Finnish
Etymology
According to NSES, possibly derived from väkä, based on e.g. variants like väkärä, vekärä and dialectal senses “crooked tree, crooked piece of wood”;[1] thus perhaps equivalent to väkä + -ra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋekɑrɑ/, [ˈʋe̞kɑ̝rɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ekɑrɑ
- Syllabification(key): ve‧ka‧ra
- Hyphenation(key): ve‧ka‧ra
Noun
vekara
- (colloquial) kid, child
- cocking rope for a crossbow
- (military slang) Vekaranjärvi garrison
Declension
| Inflection of vekara (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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| nominative
|
vekara
|
vekarat
|
| genitive
|
vekaran
|
vekaroiden
vekaroitten
|
| partitive
|
vekaraa
|
vekaroita
|
| illative
|
vekaraan
|
vekaroihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vekara
|
vekarat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vekara
|
vekarat
|
| gen.
|
vekaran
|
| genitive
|
vekaran
|
vekaroiden
vekaroitten
vekarain rare
|
| partitive
|
vekaraa
|
vekaroita
|
| inessive
|
vekarassa
|
vekaroissa
|
| elative
|
vekarasta
|
vekaroista
|
| illative
|
vekaraan
|
vekaroihin
|
| adessive
|
vekaralla
|
vekaroilla
|
| ablative
|
vekaralta
|
vekaroilta
|
| allative
|
vekaralle
|
vekaroille
|
| essive
|
vekarana
|
vekaroina
|
| translative
|
vekaraksi
|
vekaroiksi
|
| abessive
|
vekaratta
|
vekaroitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
vekaroin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vekarani
|
vekarani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vekarani
|
vekarani
|
| gen.
|
vekarani
|
| genitive
|
vekarani
|
vekaroideni
vekaroitteni
vekaraini rare
|
| partitive
|
vekaraani
|
vekaroitani
|
| inessive
|
vekarassani
|
vekaroissani
|
| elative
|
vekarastani
|
vekaroistani
|
| illative
|
vekaraani
|
vekaroihini
|
| adessive
|
vekarallani
|
vekaroillani
|
| ablative
|
vekaraltani
|
vekaroiltani
|
| allative
|
vekaralleni
|
vekaroilleni
|
| essive
|
vekaranani
|
vekaroinani
|
| translative
|
vekarakseni
|
vekaroikseni
|
| abessive
|
vekarattani
|
vekaroittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vekaroineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vekarasi
|
vekarasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vekarasi
|
vekarasi
|
| gen.
|
vekarasi
|
| genitive
|
vekarasi
|
vekaroidesi
vekaroittesi
vekaraisi rare
|
| partitive
|
vekaraasi
|
vekaroitasi
|
| inessive
|
vekarassasi
|
vekaroissasi
|
| elative
|
vekarastasi
|
vekaroistasi
|
| illative
|
vekaraasi
|
vekaroihisi
|
| adessive
|
vekarallasi
|
vekaroillasi
|
| ablative
|
vekaraltasi
|
vekaroiltasi
|
| allative
|
vekarallesi
|
vekaroillesi
|
| essive
|
vekaranasi
|
vekaroinasi
|
| translative
|
vekaraksesi
|
vekaroiksesi
|
| abessive
|
vekarattasi
|
vekaroittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vekaroinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vekaramme
|
vekaramme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vekaramme
|
vekaramme
|
| gen.
|
vekaramme
|
| genitive
|
vekaramme
|
vekaroidemme
vekaroittemme
vekaraimme rare
|
| partitive
|
vekaraamme
|
vekaroitamme
|
| inessive
|
vekarassamme
|
vekaroissamme
|
| elative
|
vekarastamme
|
vekaroistamme
|
| illative
|
vekaraamme
|
vekaroihimme
|
| adessive
|
vekarallamme
|
vekaroillamme
|
| ablative
|
vekaraltamme
|
vekaroiltamme
|
| allative
|
vekarallemme
|
vekaroillemme
|
| essive
|
vekaranamme
|
vekaroinamme
|
| translative
|
vekaraksemme
|
vekaroiksemme
|
| abessive
|
vekarattamme
|
vekaroittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vekaroinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vekaranne
|
vekaranne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vekaranne
|
vekaranne
|
| gen.
|
vekaranne
|
| genitive
|
vekaranne
|
vekaroidenne
vekaroittenne
vekarainne rare
|
| partitive
|
vekaraanne
|
vekaroitanne
|
| inessive
|
vekarassanne
|
vekaroissanne
|
| elative
|
vekarastanne
|
vekaroistanne
|
| illative
|
vekaraanne
|
vekaroihinne
|
| adessive
|
vekarallanne
|
vekaroillanne
|
| ablative
|
vekaraltanne
|
vekaroiltanne
|
| allative
|
vekarallenne
|
vekaroillenne
|
| essive
|
vekarananne
|
vekaroinanne
|
| translative
|
vekaraksenne
|
vekaroiksenne
|
| abessive
|
vekarattanne
|
vekaroittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vekaroinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vekaransa
|
vekaransa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vekaransa
|
vekaransa
|
| gen.
|
vekaransa
|
| genitive
|
vekaransa
|
vekaroidensa
vekaroittensa
vekarainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
vekaraansa
|
vekaroitaan
vekaroitansa
|
| inessive
|
vekarassaan
vekarassansa
|
vekaroissaan
vekaroissansa
|
| elative
|
vekarastaan
vekarastansa
|
vekaroistaan
vekaroistansa
|
| illative
|
vekaraansa
|
vekaroihinsa
|
| adessive
|
vekarallaan
vekarallansa
|
vekaroillaan
vekaroillansa
|
| ablative
|
vekaraltaan
vekaraltansa
|
vekaroiltaan
vekaroiltansa
|
| allative
|
vekaralleen
vekarallensa
|
vekaroilleen
vekaroillensa
|
| essive
|
vekaranaan
vekaranansa
|
vekaroinaan
vekaroinansa
|
| translative
|
vekarakseen
vekaraksensa
|
vekaroikseen
vekaroiksensa
|
| abessive
|
vekarattaan
vekarattansa
|
vekaroittaan
vekaroittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vekaroineen
vekaroinensa
|
|
Derived terms
References
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004), Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
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