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
- Hyphenation(key): ros‧ka
Noun
roska
- (collective, often in the plural) litter, trash, rubbish, refuse
- Voisitko viedä roskat?
- Could you take out the trash?
- Heitä vain roskiin.
- Just toss it in the trash.
- a piece of litter
- (figurative) rubbish, trash (worthless artistic, literary, or musical material or similar)
- Tuo peli on täyttä roskaa.
- That game is complete rubbish.
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 roskain rare | |
| 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 | |
| abessive | roskatta | roskitta | |
| instructive | — | roskin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- roskaantua
- roskainen
- roskata
- roskaus
- roskautua
- roskis
compounds
- ihmisroska
- mikroroska
- roska-astia
- roska-auto
- roskaelokuva
- roskajoukko
- roskajuoksu
- roskakala
- roskakasa
- roskakirjallisuus
- roskakori
- roskakuilu
- roskakulttuuri
- roskakuski
- roskalaatikko
- roskalaina
- roskalava
- roskalehdistö
- roskalehti
- roskaläjä
- roskapankki
- roskaposti
- roskapuhe
- roskapussi
- roskapönttö
- roskaromaani
- roskaruoka
- roskasakki
- roskasäiliö
- roskasäkki
- roskatunkio
- roskatynnyri
- roskaväki
- roskienkeräin
- roskienkeräys
- roskienkerääjä
Descendants
- → Ingrian: roska
References
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
Further reading
- “roska”, 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
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈroskɑ/, [ˈro̞s̠k]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈroskɑ/, [ˈro̞ʃkɑ]
- Rhymes: -osk, -oskɑ
- Hyphenation: ros‧ka
Noun
roska
- litter, waste
- sprout of a cultivated plant
Declension
| Declension of roska (type 3/koira, k- gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | roska | rosat |
| genitive | rosan | roskiin |
| partitive | roskaa | roskia |
| illative | roskaa | roskii |
| inessive | rosas | rosis |
| elative | rosast | rosist |
| allative | rosalle | rosille |
| adessive | rosal | rosil |
| ablative | rosalt | rosilt |
| translative | rosaks | rosiks |
| essive | roskanna, roskaan | roskinna, roskiin |
| exessive1) | roskant | roskint |
| 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
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 486
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔs.ka/
- Rhymes: -ɔska
- Syllabification: ros‧ka
Noun
roska f
- 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 |
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roskɑ/
Verb
roska (present roskar, preterite roskade, supine roskat, imperative roska)
- (Finland) to litter
- Synonym: skräpa ner
- Att roska är dåligt för miljön
- Littering is bad for the environment
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | roska | roskas | ||
| supine | roskat | roskats | ||
| imperative | roska | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | rosken | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | roskar | roskade | roskas | roskades |
| ind. plural1 | roska | roskade | roskas | roskades |
| subjunctive2 | roske | roskade | roskes | roskades |
| present participle | roskande | |||
| past participle | roskad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
- roskis
- roskkorg
- rosk