rikka rokassa

Finnish

Etymology

From rikka (“mote”) + rokassa (“in the soup”), probably chosen for phonetic similarity.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrikːɑ ˈrokɑsːɑ/, [ˈrikːɑ̝ ˈro̞kɑ̝s̠ːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -okɑsːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): rik‧ka‧ro‧kas‧sa

Noun

rikka rokassa

  1. (idiomatic) an insignificant detail, just one thing among many

Declension

See rikka.

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