Jaska

See also: jaska and Jaśka

Finnish

Etymology

A diminutive of Jaakko. Compare Russian Я́шка (Jáška).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑskɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝s̠kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑskɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Jas‧ka
• Hyphenation^(key): Jas‧ka

Proper noun

Jaska

1. a diminutive of the male given name Jaakko

   Jaska Jokunen ― Charlie Brown

Declension

Inflection of Jaska (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Jaska	Jaskat
genitive		Jaskan	Jaskojen
partitive		Jaskaa	Jaskoja
illative		Jaskaan	Jaskoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Jaska	Jaskat
accusative	nom.	Jaska	Jaskat
	gen.	Jaskan
genitive		Jaskan	Jaskojen Jaskain rare
partitive		Jaskaa	Jaskoja
inessive		Jaskassa	Jaskoissa
elative		Jaskasta	Jaskoista
illative		Jaskaan	Jaskoihin
adessive		Jaskalla	Jaskoilla
ablative		Jaskalta	Jaskoilta
allative		Jaskalle	Jaskoille
essive		Jaskana	Jaskoina
translative		Jaskaksi	Jaskoiksi
abessive		Jaskatta	Jaskoitta
instructive		—	Jaskoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Jaska (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jaskani Jaskani accusative nom. Jaskani Jaskani gen. Jaskani genitive Jaskani Jaskojeni Jaskaini rare partitive Jaskaani Jaskojani inessive Jaskassani Jaskoissani elative Jaskastani Jaskoistani illative Jaskaani Jaskoihini adessive Jaskallani Jaskoillani ablative Jaskaltani Jaskoiltani allative Jaskalleni Jaskoilleni essive Jaskanani Jaskoinani translative Jaskakseni Jaskoikseni abessive Jaskattani Jaskoittani instructive — — comitative — Jaskoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jaskasi Jaskasi accusative nom. Jaskasi Jaskasi gen. Jaskasi genitive Jaskasi Jaskojesi Jaskaisi rare partitive Jaskaasi Jaskojasi inessive Jaskassasi Jaskoissasi elative Jaskastasi Jaskoistasi illative Jaskaasi Jaskoihisi adessive Jaskallasi Jaskoillasi ablative Jaskaltasi Jaskoiltasi allative Jaskallesi Jaskoillesi essive Jaskanasi Jaskoinasi translative Jaskaksesi Jaskoiksesi abessive Jaskattasi Jaskoittasi instructive — — comitative — Jaskoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jaskamme Jaskamme accusative nom. Jaskamme Jaskamme gen. Jaskamme genitive Jaskamme Jaskojemme Jaskaimme rare partitive Jaskaamme Jaskojamme inessive Jaskassamme Jaskoissamme elative Jaskastamme Jaskoistamme illative Jaskaamme Jaskoihimme adessive Jaskallamme Jaskoillamme ablative Jaskaltamme Jaskoiltamme allative Jaskallemme Jaskoillemme essive Jaskanamme Jaskoinamme translative Jaskaksemme Jaskoiksemme abessive Jaskattamme Jaskoittamme instructive — — comitative — Jaskoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jaskanne Jaskanne accusative nom. Jaskanne Jaskanne gen. Jaskanne genitive Jaskanne Jaskojenne Jaskainne rare partitive Jaskaanne Jaskojanne inessive Jaskassanne Jaskoissanne elative Jaskastanne Jaskoistanne illative Jaskaanne Jaskoihinne adessive Jaskallanne Jaskoillanne ablative Jaskaltanne Jaskoiltanne allative Jaskallenne Jaskoillenne essive Jaskananne Jaskoinanne translative Jaskaksenne Jaskoiksenne abessive Jaskattanne Jaskoittanne instructive — — comitative — Jaskoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Jaskansa Jaskansa accusative nom. Jaskansa Jaskansa gen. Jaskansa genitive Jaskansa Jaskojensa Jaskainsa rare partitive Jaskaansa Jaskojaan Jaskojansa inessive Jaskassaan Jaskassansa Jaskoissaan Jaskoissansa elative Jaskastaan Jaskastansa Jaskoistaan Jaskoistansa illative Jaskaansa Jaskoihinsa adessive Jaskallaan Jaskallansa Jaskoillaan Jaskoillansa ablative Jaskaltaan Jaskaltansa Jaskoiltaan Jaskoiltansa allative Jaskalleen Jaskallensa Jaskoilleen Jaskoillensa essive Jaskanaan Jaskanansa Jaskoinaan Jaskoinansa translative Jaskakseen Jaskaksensa Jaskoikseen Jaskoiksensa abessive Jaskattaan Jaskattansa Jaskoittaan Jaskoittansa instructive — — comitative — Jaskoineen Jaskoinensa

Synonyms

• (rare dialectal pet forms) Jaakkoo, Jaako, Jaakka, Jaakki, Jaakku, Jaaku

Statistics

• Jaska is the 765^th (tied with 5 other names) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 188 male individuals (and as a middle name to 56 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• jaksa