keikka
Finnish
editEtymology
editBack-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
editNoun
editkeikka
- gig (performing engagement by a musical group)
- (colloquial) gig (temporary job)
- (colloquial) job, task
- (colloquial) heist
Declension
editInflection 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 keikkain rare | |
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
editcompounds
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; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), 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
editSwedish
editNoun
editkeikka c
- (Finland, colloquial, music) gig
- Synonym: gig
Declension
editDeclension of keikka
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