sulka

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sulka, likely from Proto-Uralic *tulka. Cognates include Estonian sulg and Hungarian toll.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: sul‧ka

Noun

sulka

  1. feather (stiff feather in a bird's wing or tail that helps to produce the lift)
  2. windscreen wiper rubber blade

Usage notes

The word "feather" has two translations into Finnish: sulka which is defined above and höyhen which refers to the shorter and softer feathers that cover the bird's body. Closest to the skin is the fine untuva (“down”) which helps to maintain body heat on cold weather.

Declension
Inflection of sulka (Kotus type 10/koira, k- gradation)
nominative sulka sulat
genitive sulan sulkien
partitive sulkaa sulkia
illative sulkaan sulkiin
singular plural
nominative sulka sulat
accusative nom. sulka sulat
gen. sulan
genitive sulan sulkien
sulkainrare
partitive sulkaa sulkia
inessive sulassa sulissa
elative sulasta sulista
illative sulkaan sulkiin
adessive sulalla sulilla
ablative sulalta sulilta
allative sulalle sulille
essive sulkana sulkina
translative sulaksi suliksi
instructive — sulin
abessive sulatta sulitta
comitative — sulkineen

See also

Anagrams

Votic

Noun

sulka (genitive sulgaa, partitive [please provide])

  1. feather
  2. pen

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References
  • "sulka" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat
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