Etymology
Probably borrowed from Swedish rosk (“filth, garbage”). First mention in a Finnish dictionary was in 1787.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈroskɑ/, [ˈro̞s̠kɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -oskɑ
- Syllabification(key): ros‧ka
Noun
roska
- (collective, often in the plural) litter, trash, rubbish, refuse
Voisitko viedä roskat?- Could you take out the trash?
Heitä vain roskiin.- Just toss it in the trash.
- a piece of litter
- (figurative) rubbish, trash (worthless artistic, literary, or musical material or similar)
Tuo peli on täyttä roskaa.- That game is complete rubbish.
Declension
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first-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
roskani |
roskani |
accusative |
nom. |
roskani |
roskani |
gen. |
roskani |
genitive |
roskani |
roskieni roskaini rare |
partitive |
roskaani |
roskiani |
inessive |
roskassani |
roskissani |
elative |
roskastani |
roskistani |
illative |
roskaani |
roskiini |
adessive |
roskallani |
roskillani |
ablative |
roskaltani |
roskiltani |
allative |
roskalleni |
roskilleni |
essive |
roskanani |
roskinani |
translative |
roskakseni |
roskikseni |
abessive |
roskattani |
roskittani |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | roskineni |
second-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
roskasi |
roskasi |
accusative |
nom. |
roskasi |
roskasi |
gen. |
roskasi |
genitive |
roskasi |
roskiesi roskaisi rare |
partitive |
roskaasi |
roskiasi |
inessive |
roskassasi |
roskissasi |
elative |
roskastasi |
roskistasi |
illative |
roskaasi |
roskiisi |
adessive |
roskallasi |
roskillasi |
ablative |
roskaltasi |
roskiltasi |
allative |
roskallesi |
roskillesi |
essive |
roskanasi |
roskinasi |
translative |
roskaksesi |
roskiksesi |
abessive |
roskattasi |
roskittasi |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | roskinesi |
first-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
roskamme |
roskamme |
accusative |
nom. |
roskamme |
roskamme |
gen. |
roskamme |
genitive |
roskamme |
roskiemme roskaimme rare |
partitive |
roskaamme |
roskiamme |
inessive |
roskassamme |
roskissamme |
elative |
roskastamme |
roskistamme |
illative |
roskaamme |
roskiimme |
adessive |
roskallamme |
roskillamme |
ablative |
roskaltamme |
roskiltamme |
allative |
roskallemme |
roskillemme |
essive |
roskanamme |
roskinamme |
translative |
roskaksemme |
roskiksemme |
abessive |
roskattamme |
roskittamme |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | roskinemme |
second-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
roskanne |
roskanne |
accusative |
nom. |
roskanne |
roskanne |
gen. |
roskanne |
genitive |
roskanne |
roskienne roskainne rare |
partitive |
roskaanne |
roskianne |
inessive |
roskassanne |
roskissanne |
elative |
roskastanne |
roskistanne |
illative |
roskaanne |
roskiinne |
adessive |
roskallanne |
roskillanne |
ablative |
roskaltanne |
roskiltanne |
allative |
roskallenne |
roskillenne |
essive |
roskananne |
roskinanne |
translative |
roskaksenne |
roskiksenne |
abessive |
roskattanne |
roskittanne |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | roskinenne |
third-person possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
roskansa |
roskansa |
accusative |
nom. |
roskansa |
roskansa |
gen. |
roskansa |
genitive |
roskansa |
roskiensa roskainsa rare |
partitive |
roskaansa |
roskiaan roskiansa |
inessive |
roskassaan roskassansa |
roskissaan roskissansa |
elative |
roskastaan roskastansa |
roskistaan roskistansa |
illative |
roskaansa |
roskiinsa |
adessive |
roskallaan roskallansa |
roskillaan roskillansa |
ablative |
roskaltaan roskaltansa |
roskiltaan roskiltansa |
allative |
roskalleen roskallensa |
roskilleen roskillensa |
essive |
roskanaan roskanansa |
roskinaan roskinansa |
translative |
roskakseen roskaksensa |
roskikseen roskiksensa |
abessive |
roskattaan roskattansa |
roskittaan roskittansa |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | roskineen roskinensa |
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References
Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN