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ankea

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See also: änkeä

Finnish

Etymology

ank- + -ea with a root borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare Old Norse ǫngr), or alternatively from ank- + -ea, by replacing the apparent -ra in ankara with the adjectival suffix -ea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑŋkeɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ŋk̟e̞ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋkeɑ
  • Syllabification(key): an‧ke‧a
  • Hyphenation(key): an‧kea

Adjective

ankea (comparative ankeampi, superlative ankein)

  1. dreary, drab, dull (colorless, cheerless)
  2. dismal, dreary, gloomy and bleak

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

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