ulkoa

Finnish

Etymology

The separative singular of ulko-.

• (by heart): Semantic loan, ultimately from German auswendig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈulkoɑ/, [ˈulko̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ulkoɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ul‧ko‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): ul‧koa

Adverb

ulkoa

1. from outside
2. by heart

   opetella ulkoa ― to memorize

   osata ulkoa ― to know by heart

Inflection

Declension of ulko- noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative ulko- – superessive – – genitive – – delative – – partitive ulkoa – sublative – – accusative – – lative ulos – inessive – – temporal – – elative – – causative – – illative – – multiplicative – – adessive ulolla – distributive – – ablative ulolta – temp. dist. – – allative ulolle – prolative – – essive ulkona – situative – – translative – – oppositive – – abessive – – instructive – – comitative – –

Synonyms

• ulkoota (dialectal)

Derived terms

compounds

• ulkoapäin

Further reading

• “ulkoa”, 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 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• Kuola, kolua, kuloa, kuola, lauko