porotokka

Finnish

Etymology

poro +‎ tokka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈporoˌtokːɑ/, [ˈpo̞ro̞ˌt̪o̞kːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -okːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): po‧ro‧tok‧ka

Noun

porotokka

1. A large herd of reindeer.

Declension

Inflection of porotokka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
nominative		porotokka	porotokat
genitive		porotokan	porotokkien
partitive		porotokkaa	porotokkia
illative		porotokkaan	porotokkiin
		singular	plural
nominative		porotokka	porotokat
accusative	nom.	porotokka	porotokat
	gen.	porotokan
genitive		porotokan	porotokkien porotokkain rare
partitive		porotokkaa	porotokkia
inessive		porotokassa	porotokissa
elative		porotokasta	porotokista
illative		porotokkaan	porotokkiin
adessive		porotokalla	porotokilla
ablative		porotokalta	porotokilta
allative		porotokalle	porotokille
essive		porotokkana	porotokkina
translative		porotokaksi	porotokiksi
abessive		porotokatta	porotokitta
instructive		—	porotokin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative porotokkani porotokkani accusative nom. porotokkani porotokkani gen. porotokkani genitive porotokkani porotokkieni porotokkaini rare partitive porotokkaani porotokkiani inessive porotokassani porotokissani elative porotokastani porotokistani illative porotokkaani porotokkiini adessive porotokallani porotokillani ablative porotokaltani porotokiltani allative porotokalleni porotokilleni essive porotokkanani porotokkinani translative porotokakseni porotokikseni abessive porotokattani porotokittani instructive — — comitative — porotokkineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative porotokkasi porotokkasi accusative nom. porotokkasi porotokkasi gen. porotokkasi genitive porotokkasi porotokkiesi porotokkaisi rare partitive porotokkaasi porotokkiasi inessive porotokassasi porotokissasi elative porotokastasi porotokistasi illative porotokkaasi porotokkiisi adessive porotokallasi porotokillasi ablative porotokaltasi porotokiltasi allative porotokallesi porotokillesi essive porotokkanasi porotokkinasi translative porotokaksesi porotokiksesi abessive porotokattasi porotokittasi instructive — — comitative — porotokkinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative porotokkamme porotokkamme accusative nom. porotokkamme porotokkamme gen. porotokkamme genitive porotokkamme porotokkiemme porotokkaimme rare partitive porotokkaamme porotokkiamme inessive porotokassamme porotokissamme elative porotokastamme porotokistamme illative porotokkaamme porotokkiimme adessive porotokallamme porotokillamme ablative porotokaltamme porotokiltamme allative porotokallemme porotokillemme essive porotokkanamme porotokkinamme translative porotokaksemme porotokiksemme abessive porotokattamme porotokittamme instructive — — comitative — porotokkinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative porotokkanne porotokkanne accusative nom. porotokkanne porotokkanne gen. porotokkanne genitive porotokkanne porotokkienne porotokkainne rare partitive porotokkaanne porotokkianne inessive porotokassanne porotokissanne elative porotokastanne porotokistanne illative porotokkaanne porotokkiinne adessive porotokallanne porotokillanne ablative porotokaltanne porotokiltanne allative porotokallenne porotokillenne essive porotokkananne porotokkinanne translative porotokaksenne porotokiksenne abessive porotokattanne porotokittanne instructive — — comitative — porotokkinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative porotokkansa porotokkansa accusative nom. porotokkansa porotokkansa gen. porotokkansa genitive porotokkansa porotokkiensa porotokkainsa rare partitive porotokkaansa porotokkiaan porotokkiansa inessive porotokassaan porotokassansa porotokissaan porotokissansa elative porotokastaan porotokastansa porotokistaan porotokistansa illative porotokkaansa porotokkiinsa adessive porotokallaan porotokallansa porotokillaan porotokillansa ablative porotokaltaan porotokaltansa porotokiltaan porotokiltansa allative porotokalleen porotokallensa porotokilleen porotokillensa essive porotokkanaan porotokkanansa porotokkinaan porotokkinansa translative porotokakseen porotokaksensa porotokikseen porotokiksensa abessive porotokattaan porotokattansa porotokittaan porotokittansa instructive — — comitative — porotokkineen porotokkinensa

Synonyms

• tokka

Hyponyms

• porolauma (“herd of reindeer of any size”)

See also

• parttio (“small herd of reindeer”)

References

• A Glossary of Reindeer Herding by Paliskuntain Yhdistys (Reindeer Hersers' Association)

Further reading

• “porotokka”, 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 2023-07-03