sarka

See also: šarka, Šárka, sarķa, and sarƙa

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sarka, from Proto-Uralic *sarka (“branch?”). Cognates include Estonian sarg, Ingrian sarka, Karelian sarka, Livvi sargu, Veps sarg, Votic sarkõ, Northern Sami suorgi (“branch”), Tundra Nenets [script needed] (tārka, “branch”) and Northern Selkup [script needed] (tolka, “branch”) (from Proto-Samoyedic *tårkå).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑrkɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝rkɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrkɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): sar‧ka

Noun

sarka

1. patch, strip (of field)
2. frieze (textile)
3. (figuratively) field, area, branch

   Synonym: ala

4. (colloquial) chance, odds

   Voittoon ei ollut mitään sarkaa.

   There was no chance to win.

Declension

Inflection of sarka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation)
nominative		sarka	sarat
genitive		saran	sarkojen
partitive		sarkaa	sarkoja
illative		sarkaan	sarkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sarka	sarat
accusative	nom.	sarka	sarat
	gen.	saran
genitive		saran	sarkojen sarkain rare
partitive		sarkaa	sarkoja
inessive		sarassa	saroissa
elative		sarasta	saroista
illative		sarkaan	sarkoihin
adessive		saralla	saroilla
ablative		saralta	saroilta
allative		saralle	saroille
essive		sarkana	sarkoina
translative		saraksi	saroiksi
abessive		saratta	saroitta
instructive		—	saroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sarka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sarkani sarkani accusative nom. sarkani sarkani gen. sarkani genitive sarkani sarkojeni sarkaini rare partitive sarkaani sarkojani inessive sarassani saroissani elative sarastani saroistani illative sarkaani sarkoihini adessive sarallani saroillani ablative saraltani saroiltani allative saralleni saroilleni essive sarkanani sarkoinani translative sarakseni saroikseni abessive sarattani saroittani instructive — — comitative — sarkoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sarkasi sarkasi accusative nom. sarkasi sarkasi gen. sarkasi genitive sarkasi sarkojesi sarkaisi rare partitive sarkaasi sarkojasi inessive sarassasi saroissasi elative sarastasi saroistasi illative sarkaasi sarkoihisi adessive sarallasi saroillasi ablative saraltasi saroiltasi allative sarallesi saroillesi essive sarkanasi sarkoinasi translative saraksesi saroiksesi abessive sarattasi saroittasi instructive — — comitative — sarkoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sarkamme sarkamme accusative nom. sarkamme sarkamme gen. sarkamme genitive sarkamme sarkojemme sarkaimme rare partitive sarkaamme sarkojamme inessive sarassamme saroissamme elative sarastamme saroistamme illative sarkaamme sarkoihimme adessive sarallamme saroillamme ablative saraltamme saroiltamme allative sarallemme saroillemme essive sarkanamme sarkoinamme translative saraksemme saroiksemme abessive sarattamme saroittamme instructive — — comitative — sarkoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sarkanne sarkanne accusative nom. sarkanne sarkanne gen. sarkanne genitive sarkanne sarkojenne sarkainne rare partitive sarkaanne sarkojanne inessive sarassanne saroissanne elative sarastanne saroistanne illative sarkaanne sarkoihinne adessive sarallanne saroillanne ablative saraltanne saroiltanne allative sarallenne saroillenne essive sarkananne sarkoinanne translative saraksenne saroiksenne abessive sarattanne saroittanne instructive — — comitative — sarkoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sarkansa sarkansa accusative nom. sarkansa sarkansa gen. sarkansa genitive sarkansa sarkojensa sarkainsa rare partitive sarkaansa sarkojaan sarkojansa inessive sarassaan sarassansa saroissaan saroissansa elative sarastaan sarastansa saroistaan saroistansa illative sarkaansa sarkoihinsa adessive sarallaan sarallansa saroillaan saroillansa ablative saraltaan saraltansa saroiltaan saroiltansa allative saralleen sarallensa saroilleen saroillensa essive sarkanaan sarkanansa sarkoinaan sarkoinansa translative sarakseen saraksensa saroikseen saroiksensa abessive sarattaan sarattansa saroittaan saroittansa instructive — — comitative — sarkoineen sarkoinensa

Derived terms

• sarake
• sarkain
• sarkainen
• Sarkanen
• sarkaus
• Sarkola

 

compounds

• keskisarka
• peltosarka
• perunasarka
• Saranpää
• sarkahousut
• sarkajako
• sarkamylly
• sarkaoja
• sarkatakki
• sarkatamppi
• työsarka

 

Further reading

• “sarka”, 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

Anagrams

• Arska, askar, rakas, raksa

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sàr.káː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [sàr.káː]

Noun

sàr̃kā f (possessed form sàr̃kar̃)

1. Alternative form of sàlkā

Hungarian

Etymology

From the sark- stem of sarok (“corner; heel”) +‎ -a (“his/her/its”, possessive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃɒrkɒ]
• Hyphenation: sar‧ka

Noun

sarka

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of sarok

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	sarka	—
accusative	sarkát	—
dative	sarkának	—
instrumental	sarkával	—
causal-final	sarkáért	—
translative	sarkává	—
terminative	sarkáig	—
essive-formal	sarkaként	—
essive-modal	sarkául	—
inessive	sarkában	—
superessive	sarkán	—
adessive	sarkánál	—
illative	sarkába	—
sublative	sarkára	—
allative	sarkához	—
elative	sarkából	—
delative	sarkáról	—
ablative	sarkától	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	sarkáé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	sarkáéi	—

Ingrian

Sarka (1).

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sarka. Cognates include Finnish sarka and Estonian sarg.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑrkɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑrk]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑrkɑ/, [ˈʃɑrɡ̊ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑrk, -ɑrkɑ
• Hyphenation: sar‧ka

Noun

sarka

1. strip, patch (of a field)
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 40:

     Sarat kitsaat laahittii.

     The narrow strips of the field were ploughed.

2. frieze (coarse woolen cloth)

Declension

Declension of sarka (type 3/kana, k- gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	sarka	sarat
genitive	saran	sarkoin
partitive	sarkaa	sarkoja
illative	sarkaa	sarkoi
inessive	saras	sarois
elative	sarast	saroist
allative	saralle	saroille
adessive	saral	saroil
ablative	saralt	saroilt
translative	saraks	saroiks
essive	sarkanna, sarkaan	sarkoinna, sarkoin
exessive1)	sarkant	sarkoint
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.

Derived terms

• kotisarka
• leppäsarka
• myllysarka
• tammisarka
• viljasarka

 

References

• Fedor Tumansky (1790) “сарка”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 695
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 506

Latvian

Verb

sarka

1. third-person singular/plural past indicative of sarkt

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsar.ka/
• Rhymes: -arka
• Syllabification: sar‧ka

Verb

sarka

1. third-person singular present of sarkać