markka

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Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish markka, from a Germanic language, likely German Mark. Doublet of mark.

Noun

markka (plural markkas or markkaa)

1. A (Finnish) mark, the currency used in Finland before the introduction of the euro, consisting of 100 penni. Abbreviation FIM.

Translations

unit of currency

Chinese: Mandarin: 馬克 / 马克 (zh) (mǎkè) Finnish: markka (fi) German: Finnische Mark f, Finnmark f, Mark (de) f Japanese: マルッカ (ja) (marukka) Polish: marka (pl) f Russian: ма́рка (ru) f (márka) Swedish: mark (sv) c

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *markka, borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] or directly from Proto-Germanic *marką.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑrkːɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝rkːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrkːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mark‧ka
• Hyphenation^(key): mark‧ka

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Noun

markka

1. (historical) markka, (Finnish) mark (former currency of Finland, replaced by the euro in 1999/2002) (abbreviations mk, FIM)

   sata markkaa ― one hundred marks

   Kynät maksavat markan kappale.

   The pens cost one markka each.

2. mark (a currency used in many European countries, notably Germany and Finland; currently in use only in Bosnia and Herzegovina, see: convertible mark)
3. ellipsis of Saksan markka or saksanmarkka
4. a one-mark coin or note (see markanraha)
5. (historical) unit of measure for weight equivalent to half a Scandinavian pound or 212.56 grams
6. (informal, in the plural) money or wealth
7. (slang) hundred, especially of speed

Declension

Inflection of markka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
nominative		markka	markat
genitive		markan	markkojen
partitive		markkaa	markkoja
illative		markkaan	markkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		markka	markat
accusative	nom.	markka	markat
	gen.	markan
genitive		markan	markkojen markkain rare
partitive		markkaa	markkoja
inessive		markassa	markoissa
elative		markasta	markoista
illative		markkaan	markkoihin
adessive		markalla	markoilla
ablative		markalta	markoilta
allative		markalle	markoille
essive		markkana	markkoina
translative		markaksi	markoiksi
abessive		markatta	markoitta
instructive		—	markoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative markkani markkani accusative nom. markkani markkani gen. markkani genitive markkani markkojeni markkaini rare partitive markkaani markkojani inessive markassani markoissani elative markastani markoistani illative markkaani markkoihini adessive markallani markoillani ablative markaltani markoiltani allative markalleni markoilleni essive markkanani markkoinani translative markakseni markoikseni abessive markattani markoittani instructive — — comitative — markkoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative markkasi markkasi accusative nom. markkasi markkasi gen. markkasi genitive markkasi markkojesi markkaisi rare partitive markkaasi markkojasi inessive markassasi markoissasi elative markastasi markoistasi illative markkaasi markkoihisi adessive markallasi markoillasi ablative markaltasi markoiltasi allative markallesi markoillesi essive markkanasi markkoinasi translative markaksesi markoiksesi abessive markattasi markoittasi instructive — — comitative — markkoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative markkamme markkamme accusative nom. markkamme markkamme gen. markkamme genitive markkamme markkojemme markkaimme rare partitive markkaamme markkojamme inessive markassamme markoissamme elative markastamme markoistamme illative markkaamme markkoihimme adessive markallamme markoillamme ablative markaltamme markoiltamme allative markallemme markoillemme essive markkanamme markkoinamme translative markaksemme markoiksemme abessive markattamme markoittamme instructive — — comitative — markkoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative markkanne markkanne accusative nom. markkanne markkanne gen. markkanne genitive markkanne markkojenne markkainne rare partitive markkaanne markkojanne inessive markassanne markoissanne elative markastanne markoistanne illative markkaanne markkoihinne adessive markallanne markoillanne ablative markaltanne markoiltanne allative markallenne markoillenne essive markkananne markkoinanne translative markaksenne markoiksenne abessive markattanne markoittanne instructive — — comitative — markkoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative markkansa markkansa accusative nom. markkansa markkansa gen. markkansa genitive markkansa markkojensa markkainsa rare partitive markkaansa markkojaan markkojansa inessive markassaan markassansa markoissaan markoissansa elative markastaan markastansa markoistaan markoistansa illative markkaansa markkoihinsa adessive markallaan markallansa markoillaan markoillansa ablative markaltaan markaltansa markoiltaan markoiltansa allative markalleen markallensa markoilleen markoillensa essive markkanaan markkanansa markkoinaan markkoinansa translative markakseen markaksensa markoikseen markoiksensa abessive markattaan markattansa markoittaan markoittansa instructive — — comitative — markkoineen markkoinensa

Synonyms

• (coin or note): markanraha
• (money): raha
• (wealth): varallisuus, varat

Derived terms

• -markkanen

compounds

• hopeamarkka
• itämarkka
• markka-aika
• markka-arvo
• markkamäärä
• mummonmarkka
• Nelimarkka
• nykymarkka
• paperimarkka
• saksanmarkka
• veromarkka

Related terms

• Saksan markka
• vaihdettava markka
• vanha markka

Further reading

• “markka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Portuguese

Noun

markka f (plural markkas)

1. alternative spelling of marca (Finnish currency)