akana

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See also: Akana and a kana

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *akana, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *aganō (chaff),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *aḱanā. Cognates include Karelian and Votic akanõ, Veps and Estonian agan, Livonian agān, and German Agen and Ahne. Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (16th century).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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akana

  1. husk (of a grain); (in the plural) chaff (inedible parts of a plant whose seeds are eaten as grain).
    Akanoiden erottamiseksi varhaisissa kulttuureissa heitettiin viljaa ilmaan ja annettiin tuulen puhaltaa pois kevyemmät akanat.
    To separate out the chaff, early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff.

Declension

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Inflection of akana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative akana akanat
genitive akanan akanoiden
akanoitten
partitive akanaa akanoita
illative akanaan akanoihin
singular plural
nominative akana akanat
accusative nom. akana akanat
gen. akanan
genitive akanan akanoiden
akanoitten
akanain rare
partitive akanaa akanoita
inessive akanassa akanoissa
elative akanasta akanoista
illative akanaan akanoihin
adessive akanalla akanoilla
ablative akanalta akanoilta
allative akanalle akanoille
essive akanana akanoina
translative akanaksi akanoiksi
abessive akanatta akanoitta
instructive akanoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of akana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative akanani akanani
accusative nom. akanani akanani
gen. akanani
genitive akanani akanoideni
akanoitteni
akanaini rare
partitive akanaani akanoitani
inessive akanassani akanoissani
elative akanastani akanoistani
illative akanaani akanoihini
adessive akanallani akanoillani
ablative akanaltani akanoiltani
allative akanalleni akanoilleni
essive akananani akanoinani
translative akanakseni akanoikseni
abessive akanattani akanoittani
instructive
comitative akanoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative akanasi akanasi
accusative nom. akanasi akanasi
gen. akanasi
genitive akanasi akanoidesi
akanoittesi
akanaisi rare
partitive akanaasi akanoitasi
inessive akanassasi akanoissasi
elative akanastasi akanoistasi
illative akanaasi akanoihisi
adessive akanallasi akanoillasi
ablative akanaltasi akanoiltasi
allative akanallesi akanoillesi
essive akananasi akanoinasi
translative akanaksesi akanoiksesi
abessive akanattasi akanoittasi
instructive
comitative akanoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative akanamme akanamme
accusative nom. akanamme akanamme
gen. akanamme
genitive akanamme akanoidemme
akanoittemme
akanaimme rare
partitive akanaamme akanoitamme
inessive akanassamme akanoissamme
elative akanastamme akanoistamme
illative akanaamme akanoihimme
adessive akanallamme akanoillamme
ablative akanaltamme akanoiltamme
allative akanallemme akanoillemme
essive akananamme akanoinamme
translative akanaksemme akanoiksemme
abessive akanattamme akanoittamme
instructive
comitative akanoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative akananne akananne
accusative nom. akananne akananne
gen. akananne
genitive akananne akanoidenne
akanoittenne
akanainne rare
partitive akanaanne akanoitanne
inessive akanassanne akanoissanne
elative akanastanne akanoistanne
illative akanaanne akanoihinne
adessive akanallanne akanoillanne
ablative akanaltanne akanoiltanne
allative akanallenne akanoillenne
essive akanananne akanoinanne
translative akanaksenne akanoiksenne
abessive akanattanne akanoittanne
instructive
comitative akanoinenne

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “akana”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *akana. Cognates include Finnish akana and Estonian agan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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akana

  1. husk (of grain)

Declension

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Declension of akana (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative akana akanat
genitive akanan akanoin
partitive akanaa akanoja
illative akanaa akanoihe
inessive akanaas akanois
elative akanast akanoist
allative akanalle akanoille
adessive akanaal akanoil
ablative akanalt akanoilt
translative akanaks akanoiks
essive akananna, akanaan akanoinna, akanoin
exessive1) akanant akanoint
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

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 10
  • Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 18

Romani

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Adverb

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akana

  1. now

Further reading

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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV akana
Brazilian standard akaana
New Tribes acaana

Pronunciation

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Noun

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akana

  1. plain (flat land)

References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “akana”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[3], Lyon