akana
See also: Akana
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aganō (“chaff”), from Proto-Indo-European *aḱanā. Cognates include Karelian and Votic akana, Veps and Estonian agan, and Livonian agān. Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (16th century).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɑkɑnɑ]
- Hyphenation: a‧ka‧na
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑnɑ
Noun
akana
- The husk of a grain.
- In plural (akanat), chaff (inedible parts of a plant whose seeds are eaten as grain).
- Akanoiden erottamiseksi varhaisissa kulttuureissa heitettiin viljaa ilmaan ja annettiin tuulen puhaltaa pois kevyemmät akanat.
- To separate out the chaff, early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff.
Declension
| Inflection of akana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | akana | akanat | |
| genitive | akanan | akanoiden akanoitten | |
| partitive | akanaa | akanoita | |
| illative | akanaan | akanoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | akana | akanat | |
| accusative | nom. | akana | akanat |
| gen. | akanan | ||
| genitive | akanan | akanoiden akanoitten akanainrare | |
| partitive | akanaa | akanoita | |
| inessive | akanassa | akanoissa | |
| elative | akanasta | akanoista | |
| illative | akanaan | akanoihin | |
| adessive | akanalla | akanoilla | |
| ablative | akanalta | akanoilta | |
| allative | akanalle | akanoille | |
| essive | akanana | akanoina | |
| translative | akanaksi | akanoiksi | |
| instructive | — | akanoin | |
| abessive | akanatta | akanoitta | |
| comitative | — | akanoineen | |
Derived terms
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2013). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Helsinki: Sanoma Pro OY. →ISBN.
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