# mekkala
## Finnish
### Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic; may be a metathesized variant of mellakka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmekːɑlɑ/, [ˈme̞kːɑ̝lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ekːɑlɑ
* Hyphenation: mek‧ka‧la

### Noun

mekkala
* hullabaloo, hubbub
    Synonym: hulabaloo

#### Declension

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]‎ (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