markka
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Finnish markka, from a Germanic language, likely German Mark. Doublet of mark.
Noun[edit]
markka (plural markkas or markkaa)
- A (Finnish) mark, the currency used in Finland before the introduction of the euro, consisting of 100 penni. Abbreviation FIM.
Translations[edit]
unit of currency
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *markka, borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] or directly from Proto-Germanic *marką.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
markka
- former Finnish currency: markka, (Finnish) mark (abbreviations mk, FIM)
- sata markkaa
- one hundred marks
- Kynät maksavat markan kappale.
- The pens cost one markka each.
- sata markkaa
- mark (a currency used in many European countries, notably Germany and Finland; currently in use only in Bosnia and Herzegovina, see: convertible mark)
- Ellipsis of Saksan markka or saksanmarkka.
- a one-mark coin or note (see markanraha)
- (historical) unit of measure for weight equivalent to half a Scandinavian pound or 212.56 grams
- (informal, in the plural) money or wealth
- (slang) hundred, especially of speed
Declension[edit]
Inflection of markka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | ||||
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nominative | markka | markat | ||
genitive | markan | markkojen | ||
partitive | markkaa | markkoja | ||
illative | markkaan | markkoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | markka | markat | ||
accusative | nom. | markka | markat | |
gen. | markan | |||
genitive | markan | markkojen markkainrare | ||
partitive | markkaa | markkoja | ||
inessive | markassa | markoissa | ||
elative | markasta | markoista | ||
illative | markkaan | markkoihin | ||
adessive | markalla | markoilla | ||
ablative | markalta | markoilta | ||
allative | markalle | markoille | ||
essive | markkana | markkoina | ||
translative | markaksi | markoiksi | ||
abessive | markatta | markoitta | ||
instructive | — | markoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms[edit]
- (coin or note): markanraha
- (money): raha
- (wealth): varallisuus, varat
Derived terms[edit]
compounds
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “markka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Portuguese[edit]
Noun[edit]
markka f (plural markkas)
- Alternative spelling of marca (Finnish currency)
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