mekka

See also: Mekka, mekką, Mekką, and měkká

Danish

Noun

mekka n (definite singular mekkaet, indefinite plural mekkaer, definite plural mekkaerne)

1. a Mecca (important place to visit by people with a particular interest)

References

• “mekka” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛkɑ/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: mek‧ka

Proper noun

mekka n (plural mekka's)

1. (figuratively) a Mecca (important place to visit by people with a particular interest)

Finnish

Etymology

< Mekka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmekːɑ/, [ˈme̞kːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ekːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): mek‧ka

Noun

mekka

1. (figuratively) Mecca (important place to visit by people with a particular interest)

Declension

Inflection of mekka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
nominative		mekka	mekat
genitive		mekan	mekkojen
partitive		mekkaa	mekkoja
illative		mekkaan	mekkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mekka	mekat
accusative	nom.	mekka	mekat
	gen.	mekan
genitive		mekan	mekkojen mekkain rare
partitive		mekkaa	mekkoja
inessive		mekassa	mekoissa
elative		mekasta	mekoista
illative		mekkaan	mekkoihin
adessive		mekalla	mekoilla
ablative		mekalta	mekoilta
allative		mekalle	mekoille
essive		mekkana	mekkoina
translative		mekaksi	mekoiksi
abessive		mekatta	mekoitta
instructive		—	mekoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mekka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mekkani mekkani accusative nom. mekkani mekkani gen. mekkani genitive mekkani mekkojeni mekkaini rare partitive mekkaani mekkojani inessive mekassani mekoissani elative mekastani mekoistani illative mekkaani mekkoihini adessive mekallani mekoillani ablative mekaltani mekoiltani allative mekalleni mekoilleni essive mekkanani mekkoinani translative mekakseni mekoikseni abessive mekattani mekoittani instructive — — comitative — mekkoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mekkasi mekkasi accusative nom. mekkasi mekkasi gen. mekkasi genitive mekkasi mekkojesi mekkaisi rare partitive mekkaasi mekkojasi inessive mekassasi mekoissasi elative mekastasi mekoistasi illative mekkaasi mekkoihisi adessive mekallasi mekoillasi ablative mekaltasi mekoiltasi allative mekallesi mekoillesi essive mekkanasi mekkoinasi translative mekaksesi mekoiksesi abessive mekattasi mekoittasi instructive — — comitative — mekkoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mekkamme mekkamme accusative nom. mekkamme mekkamme gen. mekkamme genitive mekkamme mekkojemme mekkaimme rare partitive mekkaamme mekkojamme inessive mekassamme mekoissamme elative mekastamme mekoistamme illative mekkaamme mekkoihimme adessive mekallamme mekoillamme ablative mekaltamme mekoiltamme allative mekallemme mekoillemme essive mekkanamme mekkoinamme translative mekaksemme mekoiksemme abessive mekattamme mekoittamme instructive — — comitative — mekkoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mekkanne mekkanne accusative nom. mekkanne mekkanne gen. mekkanne genitive mekkanne mekkojenne mekkainne rare partitive mekkaanne mekkojanne inessive mekassanne mekoissanne elative mekastanne mekoistanne illative mekkaanne mekkoihinne adessive mekallanne mekoillanne ablative mekaltanne mekoiltanne allative mekallenne mekoillenne essive mekkananne mekkoinanne translative mekaksenne mekoiksenne abessive mekattanne mekoittanne instructive — — comitative — mekkoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mekkansa mekkansa accusative nom. mekkansa mekkansa gen. mekkansa genitive mekkansa mekkojensa mekkainsa rare partitive mekkaansa mekkojaan mekkojansa inessive mekassaan mekassansa mekoissaan mekoissansa elative mekastaan mekastansa mekoistaan mekoistansa illative mekkaansa mekkoihinsa adessive mekallaan mekallansa mekoillaan mekoillansa ablative mekaltaan mekaltansa mekoiltaan mekoiltansa allative mekalleen mekallensa mekoilleen mekoillensa essive mekkanaan mekkanansa mekkoinaan mekkoinansa translative mekakseen mekaksensa mekoikseen mekoiksensa abessive mekattaan mekattansa mekoittaan mekoittansa instructive — — comitative — mekkoineen mekkoinensa

Further reading

• “mekka”, 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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• mekke (e-infinitive)
• mekk (dialectal, apocopated form)

Verb

mekka (present tense mekkar, past tense mekka, past participle mekka, passive infinitive mekkast, present participle mekkande, imperative mekka/mekk)

1. (colloquial) to repair or build mechanical devices (usually the bigger ones, e.g. a car or a motor)
2. (slang) to prepare hashish before smoking

References

• “mekka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From Mekka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛk.ka/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛkka
• Syllabification: mek‧ka
• Homophone: Mekka

Noun

mekka f

1. (figuratively) Mecca (important place to visit by people with a particular interest)

Declension

Declension of mekka

	singular	plural
nominative	mekka	mekki
genitive	mekki	mekk
dative	mekce	mekkom
accusative	mekkę	mekki
instrumental	mekką	mekkami
locative	mekce	mekkach
vocative	mekko	mekki

Related terms

adjective

• mekkański

 

nouns

• Mekka
• mekkanka
• mekkańczyk

 

Further reading

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