raukka
Finnish
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Germanic *draugaz, whence also Old Norse draugr. The sense development is difficult to explain.
Noun
raukka
- wretch
- coward
- poor thing (someone or something to be pitied)
- Raukka joutui odottamaan sateessa monta tuntia.
- The poor thing had to wait in rain for many hours.
- Raukka joutui odottamaan sateessa monta tuntia.
Usage notes
- In the sense "poor thing" used often with a name:
- Heka-raukka joutui odottamaan sateessa monta tuntia.
- Poor Heka had to wait in rain for many hours.
Declension
| Inflection of raukka (Kotus type 9/kala, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | raukka | raukat | |
| genitive | raukan | raukkojen | |
| partitive | raukkaa | raukkoja | |
| illative | raukkaan | raukkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | raukka | raukat | |
| accusative | nom. | raukka | raukat |
| gen. | raukan | ||
| genitive | raukan | raukkojen raukkainrare | |
| partitive | raukkaa | raukkoja | |
| inessive | raukassa | raukoissa | |
| elative | raukasta | raukoista | |
| illative | raukkaan | raukkoihin | |
| adessive | raukalla | raukoilla | |
| ablative | raukalta | raukoilta | |
| allative | raukalle | raukoille | |
| essive | raukkana | raukkoina | |
| translative | raukaksi | raukoiksi | |
| instructive | — | raukoin | |
| abessive | raukatta | raukoitta | |
| comitative | — | raukkoineen | |
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