leuka

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lëuka, possibly from a Baltic language, compare Lithuanian liauka (“gland”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈleu̯kɑ/, [ˈle̞u̯kɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -eukɑ
  • Syllabification(key): leu‧ka

Noun

leuka

  1. jaw (part of the face below the mouth)
  2. chin (bottom of a face)
    Synonym: alaleuka
  3. jaw (bone of the jaw)
    Synonym: leukaluu
  4. jaw (one of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other)
  5. (colloquial) Synonym of leuanveto (“pull-up (exercise)”)

Declension
Inflection of leuka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation)
nominative leuka leuat
genitive leuan leukojen
partitive leukaa leukoja
illative leukaan leukoihin
singular plural
nominative leuka leuat
accusative nom. leuka leuat
gen. leuan
genitive leuan leukojen
leukainrare
partitive leukaa leukoja
inessive leuassa leuoissa
elative leuasta leuoista
illative leukaan leukoihin
adessive leualla leuoilla
ablative leualta leuoilta
allative leualle leuoille
essive leukana leukoina
translative leuaksi leuoiksi
abessive leuatta leuoitta
instructive — leuoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of leuka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative leukani leukani
accusative nom. leukani leukani
gen. leukani
genitive leukani leukojeni
leukainirare
partitive leukaani leukojani
inessive leuassani leuoissani
elative leuastani leuoistani
illative leukaani leukoihini
adessive leuallani leuoillani
ablative leualtani leuoiltani
allative leualleni leuoilleni
essive leukanani leukoinani
translative leuakseni leuoikseni
abessive leuattani leuoittani
instructive — —
comitative — leukoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative leukasi leukasi
accusative nom. leukasi leukasi
gen. leukasi
genitive leukasi leukojesi
leukaisirare
partitive leukaasi leukojasi
inessive leuassasi leuoissasi
elative leuastasi leuoistasi
illative leukaasi leukoihisi
adessive leuallasi leuoillasi
ablative leualtasi leuoiltasi
allative leuallesi leuoillesi
essive leukanasi leukoinasi
translative leuaksesi leuoiksesi
abessive leuattasi leuoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — leukoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative leukamme leukamme
accusative nom. leukamme leukamme
gen. leukamme
genitive leukamme leukojemme
leukaimmerare
partitive leukaamme leukojamme
inessive leuassamme leuoissamme
elative leuastamme leuoistamme
illative leukaamme leukoihimme
adessive leuallamme leuoillamme
ablative leualtamme leuoiltamme
allative leuallemme leuoillemme
essive leukanamme leukoinamme
translative leuaksemme leuoiksemme
abessive leuattamme leuoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — leukoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative leukanne leukanne
accusative nom. leukanne leukanne
gen. leukanne
genitive leukanne leukojenne
leukainnerare
partitive leukaanne leukojanne
inessive leuassanne leuoissanne
elative leuastanne leuoistanne
illative leukaanne leukoihinne
adessive leuallanne leuoillanne
ablative leualtanne leuoiltanne
allative leuallenne leuoillenne
essive leukananne leukoinanne
translative leuaksenne leuoiksenne
abessive leuattanne leuoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — leukoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative leukansa leukansa
accusative nom. leukansa leukansa
gen. leukansa
genitive leukansa leukojensa
leukainsarare
partitive leukaansa leukojaan
leukojansa
inessive leuassaan
leuassansa		 leuoissaan
leuoissansa
elative leuastaan
leuastansa		 leuoistaan
leuoistansa
illative leukaansa leukoihinsa
adessive leuallaan
leuallansa		 leuoillaan
leuoillansa
ablative leualtaan
leualtansa		 leuoiltaan
leuoiltansa
allative leualleen
leuallensa		 leuoilleen
leuoillensa
essive leukanaan
leukanansa		 leukoinaan
leukoinansa
translative leuakseen
leuaksensa		 leuoikseen
leuoiksensa
abessive leuattaan
leuattansa		 leuoittaan
leuoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — leukoineen
leukoinensa

Derived terms
compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian
Leuka (1).
Leuka (2).

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lëuka. Cognates include Finnish leuka and Estonian lõug.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈleu̯kɑ/, [ˈlʲe̞u̯k]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈlʲeu̯kɑ/, [ˈlʲe̞u̯ɡ̊ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -eu̯k, -eu̯kɑ
  • Hyphenation: leu‧ka

Noun

leuka

  1. jaw
  2. chin
  3. (figurative) lip

Declension
Declension of leuka (type 3/kana, euk-evv gradation)
singular plural
nominative leuka levvat
genitive levvan leukoin
partitive leukaa leukoja
illative leukaa leukoi
inessive levvaas levvois
elative levvast levvoist
allative levvalle levvoille
adessive levvaal levvoil
ablative levvalt levvoilt
translative levvaks levvoiks
essive leukanna, leukaan leukoinna, leukoin
exessive1) leukant leukoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

Derived terms

References
  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 59
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 262

Karelian

Alternative forms

Noun

leuka (genitive leuvan, partitive leukua)

  1. jaw
  2. chin
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