hukka

See also: Hukka

English

Noun

hukka (plural hukkas)

1. Alternative spelling of hookah

Estonian

Etymology

Derived from hukk. See also hukas.

Adverb

hukka (not comparable)

1. into ruin, into destruction, into death

   Mitu inimest said õnnetuses hukka.

   Many people died in the accident. (lit. "got into ruin")

2. into a degenerated state, into a disorderly state

   Viinapudel tema hukka viiski.

   It was the vodka bottle that brought him down.

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hukka (“loss, ruin”), with uncertain links to Permic and Germanic languages. The meaning "wolf", characteristic of the Eastern Finnish dialects, is originally euphemistic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhukːɑ/, [ˈhukːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ukːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): huk‧ka

Noun

hukka

1. waste, loss

   hukkateho ― wasted power

   rahanhukka ― waste of money

   verenhukka ― blood loss

2. (idiomatic, usually in phrases) doom, peril (adverse or terrible fate)
3. (informal or dialectal) wolf
4. (hunting) A situation in which a hound loses the scent and is not able to find it again.

Declension

Inflection of hukka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
nominative		hukka	hukat
genitive		hukan	hukkien
partitive		hukkaa	hukkia
illative		hukkaan	hukkiin
		singular	plural
nominative		hukka	hukat
accusative	nom.	hukka	hukat
	gen.	hukan
genitive		hukan	hukkien hukkain rare
partitive		hukkaa	hukkia
inessive		hukassa	hukissa
elative		hukasta	hukista
illative		hukkaan	hukkiin
adessive		hukalla	hukilla
ablative		hukalta	hukilta
allative		hukalle	hukille
essive		hukkana	hukkina
translative		hukaksi	hukiksi
abessive		hukatta	hukitta
instructive		—	hukin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hukka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hukkani hukkani accusative nom. hukkani hukkani gen. hukkani genitive hukkani hukkieni hukkaini rare partitive hukkaani hukkiani inessive hukassani hukissani elative hukastani hukistani illative hukkaani hukkiini adessive hukallani hukillani ablative hukaltani hukiltani allative hukalleni hukilleni essive hukkanani hukkinani translative hukakseni hukikseni abessive hukattani hukittani instructive — — comitative — hukkineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hukkasi hukkasi accusative nom. hukkasi hukkasi gen. hukkasi genitive hukkasi hukkiesi hukkaisi rare partitive hukkaasi hukkiasi inessive hukassasi hukissasi elative hukastasi hukistasi illative hukkaasi hukkiisi adessive hukallasi hukillasi ablative hukaltasi hukiltasi allative hukallesi hukillesi essive hukkanasi hukkinasi translative hukaksesi hukiksesi abessive hukattasi hukittasi instructive — — comitative — hukkinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hukkamme hukkamme accusative nom. hukkamme hukkamme gen. hukkamme genitive hukkamme hukkiemme hukkaimme rare partitive hukkaamme hukkiamme inessive hukassamme hukissamme elative hukastamme hukistamme illative hukkaamme hukkiimme adessive hukallamme hukillamme ablative hukaltamme hukiltamme allative hukallemme hukillemme essive hukkanamme hukkinamme translative hukaksemme hukiksemme abessive hukattamme hukittamme instructive — — comitative — hukkinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hukkanne hukkanne accusative nom. hukkanne hukkanne gen. hukkanne genitive hukkanne hukkienne hukkainne rare partitive hukkaanne hukkianne inessive hukassanne hukissanne elative hukastanne hukistanne illative hukkaanne hukkiinne adessive hukallanne hukillanne ablative hukaltanne hukiltanne allative hukallenne hukillenne essive hukkananne hukkinanne translative hukaksenne hukiksenne abessive hukattanne hukittanne instructive — — comitative — hukkinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hukkansa hukkansa accusative nom. hukkansa hukkansa gen. hukkansa genitive hukkansa hukkiensa hukkainsa rare partitive hukkaansa hukkiaan hukkiansa inessive hukassaan hukassansa hukissaan hukissansa elative hukastaan hukastansa hukistaan hukistansa illative hukkaansa hukkiinsa adessive hukallaan hukallansa hukillaan hukillansa ablative hukaltaan hukaltansa hukiltaan hukiltansa allative hukalleen hukallensa hukilleen hukillensa essive hukkanaan hukkanansa hukkinaan hukkinansa translative hukakseen hukaksensa hukikseen hukiksensa abessive hukattaan hukattansa hukittaan hukittansa instructive — — comitative — hukkineen hukkinensa

Synonyms

• (wolf): susi

Derived terms

• hukassa
• hukata
• hukka perii
• hukkaan
• hukkaantua
• Hukkanen
• hukkautua
• hukkua
• mennä hukkaan

 

compounds

• ajanhukka
• energianhukka
• heinähukka
• hukanputki
• hukka-aika
• hukkaanheitetty
• hukkakaura
• hukkakäyttö
• hukkalämpö
• hukkaneliö
• hukkaostos
• hukkapala
• hukkapinta-ala
• hukkaprosentti
• hukkaputki
• hukkapuu
• hukkapätkä
• hukkareissu
• hukkariisi
• hukkateho
• hukkateille
• hukkateillä
• hukkatila
• hukkatilavuus
• hukkatyö
• hukkaääni
• kuorimishukka
• lämmönhukka
• mieshukka
• nestehukka
• punahukka
• pussihukka
• rahanhukka
• susihukka
• uittohukka
• verenhukka

 

Related terms

• hukkua
• hukuksissa
• hukuttaa
• hukuttautua

Further reading

• “hukka”, 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 2023-07-02
• “hukka”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN, retrieved 2024-08-17.

Anagrams

• hakku

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hukka. Cognates include Finnish hukka and Estonian hukk.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈhukːɑ/, [ˈhukː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈhukːɑ/, [ˈhukːɑ]
• Rhymes: -ukː, -ukːɑ
• Hyphenation: huk‧ka

Noun

hukka

1. waste, loss

Declension

Declension of hukka (type 3/koira, kk-k gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	hukka	hukat
genitive	hukan	hukkiin
partitive	hukkaa	hukkia
illative	hukkaa	hukkii
inessive	hukas	hukis
elative	hukast	hukist
allative	hukalle	hukille
adessive	hukal	hukil
ablative	hukalt	hukilt
translative	hukaks	hukiks
essive	hukkanna, hukkaan	hukkinna, hukkiin
exessive1)	hukkant	hukkint
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

• hukata
• hukkahua
• hukkua
• saavva hukkaa

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 72

Karelian

Regional variants of hukka

North Karelian (Viena)	hukka
South Karelian (Tver)	hukka

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hukka (“loss”), used as a taboo formation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhukːɑ/
• Hyphenation: huk‧ka

Noun

hukka (genitive hukan, partitive hukkua)

1. wolf

Declension

Viena Karelian declension of hukka (type 5/koira, kk-k gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	hukka	hukat
genitive	hukan	hukkien
partitive	hukkua	hukkie
illative	hukkah	hukkih
inessive	hukašša	hukissa
elative	hukašta	hukista
adessive	hukalla	hukilla
ablative	hukalta	hukilta
translative	hukakši	hukiksi
essive	hukkana	hukkina
comitative	—	hukineh
abessive	hukatta	hukitta

Tver Karelian declension of hukka (type 5/koira kk-k gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	hukka	hukat
genitive	hukan	hukin
partitive	hukkua	hukkie
illative	hukkah	hukkih
inessive	hukašša	hukissa
elative	hukašta	hukista
adessive	hukalla	hukilla
ablative	hukalda	hukilda
translative	hukakši	hukiksi
essive	hukkana	hukkina
comitative	hukanke	hukinke
abessive	hukatta	hukitta

Possessive forms of hukka
1st person	hukkani
2nd person	hukkaš
3rd person	hukkah
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

Synonyms

• (South Karelian, avoidance) čakka

References

• A. V. Punzhina (1994) “hukka”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
• P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “hukka”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN