# ranka
## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* ranko

### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ranka (compare Karelian ranka, Kukkuzi ranka), borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare dialectal Norwegian strang, strange (“stripped trunk of a smaller tree”)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɑŋkɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝ŋkɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑ
* Hyphenation: ran‧ka

### Noun

ranka
* pole (delimbed but not debarked stem of a thin tree that is not cut to a specified length)
    Coordinate terms: riuku, runko, salko, seiväs
* stalk (supporting member of a plant part, such as a leaf or inflorescence)
* Ellipsis of selkäranka (“spine”).
* (animation) rig (model outfitted with parameterized controls for animation)
    Synonym: (slang) rigi

#### Declension

Possessive forms of ranka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rankani
rankani
accusative
nom.
rankani
rankani
gen.
rankani
genitive
rankani
rankojeni rankaini $^{rare}$
partitive
rankaani
rankojani
inessive
rangassani
rangoissani
elative
rangastani
rangoistani
illative
rankaani
rankoihini
adessive
rangallani
rangoillani
ablative
rangaltani
rangoiltani
allative
rangalleni
rangoilleni
essive
rankanani
rankoinani
translative
rangakseni
rangoikseni
abessive
rangattani
rangoittani
instructive
comitative
—rankoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rankasi
rankasi
accusative
nom.
rankasi
rankasi
gen.
rankasi
genitive
rankasi
rankojesi rankaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
rankaasi
rankojasi
inessive
rangassasi
rangoissasi
elative
rangastasi
rangoistasi
illative
rankaasi
rankoihisi
adessive
rangallasi
rangoillasi
ablative
rangaltasi
rangoiltasi
allative
rangallesi
rangoillesi
essive
rankanasi
rankoinasi
translative
rangaksesi
rangoiksesi
abessive
rangattasi
rangoittasi
instructive
comitative
—rankoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rankamme
rankamme
accusative
nom.
rankamme
rankamme
gen.
rankamme
genitive
rankamme
rankojemme rankaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
rankaamme
rankojamme
inessive
rangassamme
rangoissamme
elative
rangastamme
rangoistamme
illative
rankaamme
rankoihimme
adessive
rangallamme
rangoillamme
ablative
rangaltamme
rangoiltamme
allative
rangallemme
rangoillemme
essive
rankanamme
rankoinamme
translative
rangaksemme
rangoiksemme
abessive
rangattamme
rangoittamme
instructive
comitative
—rankoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rankanne
rankanne
accusative
nom.
rankanne
rankanne
gen.
rankanne
genitive
rankanne
rankojenne rankainne $^{rare}$
partitive
rankaanne
rankojanne
inessive
rangassanne
rangoissanne
elative
rangastanne
rangoistanne
illative
rankaanne
rankoihinne
adessive
rangallanne
rangoillanne
ablative
rangaltanne
rangoiltanne
allative
rangallenne
rangoillenne
essive
rankananne
rankoinanne
translative
rangaksenne
rangoiksenne
abessive
rangattanne
rangoittanne
instructive
comitative
—rankoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rankansa
rankansa
accusative
nom.
rankansa
rankansa
gen.
rankansa
genitive
rankansa
rankojensa rankainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
rankaansa
rankojaan rankojansa
inessive
rangassaan rangassansa
rangoissaan rangoissansa
elative
rangastaan rangastansa
rangoistaan rangoistansa
illative
rankaansa
rankoihinsa
adessive
rangallaan rangallansa
rangoillaan rangoillansa
ablative
rangaltaan rangaltansa
rangoiltaan rangoiltansa
allative
rangalleen rangallensa
rangoilleen rangoillensa
essive
rankanaan rankanansa
rankoinaan rankoinansa
translative
rangakseen rangaksensa
rangoikseen rangoiksensa
abessive
rangattaan rangattansa
rangoittaan rangoittansa
instructive
comitative
—rankoineen rankoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* rangaista
* ranko
* rankoa
* kaularanka
* keskiranka
* lanneranka
* peräranka
* rankahake
* rankalauta
* rankarakenne
* reporankana
* rintaranka
* selkäranka
* tukiranka

### Further reading

* “ranka”, 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

* karan, rakan

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ranka. Cognate with Finnish ranka.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈrɑŋkɑ/, [ˈrɑŋk]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈrɑŋkɑ/, [ˈrɑŋɡ̊ɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑŋk, -ɑŋkɑ
* Hyphenation: ran‧ka

### Noun

ranka
* pole (stem of a thin tree cut to ca. 3-4 metres)

#### Synonyms

* ranko

#### Derived terms

* rangata
* ranko

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 465

## Lithuanian
### Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *rǫka, Latvian roka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɾɐŋˈkɐ]

### Noun

rankà f (plural rañkos) stress pattern 2
* (anatomy) hand; arm

#### Declension
### See also

* ronka (Samogitian)

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈran.ka/
* Rhymes: -anka
* Syllabification: ran‧ka

### Etymology 1

From rana +‎ -ka.

#### Noun

ranka f
* diminutive of rana

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

ranka m inan
* genitive singular of ranek

### Further reading

* ranka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* ranka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Swedish
### Adjective

ranka
* inflection of rank:
** definite singular
** plural

### Noun

ranka c
* a vine, a bine, a long climbing shoot of a plant

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | ranka | rankas |
| singular | definite | rankan | rankans |
| plural | indefinite | rankor | rankors |
| plural | definite | rankorna | rankornas |

#### Derived terms

* rankornament
* vinranka

### Verb

ranka (present rankar, preterite rankade, supine rankat, imperative ranka)
* to rank, to arrange according to rank
    Synonym: rangordna
* (slang) to xerox, to copy (using a Rank Xerox copier)

#### Related terms

* ranking
* rankning

### See also

* rida ranka

### References

* ranka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* ranka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* ranka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* ankar, kanar, rakan