haaska
Finnish
editEtymology
editProbably derived from haja- (compare dialectal haiska) with + -ska.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithaaska
- the carcass of an animal
- Synonym: raato
- (hunting) carcass used as bait when hunting carnivores
- (derogatory) an ugly person, especially woman
Declension
edit| Inflection of haaska (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | haaska | haaskat | |
| genitive | haaskan | haaskojen | |
| partitive | haaskaa | haaskoja | |
| illative | haaskaan | haaskoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | haaska | haaskat | |
| accusative | nom. | haaska | haaskat |
| gen. | haaskan | ||
| genitive | haaskan | haaskojen haaskain rare | |
| partitive | haaskaa | haaskoja | |
| inessive | haaskassa | haaskoissa | |
| elative | haaskasta | haaskoista | |
| illative | haaskaan | haaskoihin | |
| adessive | haaskalla | haaskoilla | |
| ablative | haaskalta | haaskoilta | |
| allative | haaskalle | haaskoille | |
| essive | haaskana | haaskoina | |
| translative | haaskaksi | haaskoiksi | |
| abessive | haaskatta | haaskoitta | |
| instructive | — | haaskoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
editcompounds
References
edit- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading
edit- “haaska”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02