fokka

Faroese

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fuk(k)ōn- (“to blow”), from Proto-Indo-European *pug-néh₂-.^[1] Probably related to Dutch fok (“foresail”), but it is unclear whether either language borrowed the term from the other.

Noun

fokka f (genitive singular fokku, plural fokkur)

1. (nautical) A jib (triangular sail attached to the forestay of a sailboat, the clew of which reaches back about to the level of the mast).

Declension

Declension of fokka
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fokka	fokkan	fokkur	fokkurnar
accusative	fokku	fokkuna	fokkur	fokkurnar
dative	fokku	fokkuni	fokkum	fokkunum
genitive	fokku	fokkunnar	fokka	fokkanna

Derived terms

• breiðfokka

References

1. Guus Kroonen (2013) “fukkon”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 158

Finnish

Etymology

< Swedish fock (“jib”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfokːɑ/, [ˈfo̞kːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -okːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): fok‧ka

Noun

fokka

1. (nautical) jib (triangular sail attached to the forestay of a sailboat, the clew of which reaches back about to the level of the mast)

Declension

Inflection of fokka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
nominative		fokka	fokat
genitive		fokan	fokkien
partitive		fokkaa	fokkia
illative		fokkaan	fokkiin
		singular	plural
nominative		fokka	fokat
accusative	nom.	fokka	fokat
	gen.	fokan
genitive		fokan	fokkien fokkain rare
partitive		fokkaa	fokkia
inessive		fokassa	fokissa
elative		fokasta	fokista
illative		fokkaan	fokkiin
adessive		fokalla	fokilla
ablative		fokalta	fokilta
allative		fokalle	fokille
essive		fokkana	fokkina
translative		fokaksi	fokiksi
abessive		fokatta	fokitta
instructive		—	fokin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fokkani fokkani accusative nom. fokkani fokkani gen. fokkani genitive fokkani fokkieni fokkaini rare partitive fokkaani fokkiani inessive fokassani fokissani elative fokastani fokistani illative fokkaani fokkiini adessive fokallani fokillani ablative fokaltani fokiltani allative fokalleni fokilleni essive fokkanani fokkinani translative fokakseni fokikseni abessive fokattani fokittani instructive — — comitative — fokkineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fokkasi fokkasi accusative nom. fokkasi fokkasi gen. fokkasi genitive fokkasi fokkiesi fokkaisi rare partitive fokkaasi fokkiasi inessive fokassasi fokissasi elative fokastasi fokistasi illative fokkaasi fokkiisi adessive fokallasi fokillasi ablative fokaltasi fokiltasi allative fokallesi fokillesi essive fokkanasi fokkinasi translative fokaksesi fokiksesi abessive fokattasi fokittasi instructive — — comitative — fokkinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fokkamme fokkamme accusative nom. fokkamme fokkamme gen. fokkamme genitive fokkamme fokkiemme fokkaimme rare partitive fokkaamme fokkiamme inessive fokassamme fokissamme elative fokastamme fokistamme illative fokkaamme fokkiimme adessive fokallamme fokillamme ablative fokaltamme fokiltamme allative fokallemme fokillemme essive fokkanamme fokkinamme translative fokaksemme fokiksemme abessive fokattamme fokittamme instructive — — comitative — fokkinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fokkanne fokkanne accusative nom. fokkanne fokkanne gen. fokkanne genitive fokkanne fokkienne fokkainne rare partitive fokkaanne fokkianne inessive fokassanne fokissanne elative fokastanne fokistanne illative fokkaanne fokkiinne adessive fokallanne fokillanne ablative fokaltanne fokiltanne allative fokallenne fokillenne essive fokkananne fokkinanne translative fokaksenne fokiksenne abessive fokattanne fokittanne instructive — — comitative — fokkinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative fokkansa fokkansa accusative nom. fokkansa fokkansa gen. fokkansa genitive fokkansa fokkiensa fokkainsa rare partitive fokkaansa fokkiaan fokkiansa inessive fokassaan fokassansa fokissaan fokissansa elative fokastaan fokastansa fokistaan fokistansa illative fokkaansa fokkiinsa adessive fokallaan fokallansa fokillaan fokillansa ablative fokaltaan fokaltansa fokiltaan fokiltansa allative fokalleen fokallensa fokilleen fokillensa essive fokkanaan fokkanansa fokkinaan fokkinansa translative fokakseen fokaksensa fokikseen fokiksensa abessive fokattaan fokattansa fokittaan fokittansa instructive — — comitative — fokkineen fokkinensa

Synonyms

• halkaisija
• jibi
• klyyvari

Hypernyms

• purje

Derived terms

• fokkamasto
• myrskyfokka
• rullafokka

 

Further reading

• “fokka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Verb

fokka (present tense fokkar, past tense fokka, past participle fokka, passive infinitive fokkast, present participle fokkande, imperative fokka/fokk)

1. Pronunciation spelling of fucka.

Adjective

fokka (singular and plural fokka)

1. Pronunciation spelling of fucka.

Etymology 2

Noun

fokka n

1. definite plural of fokk

Etymology 3

Verb

fokka (present tense fokkar, past tense fokka, past participle fokka, passive infinitive fokkast, present participle fokkande, imperative fokka/fokk)

1. Alternative spelling of fokke

Etymology 4

Noun

fokka f (definite singular fokka, indefinite plural fokker or fokkor, definite plural fokkene or fokkone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of fokke
2. definite singular of fokke

Swedish

Alternative forms

• focka

Etymology

From Old Norse *fukka, from Proto-Germanic *fukkōną.

Verb

fokka (present fokkar, preterite fokkade, supine fokkat, imperative fokka) (Bohuslän)

1. (vulgar) to fuck

   Synonym: knulla

2. to thrust
3. to push

Conjugation

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	fokka		fokkas
Supine	fokkat		fokkats
Imperative	fokka		—
Imper. plural1	fokken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	fokkar	fokkade	fokkas	fokkades
Ind. plural1	fokka	fokkade	fokkas	fokkades
Subjunctive2	fokke	fokkade	fokkes	fokkades
	Participles
Present participle	fokkande
Past participle	fokkad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of fokka (weak)

Related terms

• fock (“the penis”)

Further reading

• focka in Svensk ordbok (SO)