# mustikka
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *mustikka. Equivalent to musta (“black”) +‎ -ikka (diminutive suffix).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmustikːɑ/, [ˈmus̠tikːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ustikːɑ
* Hyphenation: mus‧tik‧ka

### Noun

mustikka
* bilberry, Vaccinium myrtillus; a common shrub in Finland, and its fruit
* bilberry or blueberry, several closely related species of Vaccinium family, none of which grows naturally in Finland

#### Usage notes

The shrub and its berry growing commonly in Finland, Vaccinium myrtillus, are called bilberry in standard English. There are also a number of regional words. Despite this, mustikka is often (mistakenly) translated into English as "blueberry", partly because the species is called blåbär (literally “blueberry”) in Swedish and Blaubeere (literally “blueberry”) in German. To add to the confusion, blueberries, which are closely related to bilberries, are also called mustikka in Finnish, and yet other species of Vaccinium family are also referred to as "bilberries" in English.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of mustikka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mustikkani
mustikkani
accusative
nom.
mustikkani
mustikkani
gen.
mustikkani
genitive
mustikkani
mustikoideni mustikoitteni mustikkojeni mustikkaini $^{rare}$
partitive
mustikkaani
mustikoitani mustikkojani
inessive
mustikassani
mustikoissani
elative
mustikastani
mustikoistani
illative
mustikkaani
mustikoihini mustikkoihini
adessive
mustikallani
mustikoillani
ablative
mustikaltani
mustikoiltani
allative
mustikalleni
mustikoilleni
essive
mustikkanani
mustikkoinani
translative
mustikakseni
mustikoikseni
abessive
mustikattani
mustikoittani
instructive
comitative
—mustikkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mustikkasi
mustikkasi
accusative
nom.
mustikkasi
mustikkasi
gen.
mustikkasi
genitive
mustikkasi
mustikoidesi mustikoittesi mustikkojesi mustikkaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
mustikkaasi
mustikoitasi mustikkojasi
inessive
mustikassasi
mustikoissasi
elative
mustikastasi
mustikoistasi
illative
mustikkaasi
mustikoihisi mustikkoihisi
adessive
mustikallasi
mustikoillasi
ablative
mustikaltasi
mustikoiltasi
allative
mustikallesi
mustikoillesi
essive
mustikkanasi
mustikkoinasi
translative
mustikaksesi
mustikoiksesi
abessive
mustikattasi
mustikoittasi
instructive
comitative
—mustikkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mustikkamme
mustikkamme
accusative
nom.
mustikkamme
mustikkamme
gen.
mustikkamme
genitive
mustikkamme
mustikoidemme mustikoittemme mustikkojemme mustikkaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
mustikkaamme
mustikoitamme mustikkojamme
inessive
mustikassamme
mustikoissamme
elative
mustikastamme
mustikoistamme
illative
mustikkaamme
mustikoihimme mustikkoihimme
adessive
mustikallamme
mustikoillamme
ablative
mustikaltamme
mustikoiltamme
allative
mustikallemme
mustikoillemme
essive
mustikkanamme
mustikkoinamme
translative
mustikaksemme
mustikoiksemme
abessive
mustikattamme
mustikoittamme
instructive
comitative
—mustikkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mustikkanne
mustikkanne
accusative
nom.
mustikkanne
mustikkanne
gen.
mustikkanne
genitive
mustikkanne
mustikoidenne mustikoittenne mustikkojenne mustikkainne $^{rare}$
partitive
mustikkaanne
mustikoitanne mustikkojanne
inessive
mustikassanne
mustikoissanne
elative
mustikastanne
mustikoistanne
illative
mustikkaanne
mustikoihinne mustikkoihinne
adessive
mustikallanne
mustikoillanne
ablative
mustikaltanne
mustikoiltanne
allative
mustikallenne
mustikoillenne
essive
mustikkananne
mustikkoinanne
translative
mustikaksenne
mustikoiksenne
abessive
mustikattanne
mustikoittanne
instructive
comitative
—mustikkoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mustikkansa
mustikkansa
accusative
nom.
mustikkansa
mustikkansa
gen.
mustikkansa
genitive
mustikkansa
mustikoidensa mustikoittensa mustikkojensa mustikkainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
mustikkaansa
mustikoitaan mustikkojaan mustikoitansa mustikkojansa
inessive
mustikassaan mustikassansa
mustikoissaan mustikoissansa
elative
mustikastaan mustikastansa
mustikoistaan mustikoistansa
illative
mustikkaansa
mustikoihinsa mustikkoihinsa
adessive
mustikallaan mustikallansa
mustikoillaan mustikoillansa
ablative
mustikaltaan mustikaltansa
mustikoiltaan mustikoiltansa
allative
mustikalleen mustikallensa
mustikoilleen mustikoillensa
essive
mustikkanaan mustikkanansa
mustikkoinaan mustikkoinansa
translative
mustikakseen mustikaksensa
mustikoikseen mustikoiksensa
abessive
mustikattaan mustikattansa
mustikoittaan mustikoittansa
instructive
comitative
—mustikkoineen mustikkoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* mustikkainen
* kissanmustikka
* kurjenpolvi-mustikkatyyppi
* käenkaali-mustikkatyyppi
* mustikanvarpu
* mustikanvarsi
* mustikkahillo
* mustikkakeitto
* mustikkakiisseli
* mustikkakukko
* mustikkamaito
* mustikkamehu
* mustikkapensas
* mustikkapiirakka
* mustikkapuu
* mustikkapöperö
* mustikkasoppa
* mustikkasose
* mustikkatorttu
* mustikkatyyppi
* pensasmustikka
* puolukka-mustikkatyyppi
* seinäsammal-mustikkatyyppi
* sianmustikka
* variksenmarja-mustikkatyyppi

### See also

* bilberry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Further reading

* “mustikka”, 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

### Anagrams

* mutkikas