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raaka

raaka

See also: råka

Finnish

Adjective

raaka (comparative raaempi, superlative raain)

  1. raw
  2. crude
  3. rude, brutal
Declension
Inflection of raaka (Kotus type 9/kala, k- gradation)
nominative raaka raa'at
genitive raa'an raakojen
partitive raakaa raakoja
illative raakaan raakoihin
singular plural
nominative raaka raa'at
accusative nom. raaka raa'at
gen. raa'an
genitive raa'an raakojen
raakainrare
partitive raakaa raakoja
inessive raa'assa raaoissa
elative raa'asta raaoista
illative raakaan raakoihin
adessive raa'alla raaoilla
ablative raa'alta raaoilta
allative raa'alle raaoille
essive raakana raakoina
translative raa'aksi raaoiksi
instructive raaoin
abessive raa'atta raaoitta
comitative raakoine
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Etymology 2

From neighbouring Germanic languages, compare German Rah, Rahe (yard), Swedish (yard).

Noun

raaka

  1. (nautical) yard
Declension
Inflection of raaka (Kotus type 9/kala, k- gradation)
nominative raaka raa'at
genitive raa'an raakojen
partitive raakaa raakoja
illative raakaan raakoihin
singular plural
nominative raaka raa'at
accusative nom. raaka raa'at
gen. raa'an
genitive raa'an raakojen
raakainrare
partitive raakaa raakoja
inessive raa'assa raaoissa
elative raa'asta raaoista
illative raakaan raakoihin
adessive raa'alla raaoilla
ablative raa'alta raaoilta
allative raa'alle raaoille
essive raakana raakoina
translative raa'aksi raaoiksi
instructive raaoin
abessive raa'atta raaoitta
comitative raakoineen

References

  1. Jens Elmegård Rasmussen, Germanic Verschärfung, in Historical Linguistics, 1987: Papers from the 8th International Conference: the Finnish loanword raaka "raw" hasa long /ā/ and appears to have been borrowed from a Northwest Germanic form [of PGmc. *hrawaz]

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