ranka

See also: ränka, and ranką

Finnish

Alternative forms

• ranko

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ranka (compare Karelian ranka, Kukkuzi ranka), borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare dialectal Norwegian strang, strange (“stripped trunk of a smaller tree”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑŋkɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝ŋkɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ran‧ka

Noun

ranka

1. pole (delimbed but not debarked stem of a thin tree that is not cut to a specified length)

   Coordinate terms: riuku, runko, salko, seiväs

2. stalk (supporting member of a plant part, such as a leaf or inflorescence)
3. Ellipsis of selkäranka (“spine”).
4. (animation) rig (model outfitted with parameterized controls for animation)

   Synonym: (slang) rigi

Declension

Inflection of ranka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation)
nominative		ranka	rangat
genitive		rangan	rankojen
partitive		rankaa	rankoja
illative		rankaan	rankoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ranka	rangat
accusative	nom.	ranka	rangat
	gen.	rangan
genitive		rangan	rankojen rankain rare
partitive		rankaa	rankoja
inessive		rangassa	rangoissa
elative		rangasta	rangoista
illative		rankaan	rankoihin
adessive		rangalla	rangoilla
ablative		rangalta	rangoilta
allative		rangalle	rangoille
essive		rankana	rankoina
translative		rangaksi	rangoiksi
abessive		rangatta	rangoitta
instructive		—	rangoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ranka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rankani rankani accusative nom. rankani rankani gen. rankani genitive rankani rankojeni rankaini rare partitive rankaani rankojani inessive rangassani rangoissani elative rangastani rangoistani illative rankaani rankoihini adessive rangallani rangoillani ablative rangaltani rangoiltani allative rangalleni rangoilleni essive rankanani rankoinani translative rangakseni rangoikseni abessive rangattani rangoittani instructive — — comitative — rankoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rankasi rankasi accusative nom. rankasi rankasi gen. rankasi genitive rankasi rankojesi rankaisi rare partitive rankaasi rankojasi inessive rangassasi rangoissasi elative rangastasi rangoistasi illative rankaasi rankoihisi adessive rangallasi rangoillasi ablative rangaltasi rangoiltasi allative rangallesi rangoillesi essive rankanasi rankoinasi translative rangaksesi rangoiksesi abessive rangattasi rangoittasi instructive — — comitative — rankoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rankamme rankamme accusative nom. rankamme rankamme gen. rankamme genitive rankamme rankojemme rankaimme rare partitive rankaamme rankojamme inessive rangassamme rangoissamme elative rangastamme rangoistamme illative rankaamme rankoihimme adessive rangallamme rangoillamme ablative rangaltamme rangoiltamme allative rangallemme rangoillemme essive rankanamme rankoinamme translative rangaksemme rangoiksemme abessive rangattamme rangoittamme instructive — — comitative — rankoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rankanne rankanne accusative nom. rankanne rankanne gen. rankanne genitive rankanne rankojenne rankainne rare partitive rankaanne rankojanne inessive rangassanne rangoissanne elative rangastanne rangoistanne illative rankaanne rankoihinne adessive rangallanne rangoillanne ablative rangaltanne rangoiltanne allative rangallenne rangoillenne essive rankananne rankoinanne translative rangaksenne rangoiksenne abessive rangattanne rangoittanne instructive — — comitative — rankoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rankansa rankansa accusative nom. rankansa rankansa gen. rankansa genitive rankansa rankojensa rankainsa rare partitive rankaansa rankojaan rankojansa inessive rangassaan rangassansa rangoissaan rangoissansa elative rangastaan rangastansa rangoistaan rangoistansa illative rankaansa rankoihinsa adessive rangallaan rangallansa rangoillaan rangoillansa ablative rangaltaan rangaltansa rangoiltaan rangoiltansa allative rangalleen rangallensa rangoilleen rangoillensa essive rankanaan rankanansa rankoinaan rankoinansa translative rangakseen rangaksensa rangoikseen rangoiksensa abessive rangattaan rangattansa rangoittaan rangoittansa instructive — — comitative — rankoineen rankoinensa

Derived terms

• rangaista
• ranko
• rankoa

 

compounds

• kaularanka
• keskiranka
• lanneranka
• peräranka
• rankahake
• rankalauta
• rankarakenne
• reporankana
• rintaranka
• selkäranka
• tukiranka

 

Further reading

• “ranka”, 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

• karan, rakan

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ranka. Cognate with Finnish ranka.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑŋkɑ/, [ˈrɑŋk]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑŋkɑ/, [ˈrɑŋɡ̊ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋk, -ɑŋkɑ
• Hyphenation: ran‧ka

Noun

ranka

1. pole (stem of a thin tree cut to ca. 3-4 metres)

Declension

Declension of ranka (type 3/kana, nk-ng gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	ranka	rangat
genitive	rangan	rankoin
partitive	rankaa	rankoja
illative	rankaa	rankoi
inessive	rangaas	rangois
elative	rangast	rangoist
allative	rangalle	rangoille
adessive	rangaal	rangoil
ablative	rangalt	rangoilt
translative	rangaks	rangoiks
essive	rankanna, rankaan	rankoinna, rankoin
exessive1)	rankant	rankoint
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

• ranko

Derived terms

• rangata
• ranko

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 465

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *rǫka, Latvian roka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾɐŋˈkɐ]

Noun

rankà f (plural rañkos) stress pattern 2

1. (anatomy) hand; arm

Declension

Declension of rankà

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	rankà	rañkos
genitive (kilmininkas)	rañkos	rañkų
dative (naudininkas)	rañkai	rañkoms
accusative (galininkas)	rañką	rankàs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	rankà	rañkomis
locative (vietininkas)	rañkoje	rañkose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	rañka	rañkos

See also

• ronka (Samogitian)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈran.ka/
• Rhymes: -anka
• Syllabification: ran‧ka

Etymology 1

From rana +‎ -ka.

Noun

ranka f

1. diminutive of rana

Declension

Declension of ranka

	singular	plural
nominative	ranka	ranki
genitive	ranki	ranek
dative	rance	rankom
accusative	rankę	ranki
instrumental	ranką	rankami
locative	rance	rankach
vocative	ranko	ranki

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ranka m inan

1. genitive singular of ranek

Further reading

• ranka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ranka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Adjective

ranka

1. inflection of rank:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Noun

ranka c

1. a vine, a bine, a long climbing shoot of a plant

Declension

Declension of ranka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ranka	rankas
	definite	rankan	rankans
plural	indefinite	rankor	rankors
	definite	rankorna	rankornas

Derived terms

• rankornament
• vinranka

Verb

ranka (present rankar, preterite rankade, supine rankat, imperative ranka)

1. to rank, to arrange according to rank

   Synonym: rangordna

2. (slang) to xerox, to copy (using a Rank Xerox copier)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ranka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	ranka		rankas
Supine	rankat		rankats
Imperative	ranka		—
Imper. plural1	ranken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	rankar	rankade	rankas	rankades
Ind. plural1	ranka	rankade	rankas	rankades
Subjunctive2	ranke	rankade	rankes	rankades
	Participles
Present participle	rankande
Past participle	rankad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• ranking
• rankning

See also

• rida ranka

References

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

Anagrams

• ankar, kanar, rakan