative
|
purkalle
|
purkille
|
| essive
|
purkkana
|
purkkina
|
| translative
|
purkaksi
|
purkiksi
|
| abessive
|
purkatta
|
purkitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
purkin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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purkkani
|
purkkani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
purkkani
|
purkkani
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| gen.
|
purkkani
|
| genitive
|
purkkani
|
purkkieni
purkkaini rare
|
| partitive
|
purkkaani
|
purkkiani
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| inessive
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purkassani
|
purkissani
|
| elative
|
purkastani
|
purkistani
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| illative
|
purkkaani
|
purkkiini
|
| adessive
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purkallani
|
purkillani
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| ablative
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purkaltani
|
purkiltani
|
| allative
|
purkalleni
|
purkilleni
|
| essive
|
purkkanani
|
purkkinani
|
| translative
|
purkakseni
|
purkikseni
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| abessive
|
purkattani
|
purkittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
purkkineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
purkkasi
|
purkkasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
purkkasi
|
purkkasi
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| gen.
|
purkkasi
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| genitive
|
purkkasi
|
purkkiesi
purkkaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
purkkaasi
|
purkkiasi
|
| inessive
|
purkassasi
|
purkissasi
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| elative
|
purkastasi
|
purkistasi
|
| illative
|
purkkaasi
|
purkkiisi
|
| adessive
|
purkallasi
|
purkillasi
|
| ablative
|
purkaltasi
|
purkiltasi
|
| allative
|
purkallesi
|
purkillesi
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| essive
|
purkkanasi
|
purkkinasi
|
| translative
|
purkaksesi
|
purkiksesi
|
| abessive
|
purkattasi
|
purkittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
purkkinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
purkkamme
|
purkkamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
purkkamme
|
purkkamme
|
| gen.
|
purkkamme
|
| genitive
|
purkkamme
|
purkkiemme
purkkaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
purkkaamme
|
purkkiamme
|
| inessive
|
purkassamme
|
purkissamme
|
| elative
|
purkastamme
|
purkistamme
|
| illative
|
purkkaamme
|
purkkiimme
|
| adessive
|
purkallamme
|
purkillamme
|
| ablative
|
purkaltamme
|
purkiltamme
|
| allative
|
purkallemme
|
purkillemme
|
| essive
|
purkkanamme
|
purkkinamme
|
| translative
|
purkaksemme
|
purkiksemme
|
| abessive
|
purkattamme
|
purkittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
purkkinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
purkkanne
|
purkkanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
purkkanne
|
purkkanne
|
| gen.
|
purkkanne
|
| genitive
|
purkkanne
|
purkkienne
purkkainne rare
|
| partitive
|
purkkaanne
|
purkkianne
|
| inessive
|
purkassanne
|
purkissanne
|
| elative
|
purkastanne
|
purkistanne
|
| illative
|
purkkaanne
|
purkkiinne
|
| adessive
|
purkallanne
|
purkillanne
|
| ablative
|
purkaltanne
|
purkiltanne
|
| allative
|
purkallenne
|
purkillenne
|
| essive
|
purkkananne
|
purkkinanne
|
| translative
|
purkaksenne
|
purkiksenne
|
| abessive
|
purkattanne
|
purkittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
purkkinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
purkkansa
|
purkkansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
purkkansa
|
purkkansa
|
| gen.
|
purkkansa
|
| genitive
|
purkkansa
|
purkkiensa
purkkainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
purkkaansa
|
purkkiaan
purkkiansa
|
| inessive
|
purkassaan
purkassansa
|
purkissaan
purkissansa
|
| elative
|
purkastaan
purkastansa
|
purkistaan
purkistansa
|
| illative
|
purkkaansa
|
purkkiinsa
|
| adessive
|
purkallaan
purkallansa
|
purkillaan
purkillansa
|
| ablative
|
purkaltaan
purkaltansa
|
purkiltaan
purkiltansa
|
| allative
|
purkalleen
purkallensa
|
purkilleen
purkillensa
|
| essive
|
purkkanaan
purkkanansa
|
purkkinaan
purkkinansa
|
| translative
|
purkakseen
purkaksensa
|
purkikseen
purkiksensa
|
| abessive
|
purkattaan
purkattansa
|
purkittaan
purkittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
purkkineen
purkkinensa
|
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Derived terms
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