/ˈʋɑkːɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝kːɑ̝]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *vakka, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Latvian vāks (“lid, cover”), Lithuanian vókas (“cover, eyelid”)).
- A roundish, voluminous container equipped with a cap.
“pitää kynttiläänsä vakan alla” — to hide one's light under a bushel
- A type of wooden container of varying size, made of bent thin board to make it strong and light, usually equipped with a close fitting cap.
“vakka kantensa valitsee” — a man is known by the company he keeps
- historicalA premetric unit of dry volume used in Sweden (halvspann in Swedish) and Finland. According to a 1665 regulation, equal to 36.64 liters, quite close to an imperial bushel.
Muodotvakka(nominative, singular) · vakat(nominative, plural) · vakka(accusative, nominative, singular) · vakat(accusative, nominative, plural) · vakan(accusative, genitive, singular) · vakat(accusative, genitive, plural) · vakan(genitive, singular) · vakkojen(genitive, plural) · vakkain(genitive, plural, rare) · vakkaa(partitive, singular) · vakkoja(partitive, plural) · vakassa(inessive, singular) · vakoissa(inessive, plural) · vakasta(elative, singular) · vakoista(elative, plural) · vakkaan(illative, singular) · vakkoihin(illative, plural) · vakalla(adessive, singular) · vakoilla(adessive, plural) · vakalta(ablative, singular)