leuka
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Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *lëuka, possibly from a Baltic language, compare Lithuanian liauka (“gland”).
Pronunciation
Noun
leuka
- jaw (part of the face below the mouth)
- chin (bottom of a face)
- Synonym: alaleuka
- jaw (bone of the jaw)
- Synonym: leukaluu
- jaw (one of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other)
- (colloquial) Synonym of leuanveto (“pull-up (exercise)”)
Declension
| Inflection of leuka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation) | |||
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| nominative | leuka | leuat | |
| genitive | leuan | leukojen | |
| partitive | leukaa | leukoja | |
| illative | leukaan | leukoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | leuka | leuat | |
| accusative | nom. | leuka | leuat |
| gen. | leuan | ||
| genitive | leuan | leukojen leukain rare | |
| partitive | leukaa | leukoja | |
| inessive | leuassa | leuoissa | |
| elative | leuasta | leuoista | |
| illative | leukaan | leukoihin | |
| adessive | leualla | leuoilla | |
| ablative | leualta | leuoilta | |
| allative | leualle | leuoille | |
| essive | leukana | leukoina | |
| translative | leuaksi | leuoiksi | |
| abessive | leuatta | leuoitta | |
| instructive | — | leuoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
- alaleuka
- hauenleuka
- irvileuka
- isoleukainen
- jykeväleukainen
- kaksoisleuka
- keltaleukaseppä
- kierreleuka
- koiranleuka
- koukkuleuka
- koukkuleukainen
- kuoppaleuka
- leuanalus
- leuanalusta
- leuankaari
- leuankärki
- leuankärkilihas
- leuanveto
- leukahihna
- leukakuoppa
- leukalappu
- leukalinja
- leukalukko
- leukaluu
- leukanivel
- leukaparta
- leukaperä
- leukaperät
- leukapieli
- leukaraaja
- leukarihma
- leukatuki
- lovileuka
- mustaleukamuura
- sileäleukainen
- väkäleuka
- välileuanluu
- vääräleukainen
- yläleuka
Further reading
- “leuka”, 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
Anagrams
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *lëuka. Cognates include Finnish leuka and Estonian lõug.
Pronunciation
Noun
leuka
- jaw
- chin
- (figurative) lip
Declension
| Declension of leuka (type 3/kana, euk-evv gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | leuka | levvat |
| genitive | levvan | leukoin |
| partitive | leukaa | leukoja |
| illative | leukaa | leukoi |
| inessive | levvaas | levvois |
| elative | levvast | levvoist |
| allative | levvalle | levvoille |
| adessive | levvaal | levvoil |
| ablative | levvalt | levvoilt |
| translative | levvaks | levvoiks |
| essive | leukanna, leukaan | leukoinna, leukoin |
| exessive1) | leukant | leukoint |
| 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. | ||
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
Alternative forms
- leuga (Southern)
Noun
leuka (genitive leuvan, partitive leukua)
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