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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *tarkka. Related to Estonian tark, Veps tark and Votic tarkkõ. Possibly also related to Erzya тарка (tarka, “place”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
tarkka (comparative tarkempi, superlative tarkin)
- accurate, exact, precise
- particular, pedantic, strict
- (in expressions) Synonym of täpärä (when used in the adessive or allative singular)
Usage notes[edit]
It is also possible to use täsmällinen for "precise", thus leaving tarkka for "accurate" (if a distinction should be made).
Declension[edit]
Inflection of tarkka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | tarkka | tarkat | |
genitive | tarkan | tarkkojen | |
partitive | tarkkaa | tarkkoja | |
illative | tarkkaan | tarkkoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | tarkka | tarkat | |
accusative | nom. | tarkka | tarkat |
gen. | tarkan | ||
genitive | tarkan | tarkkojen tarkkainrare | |
partitive | tarkkaa | tarkkoja | |
inessive | tarkassa | tarkoissa | |
elative | tarkasta | tarkoista | |
illative | tarkkaan | tarkkoihin | |
adessive | tarkalla | tarkoilla | |
ablative | tarkalta | tarkoilta | |
allative | tarkalle | tarkoille | |
essive | tarkkana | tarkkoina | |
translative | tarkaksi | tarkoiksi | |
abessive | tarkatta | tarkoitta | |
instructive | — | tarkoin | |
comitative | — | tarkkoine |
Derived terms[edit]
adverbs
nouns
verbs
compounds
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “tarkka”, 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 2023-07-03
Ingrian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *tarkka. Cognates include Finnish tarkka and Estonian tark.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtɑrkːɑ/, [ˈtɑrkː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtɑrkːɑ/, [ˈtɑrkːɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑrkː, -ɑrkːɑ
- Hyphenation: tark‧ka
Adjective[edit]
tarkka (comparative tarkemp)
- smart, clever
- 1915, Volmari Porkka, quoting Natelia Suijalta, “1150. Soikkola, Ruutsia, III11”, in Väinö Salminen, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot[2], volume III1, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 12-13:
- Sepoin tyttöi, selvä t[yttöi]. // Tuo tarkka takojan neitoi
- The smith's daughter, the smart daughter. // That clever daughter of a forger
- thrifty, prudent
- precise, well-aiming
- I tarkka pyssyki ei ain tarkkaa.
- Even a well-aiming gun doesn't always hit the target.
Declension[edit]
Declension of tarkka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | tarkka | tarkat |
genitive | tarkan | tarkkoin |
partitive | tarkkaa | tarkkoja |
illative | tarkkaa | tarkkoi |
inessive | tarkaas | tarkois |
elative | tarkast | tarkoist |
allative | tarkalle | tarkoille |
adessive | tarkaal | tarkoil |
ablative | tarkalt | tarkoilt |
translative | tarkaks | tarkoiks |
essive | tarkkanna, tarkkaan | tarkkoinna, tarkkoin |
exessive1) | tarkkant | tarkkoint |
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[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 575
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- Finnish lemmas
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- Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
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- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑrkː
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- Ingrian lemmas
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