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finka
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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Noun
finka f (genitive singular finku, nominative plural finkur)
Declension
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Polish
Etymology
Ellipsis of nóż fiński + -ka.
Pronunciation
Noun
finka f
- (colloquial) sheath knife (knife with a fixed blade that fits in a protective sheath when not in use; such a knife may be small (serving as a neck knife, boot knife, or pocketknife) or large (hung on a belt))
- Synonym: nóż fiński
Declension
Declension of finka
Related terms
adjectives
nouns
- Fin
- Finka
- Finlandczyk
- Finlandia
- Finlandka
- finlandyzacja
verbs
- finlandyzować impf
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Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Low German vinke (attested in the compound vinkenbür), likely a humorous form of Middle Low German venknisse. Cognate of German Gefängnis, Dutch gevangenis.
Noun
finka c
Declension
References
- finka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- finka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- finka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- finka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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