bocka

See also: boćka

Ingrian

Bocka.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бочка (bočka).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈbot͡ʃkɑ/, [ˈbo̞t͡ʃk]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈbot͡ʃkɑ/, [ˈpo̞t͡ʃkɑ]
• (Hevaha) IPA^(key): /ˈbot͡ʃkɑ/, [ˈpo̞t͡ʃkɑ]
• Rhymes: -ot͡ʃk, -ot͡ʃkɑ
• Hyphenation: boc‧ka
• Homophone: pocka

Noun

bocka

1. barrel, vat
2. barrelful (a traditional unit of volume)

Declension

Declension of bocka (type 3/koira, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	bocka	bockat
genitive	bockan	bockiin
partitive	bockaa	bockia
illative	bockaa	bockii
inessive	bockaas	bockiis
elative	bockast	bockist
allative	bockalle	bockille
adessive	bockaal	bockiil
ablative	bockalt	bockilt
translative	bockaks	bockiks
essive	bockanna, bockaan	bockinna, bockiin
exessive1)	bockant	bockint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• puin, pytty

Derived terms

• karassibocka
• silakkabocka
• tervabocka

 

See also

Traditional Ingrian units of volume

(part)	40		1⁄20	1⁄40	1⁄100
native name	bocka	uhlu	puteli	sorokofka	sotka
SI equivalent	492 l.	12.3 l.	0.615 l.	0.308 l.	0.123 l.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 426
• Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 23

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bokka, bukka, from Middle Low German bucken, from Old Saxon *bukkōn, from Proto-West Germanic *bukkōn.

Verb

bocka (present bockar, preterite bockade, supine bockat, imperative bocka)

1. (transitive) to bend (to shape sheet metal)
2. (intransitive, reflexive) to bow (to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference)

Declension

Conjugation of bocka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	bocka		bockas
Supine	bockat		bockats
Imperative	bocka		—
Imper. plural1	bocken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	bockar	bockade	bockas	bockades
Ind. plural1	bocka	bockade	bockas	bockades
Subjunctive2	bocke	bockade	bockes	bockades
	Participles
Present participle	bockande
Past participle	bockad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• bocka av (“check off, tick off”)
• tack och bock

Related terms

• bock

See also

• böja
• buga
• nicka
• niga

References

• bocka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bocka sig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bocka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bocka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)