Noun type: 9
Characteristics
Singular
| Nominative | velka |
| Partitive | velkaa |
| Genetive | velan |
| Accusative | velan |
| Inessive | velassa |
| Elative | velasta |
| Illative | velkaan |
| Adessive | velalla |
| Ablative | velalta |
| Allative | velalle |
| Essive | velkana |
| Translative | velaksi |
| Abessive | velatta |
Plural
| Nominative | velat |
| Partitive | velkoja |
| Genetive | velkojen |
| Accusative | velat |
| Inessive | veloissa |
| Elative | veloista |
| Illative | velkoihin |
| Adessive | veloilla |
| Ablative | veloilta |
| Allative | veloille |
| Essive | velkoina |
| Translative | veloiksi |
| Abessive | veloitta |
| Instructive | veloin |
| Comitative | velkoine |
Sample Sentences
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olla velkaa (to owe, to be in debt)
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Olemme ikuisesti sinulle velkaa. (We are forever in your debt.)
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Olet minulle velkaa tuhat euroa. (You owe me one thousand euros.)
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Olen pahasti veloissani. (I'm heavily indebted.)
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Ostan sen velaksi. (I'll buy it on credit.)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vëlka (compare Estonian võlg, Karelian velka, Veps velg).
Nouns inflected like velka
aapa,
aatra,
aava,
abbedissa,
abrakadabra,
abskissa,
adventtiaika,
aerodynamiikka,
afta,
agenda,
ahdelauha,
ahkeraliisa,
ahma,
ahminta,
ahnehdinta,
aika,
aina,
aisa,
aita,
aitta, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)