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Definition 2024
pihka
pihka
Finnish
Noun
pihka
- resin (hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees, in its natural state)
- (informal) love, in the expression olla pihkassa.
Declension
Inflection of pihka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | pihka | pihkat | |
genitive | pihkan | pihkojen | |
partitive | pihkaa | pihkoja | |
illative | pihkaan | pihkoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | pihka | pihkat | |
accusative | nom. | pihka | pihkat |
gen. | pihkan | ||
genitive | pihkan | pihkojen pihkainrare |
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partitive | pihkaa | pihkoja | |
inessive | pihkassa | pihkoissa | |
elative | pihkasta | pihkoista | |
illative | pihkaan | pihkoihin | |
adessive | pihkalla | pihkoilla | |
ablative | pihkalta | pihkoilta | |
allative | pihkalle | pihkoille | |
essive | pihkana | pihkoina | |
translative | pihkaksi | pihkoiksi | |
instructive | — | pihkoin | |
abessive | pihkatta | pihkoitta | |
comitative | — | pihkoineen |
Usage notes
To clarify the difference between Finnish terms pihka ("resin") and hartsi (“resin”): pihka is a natural product, which chemically speaking consists of non-volatile hydrocarbons generically called hartsi and volatile eteeriset öljyt (“essential oils”).
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