/ˈnɑhkɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝xkɑ̝]
OriginFrom Proto-Finnic *nahka (compare Estonian nahk), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *naskiz, *naskaz (“soft leather”) (compare Old English næsc (“soft leather; deer skin”)).
- leather (tough material produced from the skin of animals)
“missä voi sulaa, siinä nahka palaa” — do not keep leather next to something hot
- skin (skin of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc., either with fur or unhaired)
“Near-synonyms: talja, vuota”
- colloquialskin of a human being
Formsnahka(nominative, singular) · nahat(nominative, plural) · nahka(accusative, nominative, singular) · nahat(accusative, nominative, plural) · nahan(accusative, genitive, singular) · nahat(accusative, genitive, plural) · nahan(genitive, singular) · nahkojen(genitive, plural) · nahkain(genitive, plural, rare) · nahkaa(partitive, singular) · nahkoja(partitive, plural) · nahassa(inessive, singular) · nahoissa(inessive, plural) · nahasta(elative, singular) · nahoista(elative, plural) · nahkaan(illative, singular) · nahkoihin(illative, plural) · nahalla(adessive, singular) · nahoilla(adessive, plural) · nahalta(ablative, singular)