ilka

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ilk + a.

Adjective[edit]

ilka (not comparable)

  1. (Scotland or archaic) Each or every
    • 1919, Sir Harry Lauder, Between You and Me[1]:
      But the bobby kens me fine--I've bailed John oot twice, for a guinea ilka time, and they recognize steady customers there like anywheres else! "

Anagrams[edit]

Scots[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ilka

  1. Each or every
    • 1827 December 22, Various, The Mirror Of Literature, Amusement, And Instruction[2]:
      Sae saying, I gared him climb a rape by whilk he gat abune the riggin o' the bield, then steeking to the door thro' whilk he gaed, I jimp had trailed doun the rape, when in rinned twa red coat chiels, who couping ilka ane i' their gait begun to touzle out the ben, and the de'il gaed o'er Jock Wabster.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Votic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *ilkëda.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈilkɑː/, [ˈiɫkɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ilkɑː
  • Hyphenation: il‧ka

Adjective[edit]

ilka

  1. repulsive, disgusting

Noun[edit]

ilka

  1. shame

Inflection[edit]

Declension of ilka (type VI/valka, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ilka ilkad
genitive ilka ilkajõ, ilkai
partitive ilkatõ ilkaitõ, ilkai
illative ilkasõ, ilka ilkaisõ
inessive ilkaz ilkaiz
elative ilkassõ ilkaissõ
allative ilkalõ ilkailõ
adessive ilkallõ ilkaillõ
ablative ilkaltõ ilkailtõ
translative ilkassi ilkaissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References[edit]

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “hilkiä”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn