roska

Finnish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Swedish rosk (“filth, garbage”). First mention in a Finnish dictionary was in 1787.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroskɑ/, [ˈro̞s̠kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oskɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ros‧ka
• Hyphenation^(key): ros‧ka

Noun

roska

1. (collective, often in the plural) litter, trash, rubbish, refuse

   Voisitko viedä roskat?

   Could you take out the trash?

   Heitä vain roskiin.

   Just toss it in the trash.

2. a piece of litter
3. (figurative) rubbish, trash (worthless artistic, literary, or musical material or similar)

   Tuo peli on täyttä roskaa.

   That game is complete rubbish.

Declension

Inflection of roska (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		roska	roskat
genitive		roskan	roskien
partitive		roskaa	roskia
illative		roskaan	roskiin
		singular	plural
nominative		roska	roskat
accusative	nom.	roska	roskat
	gen.	roskan
genitive		roskan	roskien roskain rare
partitive		roskaa	roskia
inessive		roskassa	roskissa
elative		roskasta	roskista
illative		roskaan	roskiin
adessive		roskalla	roskilla
ablative		roskalta	roskilta
allative		roskalle	roskille
essive		roskana	roskina
translative		roskaksi	roskiksi
abessive		roskatta	roskitta
instructive		—	roskin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of roska (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative roskani roskani accusative nom. roskani roskani gen. roskani genitive roskani roskieni roskaini rare partitive roskaani roskiani inessive roskassani roskissani elative roskastani roskistani illative roskaani roskiini adessive roskallani roskillani ablative roskaltani roskiltani allative roskalleni roskilleni essive roskanani roskinani translative roskakseni roskikseni abessive roskattani roskittani instructive — — comitative — roskineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative roskasi roskasi accusative nom. roskasi roskasi gen. roskasi genitive roskasi roskiesi roskaisi rare partitive roskaasi roskiasi inessive roskassasi roskissasi elative roskastasi roskistasi illative roskaasi roskiisi adessive roskallasi roskillasi ablative roskaltasi roskiltasi allative roskallesi roskillesi essive roskanasi roskinasi translative roskaksesi roskiksesi abessive roskattasi roskittasi instructive — — comitative — roskinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative roskamme roskamme accusative nom. roskamme roskamme gen. roskamme genitive roskamme roskiemme roskaimme rare partitive roskaamme roskiamme inessive roskassamme roskissamme elative roskastamme roskistamme illative roskaamme roskiimme adessive roskallamme roskillamme ablative roskaltamme roskiltamme allative roskallemme roskillemme essive roskanamme roskinamme translative roskaksemme roskiksemme abessive roskattamme roskittamme instructive — — comitative — roskinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative roskanne roskanne accusative nom. roskanne roskanne gen. roskanne genitive roskanne roskienne roskainne rare partitive roskaanne roskianne inessive roskassanne roskissanne elative roskastanne roskistanne illative roskaanne roskiinne adessive roskallanne roskillanne ablative roskaltanne roskiltanne allative roskallenne roskillenne essive roskananne roskinanne translative roskaksenne roskiksenne abessive roskattanne roskittanne instructive — — comitative — roskinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative roskansa roskansa accusative nom. roskansa roskansa gen. roskansa genitive roskansa roskiensa roskainsa rare partitive roskaansa roskiaan roskiansa inessive roskassaan roskassansa roskissaan roskissansa elative roskastaan roskastansa roskistaan roskistansa illative roskaansa roskiinsa adessive roskallaan roskallansa roskillaan roskillansa ablative roskaltaan roskaltansa roskiltaan roskiltansa allative roskalleen roskallensa roskilleen roskillensa essive roskanaan roskanansa roskinaan roskinansa translative roskakseen roskaksensa roskikseen roskiksensa abessive roskattaan roskattansa roskittaan roskittansa instructive — — comitative — roskineen roskinensa

Synonyms

• roipe
• (collectively): jäte

Derived terms

• roskaantua
• roskainen
• roskata
• roskaus
• roskautua
• roskis

compounds

• ihmisroska
• mikroroska
• roska-astia
• roska-auto
• roskaelokuva
• roskajoukko
• roskajuoksu
• roskakala
• roskakasa
• roskakirjallisuus
• roskakori
• roskakuilu
• roskakulttuuri
• roskakuski
• roskalaatikko
• roskalaina
• roskalava
• roskalehdistö
• roskalehti
• roskaläjä
• roskapankki
• roskaposti
• roskapuhe
• roskapussi
• roskapönttö
• roskaromaani
• roskaruoka
• roskasakki
• roskasäiliö
• roskasäkki
• roskatunkio
• roskatynnyri
• roskaväki
• roskienkeräin
• roskienkeräys
• roskienkerääjä

Descendants

• → Ingrian: roska

Further reading

• “roska”, 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 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• rasko

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish roska.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈroskɑ/, [ˈro̞s̠k]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈroskɑ/, [ˈro̞ʃkɑ]
• Rhymes: -osk, -oskɑ
• Hyphenation: ros‧ka

Noun

roska

1. litter, waste
2. sprout of a cultivated plant

Declension

Declension of roska (type 3/koira, k- gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	roska	rosat
genitive	rosan	roskiin
partitive	roskaa	roskia
illative	roskaa	roskii
inessive	rosas	rosis
elative	rosast	rosist
allative	rosalle	rosille
adessive	rosal	rosil
ablative	rosalt	rosilt
translative	rosaks	rosiks
essive	roskanna, roskaan	roskinna, roskiin
exessive1)	roskant	roskint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• (litter): rikka, moška

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 486

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

rosa +‎ -ka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔs.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɔska
• Syllabification: ros‧ka

Noun

roska f

1. diminutive of rosa

Declension

Declension of roska

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	roska	rosce	roski
Genitive	roski	roskowu	roskow
Dative	rosce	roskoma	roskam
Accusative	rosku	rosce	roski
Instrumental	rosku	roskoma	roskami
Locative	rosce	roskoma	roskach

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roskɑ/

Verb

roska (present roskar, preterite roskade, supine roskat, imperative roska)

1. (Finland) to litter

   Synonym: skräpa ner

   Att roska är dåligt för miljön

   Littering is bad for the environment

Conjugation

Conjugation of roska (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	roska		roskas
supine	roskat		roskats
imperative	roska		—
imper. plural1	rosken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	roskar	roskade	roskas	roskades
ind. plural1	roska	roskade	roskas	roskades
subjunctive2	roske	roskade	roskes	roskades
present participle		roskande
past participle		roskad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• roskis
• roskkorg
• rosk