vakka
Finnish
Noun
vakka
- (historical) A unit of dry volume used in Sweden (halvspann in Swedish) and Finland before introduction of metric system. There has been regional and temporal variation, but the 1665 regulation defined it so that it's equal to 36.64 liters, which is quite close to an imperial bushel (36.3687 l).
- A type of wooden container of varying size, made of bent thin board to make it strong and light, and equipped with a close fitting cap.
- (by extension) Any roundish, voluminous container equipped with a cap.
Declension
| Inflection of vakka (Kotus type 9/kala, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vakka | vakat | |
| genitive | vakan | vakkojen | |
| partitive | vakkaa | vakkoja | |
| illative | vakkaan | vakkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vakka | vakat | |
| accusative | nom. | vakka | vakat |
| gen. | vakan | ||
| genitive | vakan | vakkojen vakkainrare | |
| partitive | vakkaa | vakkoja | |
| inessive | vakassa | vakoissa | |
| elative | vakasta | vakoista | |
| illative | vakkaan | vakkoihin | |
| adessive | vakalla | vakoilla | |
| ablative | vakalta | vakoilta | |
| allative | vakalle | vakoille | |
| essive | vakkana | vakkoina | |
| translative | vakaksi | vakoiksi | |
| instructive | — | vakoin | |
| abessive | vakatta | vakoitta | |
| comitative | — | vakkoineen | |
Derived terms
- Vakka-Suomi
- vakka kantensa valitsee
See also
Anagrams
Ingrian
Noun
vakka
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