keikka
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back-formation from keikkua; the word originally referred to a swaying or rocking object. It is uncertain how the modern meaning developed, but the similar sounding English gig may have had an influence.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
keikka
- gig (performing engagement by a musical group)
- (colloquial) gig (temporary job)
- (colloquial) job, task
- (colloquial) heist
Declension[edit]
Inflection of keikka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | ||||
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nominative | keikka | keikat | ||
genitive | keikan | keikkojen | ||
partitive | keikkaa | keikkoja | ||
illative | keikkaan | keikkoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | keikka | keikat | ||
accusative | nom. | keikka | keikat | |
gen. | keikan | |||
genitive | keikan | keikkojen keikkainrare | ||
partitive | keikkaa | keikkoja | ||
inessive | keikassa | keikoissa | ||
elative | keikasta | keikoista | ||
illative | keikkaan | keikkoihin | ||
adessive | keikalla | keikoilla | ||
ablative | keikalta | keikoilta | ||
allative | keikalle | keikoille | ||
essive | keikkana | keikkoina | ||
translative | keikaksi | keikoiksi | ||
abessive | keikatta | keikoitta | ||
instructive | — | keikoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms[edit]
compounds
References[edit]
- ^ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN
Further reading[edit]
- “keikka”, 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
Anagrams[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
keikka c
- (Finland, colloquial, music) gig
- Synonym: gig
Declension[edit]
Declension of keikka | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | keikka | keikkan | keikkor | keikkorna |
Genitive | keikkas | keikkans | keikkors | keikkornas |
Categories:
- Finnish back-formations
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/eikːɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/eikːɑ/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish colloquialisms
- Finnish kala-type nominals
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Finland Swedish
- Swedish colloquialisms
- sv:Music