mekkala

Finnish

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic; may be a metathesized variant of mellakka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmekːɑlɑ/, [ˈme̞kːɑ̝lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ekːɑlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mek‧ka‧la

Noun

mekkala

1. hullabaloo, hubbub

   Synonym: hulabaloo

Declension

Inflection of mekkala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		mekkala	mekkalat
genitive		mekkalan	mekkaloiden mekkaloitten
partitive		mekkalaa	mekkaloita
illative		mekkalaan	mekkaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mekkala	mekkalat
accusative	nom.	mekkala	mekkalat
	gen.	mekkalan
genitive		mekkalan	mekkaloiden mekkaloitten mekkalain rare
partitive		mekkalaa	mekkaloita
inessive		mekkalassa	mekkaloissa
elative		mekkalasta	mekkaloista
illative		mekkalaan	mekkaloihin
adessive		mekkalalla	mekkaloilla
ablative		mekkalalta	mekkaloilta
allative		mekkalalle	mekkaloille
essive		mekkalana	mekkaloina
translative		mekkalaksi	mekkaloiksi
abessive		mekkalatta	mekkaloitta
instructive		—	mekkaloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mekkala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mekkalani mekkalani accusative nom. mekkalani mekkalani gen. mekkalani genitive mekkalani mekkaloideni mekkaloitteni mekkalaini rare partitive mekkalaani mekkaloitani inessive mekkalassani mekkaloissani elative mekkalastani mekkaloistani illative mekkalaani mekkaloihini adessive mekkalallani mekkaloillani ablative mekkalaltani mekkaloiltani allative mekkalalleni mekkaloilleni essive mekkalanani mekkaloinani translative mekkalakseni mekkaloikseni abessive mekkalattani mekkaloittani instructive — — comitative — mekkaloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mekkalasi mekkalasi accusative nom. mekkalasi mekkalasi gen. mekkalasi genitive mekkalasi mekkaloidesi mekkaloittesi mekkalaisi rare partitive mekkalaasi mekkaloitasi inessive mekkalassasi mekkaloissasi elative mekkalastasi mekkaloistasi illative mekkalaasi mekkaloihisi adessive mekkalallasi mekkaloillasi ablative mekkalaltasi mekkaloiltasi allative mekkalallesi mekkaloillesi essive mekkalanasi mekkaloinasi translative mekkalaksesi mekkaloiksesi abessive mekkalattasi mekkaloittasi instructive — — comitative — mekkaloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mekkalamme mekkalamme accusative nom. mekkalamme mekkalamme gen. mekkalamme genitive mekkalamme mekkaloidemme mekkaloittemme mekkalaimme rare partitive mekkalaamme mekkaloitamme inessive mekkalassamme mekkaloissamme elative mekkalastamme mekkaloistamme illative mekkalaamme mekkaloihimme adessive mekkalallamme mekkaloillamme ablative mekkalaltamme mekkaloiltamme allative mekkalallemme mekkaloillemme essive mekkalanamme mekkaloinamme translative mekkalaksemme mekkaloiksemme abessive mekkalattamme mekkaloittamme instructive — — comitative — mekkaloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mekkalanne mekkalanne accusative nom. mekkalanne mekkalanne gen. mekkalanne genitive mekkalanne mekkaloidenne mekkaloittenne mekkalainne rare partitive mekkalaanne mekkaloitanne inessive mekkalassanne mekkaloissanne elative mekkalastanne mekkaloistanne illative mekkalaanne mekkaloihinne adessive mekkalallanne mekkaloillanne ablative mekkalaltanne mekkaloiltanne allative mekkalallenne mekkaloillenne essive mekkalananne mekkaloinanne translative mekkalaksenne mekkaloiksenne abessive mekkalattanne mekkaloittanne instructive — — comitative — mekkaloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mekkalansa mekkalansa accusative nom. mekkalansa mekkalansa gen. mekkalansa genitive mekkalansa mekkaloidensa mekkaloittensa mekkalainsa rare partitive mekkalaansa mekkaloitaan mekkaloitansa inessive mekkalassaan mekkalassansa mekkaloissaan mekkaloissansa elative mekkalastaan mekkalastansa mekkaloistaan mekkaloistansa illative mekkalaansa mekkaloihinsa adessive mekkalallaan mekkalallansa mekkaloillaan mekkaloillansa ablative mekkalaltaan mekkalaltansa mekkaloiltaan mekkaloiltansa allative mekkalalleen mekkalallensa mekkaloilleen mekkaloillensa essive mekkalanaan mekkalanansa mekkaloinaan mekkaloinansa translative mekkalakseen mekkalaksensa mekkaloikseen mekkaloiksensa abessive mekkalattaan mekkalattansa mekkaloittaan mekkaloittansa instructive — — comitative — mekkaloineen mekkaloinensa

Derived terms

• mekastaa
• mekkaloida

 

Related terms

• mekastaa

Further reading

• “mekkala”, 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