virkkaa

From Proto-Finnic *virkkadak. Related to Ingrian verkkaa, Karelian virkkua and Veps virkta.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋirkːɑːˣ/, [ˈʋirkːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -irkːɑː
• Syllabification^(key): virk‧kaa

virkkaa (dialectal, rare, literary)

1. (intransitive) To speak, talk
2. (transitive) To say, utter

   Hän virkkaa.

   S/he says.

• This verb is in literary use but also occurs in eastern Finnish dialects, so it can be considered as belonging to standard Finnish despite being very rare there. The only common occurrence of this verb in standard Finnish is the saying älä muuta virka! (“damn right(!)”, literally “don't say anything else”), a slightly sarcastic reply indicating complete agreement.
• Note also the grammatical exception — the vowel changes: the verb's endings have back vowels (a, o, u) in the active voice, but front vowels (ä, ö, y) in the passive. The conjugation is shown in the verb's own conjugation table.

• (to say): puhua
• (to utter): sanoa, päästää

• virkata (“to crochet”)

• “virkkaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋirkːɑː/, [ˈʋirkːɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -irkːɑː
• Syllabification^(key): virk‧kaa

virkkaa

1. third-person singular present indicative of virkata

   Hän virkkaa.

   S/he crochets.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋirkːɑːˣ/, [ˈʋirkːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -irkːɑː
• Syllabification^(key): virk‧kaa

virkkaa

1. present active indicative connegative of virkata

   (Minä) en/ (Sinä) et/ Hän ei/ (Me) emme/ (Te) ette/ He eivät virkkaa.

   I/You/We/You/They don't / She/He doesn't crochet.

2. second-person singular present imperative of virkata

   Virkkaa!

   Crochet!

3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative of virkata

   Älä virkkaa!

   Don't crochet!

• rivakka