hikka

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish hicka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhikːɑ/, [ˈhikːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ikːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): hik‧ka

Noun

hikka

1. hiccup

   Huoneen perältä kuului kova hikka ja luokka räjähti nauramaan.

   There was a loud hiccup from the back of the room and the class erupted in laughter.

2. hiccups

   Minulla on hikka.

   I have hiccups.

Declension

Inflection of hikka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
nominative		hikka	hikat
genitive		hikan	hikkojen
partitive		hikkaa	hikkoja
illative		hikkaan	hikkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hikka	hikat
accusative	nom.	hikka	hikat
	gen.	hikan
genitive		hikan	hikkojen hikkain rare
partitive		hikkaa	hikkoja
inessive		hikassa	hikoissa
elative		hikasta	hikoista
illative		hikkaan	hikkoihin
adessive		hikalla	hikoilla
ablative		hikalta	hikoilta
allative		hikalle	hikoille
essive		hikkana	hikkoina
translative		hikaksi	hikoiksi
abessive		hikatta	hikoitta
instructive		—	hikoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hikka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hikkani hikkani accusative nom. hikkani hikkani gen. hikkani genitive hikkani hikkojeni hikkaini rare partitive hikkaani hikkojani inessive hikassani hikoissani elative hikastani hikoistani illative hikkaani hikkoihini adessive hikallani hikoillani ablative hikaltani hikoiltani allative hikalleni hikoilleni essive hikkanani hikkoinani translative hikakseni hikoikseni abessive hikattani hikoittani instructive — — comitative — hikkoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hikkasi hikkasi accusative nom. hikkasi hikkasi gen. hikkasi genitive hikkasi hikkojesi hikkaisi rare partitive hikkaasi hikkojasi inessive hikassasi hikoissasi elative hikastasi hikoistasi illative hikkaasi hikkoihisi adessive hikallasi hikoillasi ablative hikaltasi hikoiltasi allative hikallesi hikoillesi essive hikkanasi hikkoinasi translative hikaksesi hikoiksesi abessive hikattasi hikoittasi instructive — — comitative — hikkoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hikkamme hikkamme accusative nom. hikkamme hikkamme gen. hikkamme genitive hikkamme hikkojemme hikkaimme rare partitive hikkaamme hikkojamme inessive hikassamme hikoissamme elative hikastamme hikoistamme illative hikkaamme hikkoihimme adessive hikallamme hikoillamme ablative hikaltamme hikoiltamme allative hikallemme hikoillemme essive hikkanamme hikkoinamme translative hikaksemme hikoiksemme abessive hikattamme hikoittamme instructive — — comitative — hikkoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hikkanne hikkanne accusative nom. hikkanne hikkanne gen. hikkanne genitive hikkanne hikkojenne hikkainne rare partitive hikkaanne hikkojanne inessive hikassanne hikoissanne elative hikastanne hikoistanne illative hikkaanne hikkoihinne adessive hikallanne hikoillanne ablative hikaltanne hikoiltanne allative hikallenne hikoillenne essive hikkananne hikkoinanne translative hikaksenne hikoiksenne abessive hikattanne hikoittanne instructive — — comitative — hikkoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hikkansa hikkansa accusative nom. hikkansa hikkansa gen. hikkansa genitive hikkansa hikkojensa hikkainsa rare partitive hikkaansa hikkojaan hikkojansa inessive hikassaan hikassansa hikoissaan hikoissansa elative hikastaan hikastansa hikoistaan hikoistansa illative hikkaansa hikkoihinsa adessive hikallaan hikallansa hikoillaan hikoillansa ablative hikaltaan hikaltansa hikoiltaan hikoiltansa allative hikalleen hikallensa hikoilleen hikoillensa essive hikkanaan hikkanansa hikkoinaan hikkoinansa translative hikakseen hikaksensa hikoikseen hikoiksensa abessive hikattaan hikattansa hikoittaan hikoittansa instructive — — comitative — hikkoineen hikkoinensa

Synonyms

• nikka
• nikottelu
• nikotus

Derived terms

• hikata
• hikottaa

 

Further reading

• “hikka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

• hakki