silakka

Finnish

Etymology

Originally meant "salted herring". Probably borrowed from Swedish sillake, from sill (“herring”) + lake (“brine”) (compare saltlake), referring to the brine herrings were salted with. The word may have influenced by salakka, another word for a fish, in both form and meaning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsilɑkːɑ/, [ˈs̠ilɑ̝kːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ilɑkːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): si‧lak‧ka

Noun

silakka

1. Baltic herring, Clupea harengus membras
2. (nautical, military slang) A drafted navy soldier.

Declension

Inflection of silakka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)
nominative		silakka	silakat
genitive		silakan	silakoiden silakoitten silakkojen
partitive		silakkaa	silakoita silakkoja
illative		silakkaan	silakoihin silakkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		silakka	silakat
accusative	nom.	silakka	silakat
	gen.	silakan
genitive		silakan	silakoiden silakoitten silakkojen silakkain rare
partitive		silakkaa	silakoita silakkoja
inessive		silakassa	silakoissa
elative		silakasta	silakoista
illative		silakkaan	silakoihin silakkoihin
adessive		silakalla	silakoilla
ablative		silakalta	silakoilta
allative		silakalle	silakoille
essive		silakkana	silakkoina
translative		silakaksi	silakoiksi
abessive		silakatta	silakoitta
instructive		—	silakoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of silakka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative silakkani silakkani accusative nom. silakkani silakkani gen. silakkani genitive silakkani silakoideni silakoitteni silakkojeni silakkaini rare partitive silakkaani silakoitani silakkojani inessive silakassani silakoissani elative silakastani silakoistani illative silakkaani silakoihini silakkoihini adessive silakallani silakoillani ablative silakaltani silakoiltani allative silakalleni silakoilleni essive silakkanani silakkoinani translative silakakseni silakoikseni abessive silakattani silakoittani instructive — — comitative — silakkoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative silakkasi silakkasi accusative nom. silakkasi silakkasi gen. silakkasi genitive silakkasi silakoidesi silakoittesi silakkojesi silakkaisi rare partitive silakkaasi silakoitasi silakkojasi inessive silakassasi silakoissasi elative silakastasi silakoistasi illative silakkaasi silakoihisi silakkoihisi adessive silakallasi silakoillasi ablative silakaltasi silakoiltasi allative silakallesi silakoillesi essive silakkanasi silakkoinasi translative silakaksesi silakoiksesi abessive silakattasi silakoittasi instructive — — comitative — silakkoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative silakkamme silakkamme accusative nom. silakkamme silakkamme gen. silakkamme genitive silakkamme silakoidemme silakoittemme silakkojemme silakkaimme rare partitive silakkaamme silakoitamme silakkojamme inessive silakassamme silakoissamme elative silakastamme silakoistamme illative silakkaamme silakoihimme silakkoihimme adessive silakallamme silakoillamme ablative silakaltamme silakoiltamme allative silakallemme silakoillemme essive silakkanamme silakkoinamme translative silakaksemme silakoiksemme abessive silakattamme silakoittamme instructive — — comitative — silakkoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative silakkanne silakkanne accusative nom. silakkanne silakkanne gen. silakkanne genitive silakkanne silakoidenne silakoittenne silakkojenne silakkainne rare partitive silakkaanne silakoitanne silakkojanne inessive silakassanne silakoissanne elative silakastanne silakoistanne illative silakkaanne silakoihinne silakkoihinne adessive silakallanne silakoillanne ablative silakaltanne silakoiltanne allative silakallenne silakoillenne essive silakkananne silakkoinanne translative silakaksenne silakoiksenne abessive silakattanne silakoittanne instructive — — comitative — silakkoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative silakkansa silakkansa accusative nom. silakkansa silakkansa gen. silakkansa genitive silakkansa silakoidensa silakoittensa silakkojensa silakkainsa rare partitive silakkaansa silakoitaan silakkojaan silakoitansa silakkojansa inessive silakassaan silakassansa silakoissaan silakoissansa elative silakastaan silakastansa silakoistaan silakoistansa illative silakkaansa silakoihinsa silakkoihinsa adessive silakallaan silakallansa silakoillaan silakoillansa ablative silakaltaan silakaltansa silakoiltaan silakoiltansa allative silakalleen silakallensa silakoilleen silakoillensa essive silakkanaan silakkanansa silakkoinaan silakkoinansa translative silakakseen silakaksensa silakoikseen silakoiksensa abessive silakattaan silakattansa silakoittaan silakoittansa instructive — — comitative — silakkoineen silakkoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• hapansilakka
• hiilisilakka
• maustesilakka
• savusilakka
• silakankalastus
• silakanpyynti
• silakkafile
• silakkafilee
• silakkalaatikko
• silakkaleipä
• silakkamarkkinat
• silakkaparvi
• silakkaperunat
• silakkapihvi
• silakkarulla
• silakkarullat
• silakkaverkko
• suolasilakka
• syyssilakka
• tomaattisilakat

 

Further reading

• “silakka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• kalaksi, lakaksi, lakkasi

Ingrian

Etymology

Related to Finnish silakka and Estonian silk.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsilɑkːɑ/, [ˈs̠iɫɑkː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsilɑkːɑ/, [ˈʃiɫɑkːɑ]
• Rhymes: -ilɑkː, -ilɑkːɑ
• Hyphenation: si‧lak‧ka

Noun

silakka

1. saltfish

Declension

Declension of silakka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	silakka	silakat
genitive	silakan	silakkoin
partitive	silakkaa	silakkoja
illative	silakkaa	silakkoihe
inessive	silakaas	silakois
elative	silakast	silakoist
allative	silakalle	silakoille
adessive	silakaal	silakoil
ablative	silakalt	silakoilt
translative	silakaks	silakoiks
essive	silakkanna, silakkaan	silakkoinna, silakkoin
exessive1)	silakkant	silakkoint
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.

Derived terms

• silakkabocka

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 381