olka

See also: Olka, õlka, and Olką

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *olka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wolka; cognate with Hungarian váll.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈolkɑ/, [ˈo̞lkɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -olkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ol‧ka
• Hyphenation^(key): ol‧ka

Noun

olka

1. shoulder (part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck)
2. (architecture) synonym of anfangi

Declension

Inflection of olka (Kotus type 10*D/koira, k-∅ gradation)
nominative		olka	olat
genitive		olan	olkien
partitive		olkaa	olkia
illative		olkaan	olkiin
		singular	plural
nominative		olka	olat
accusative	nom.	olka	olat
	gen.	olan
genitive		olan	olkien olkain rare
partitive		olkaa	olkia
inessive		olassa	olissa
elative		olasta	olista
illative		olkaan	olkiin
adessive		olalla	olilla
ablative		olalta	olilta
allative		olalle	olille
essive		olkana	olkina
translative		olaksi	oliksi
abessive		olatta	olitta
instructive		—	olin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of olka (Kotus type 10*D/koira, k-∅ gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative olkani olkani accusative nom. olkani olkani gen. olkani genitive olkani olkieni olkaini rare partitive olkaani olkiani inessive olassani olissani elative olastani olistani illative olkaani olkiini adessive olallani olillani ablative olaltani oliltani allative olalleni olilleni essive olkanani olkinani translative olakseni olikseni abessive olattani olittani instructive — — comitative — olkineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative olkasi olkasi accusative nom. olkasi olkasi gen. olkasi genitive olkasi olkiesi olkaisi rare partitive olkaasi olkiasi inessive olassasi olissasi elative olastasi olistasi illative olkaasi olkiisi adessive olallasi olillasi ablative olaltasi oliltasi allative olallesi olillesi essive olkanasi olkinasi translative olaksesi oliksesi abessive olattasi olittasi instructive — — comitative — olkinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative olkamme olkamme accusative nom. olkamme olkamme gen. olkamme genitive olkamme olkiemme olkaimme rare partitive olkaamme olkiamme inessive olassamme olissamme elative olastamme olistamme illative olkaamme olkiimme adessive olallamme olillamme ablative olaltamme oliltamme allative olallemme olillemme essive olkanamme olkinamme translative olaksemme oliksemme abessive olattamme olittamme instructive — — comitative — olkinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative olkanne olkanne accusative nom. olkanne olkanne gen. olkanne genitive olkanne olkienne olkainne rare partitive olkaanne olkianne inessive olassanne olissanne elative olastanne olistanne illative olkaanne olkiinne adessive olallanne olillanne ablative olaltanne oliltanne allative olallenne olillenne essive olkananne olkinanne translative olaksenne oliksenne abessive olattanne olittanne instructive — — comitative — olkinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative olkansa olkansa accusative nom. olkansa olkansa gen. olkansa genitive olkansa olkiensa olkainsa rare partitive olkaansa olkiaan olkiansa inessive olassaan olassansa olissaan olissansa elative olastaan olastansa olistaan olistansa illative olkaansa olkiinsa adessive olallaan olallansa olillaan olillansa ablative olaltaan olaltansa oliltaan oliltansa allative olalleen olallensa olilleen olillensa essive olkanaan olkanansa olkinaan olkinansa translative olakseen olaksensa olikseen oliksensa abessive olattaan olattansa olittaan olittansa instructive — — comitative — olkineen olkinensa

Rare, archaic:

Inflection of olka (Kotus type 10*L/koira, k-j gradation)
nominative		olka	oljat
genitive		oljan	olkien
partitive		olkaa	olkia
illative		olkaan	olkiin
		singular	plural
nominative		olka	oljat
accusative	nom.	olka	oljat
	gen.	oljan
genitive		oljan	olkien olkain rare
partitive		olkaa	olkia
inessive		oljassa	oljissa
elative		oljasta	oljista
illative		olkaan	olkiin
adessive		oljalla	oljilla
ablative		oljalta	oljilta
allative		oljalle	oljille
essive		olkana	olkina
translative		oljaksi	oljiksi
abessive		oljatta	oljitta
instructive		—	oljin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of olka (Kotus type 10*L/koira, k-j gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative olkani olkani accusative nom. olkani olkani gen. olkani genitive olkani olkieni olkaini rare partitive olkaani olkiani inessive oljassani oljissani elative oljastani oljistani illative olkaani olkiini adessive oljallani oljillani ablative oljaltani oljiltani allative oljalleni oljilleni essive olkanani olkinani translative oljakseni oljikseni abessive oljattani oljittani instructive — — comitative — olkineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative olkasi olkasi accusative nom. olkasi olkasi gen. olkasi genitive olkasi olkiesi olkaisi rare partitive olkaasi olkiasi inessive oljassasi oljissasi elative oljastasi oljistasi illative olkaasi olkiisi adessive oljallasi oljillasi ablative oljaltasi oljiltasi allative oljallesi oljillesi essive olkanasi olkinasi translative oljaksesi oljiksesi abessive oljattasi oljittasi instructive — — comitative — olkinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative olkamme olkamme accusative nom. olkamme olkamme gen. olkamme genitive olkamme olkiemme olkaimme rare partitive olkaamme olkiamme inessive oljassamme oljissamme elative oljastamme oljistamme illative olkaamme olkiimme adessive oljallamme oljillamme ablative oljaltamme oljiltamme allative oljallemme oljillemme essive olkanamme olkinamme translative oljaksemme oljiksemme abessive oljattamme oljittamme instructive — — comitative — olkinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative olkanne olkanne accusative nom. olkanne olkanne gen. olkanne genitive olkanne olkienne olkainne rare partitive olkaanne olkianne inessive oljassanne oljissanne elative oljastanne oljistanne illative olkaanne olkiinne adessive oljallanne oljillanne ablative oljaltanne oljiltanne allative oljallenne oljillenne essive olkananne olkinanne translative oljaksenne oljiksenne abessive oljattanne oljittanne instructive — — comitative — olkinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative olkansa olkansa accusative nom. olkansa olkansa gen. olkansa genitive olkansa olkiensa olkainsa rare partitive olkaansa olkiaan olkiansa inessive oljassaan oljassansa oljissaan oljissansa elative oljastaan oljastansa oljistaan oljistansa illative olkaansa olkiinsa adessive oljallaan oljallansa oljillaan oljillansa ablative oljaltaan oljaltansa oljiltaan oljiltansa allative oljalleen oljallensa oljilleen oljillensa essive olkanaan olkanansa olkinaan olkinansa translative oljakseen oljaksensa oljikseen oljiksensa abessive oljattaan oljattansa oljittaan oljittansa instructive — — comitative — olkineen olkinensa

Derived terms

• olake
• olakkain
• olkain
• olkamus

compounds

• angolanolkalepakko
• keltaolkaleikko
• kääpiöolkalepakko
• olankohautus
• olka-akseli
• olkahermopunos
• olkahihna
• olkakirves
• olkakivi
• olkakulma
• olkalappu
• olkalaukku
• olkalihas
• olkalinja
• olkalisäke
• olkaluu
• olkanauha
• olkanivel
• olkapää
• olkaremmi
• olkasauma
• olkasuoja
• olkatappi
• olkatoppaus
• olkavarsi
• olka-värttinäluulihas
• punaolkaturpiaali
• yliolanheitin
• yliolkainen

idioms

• olan takaa
• perseet olalla

Further reading

• “olka”, 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

Anagrams

• alko, kola, lako, loka