lumikko
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom lumi (“snow”) + -kko. The name is probably derived from the white winter fur of the animal, and the fact that it is quite rare to see it in the summer.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlumikko
Declension
editInflection of lumikko (Kotus type 4*A/laatikko, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | lumikko | lumikot | |
genitive | lumikon | lumikkojen lumikoiden lumikoitten | |
partitive | lumikkoa | lumikkoja lumikoita | |
illative | lumikkoon | lumikkoihin lumikoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | lumikko | lumikot | |
accusative | nom. | lumikko | lumikot |
gen. | lumikon | ||
genitive | lumikon | lumikkojen lumikoiden lumikoitten | |
partitive | lumikkoa | lumikkoja lumikoita | |
inessive | lumikossa | lumikoissa | |
elative | lumikosta | lumikoista | |
illative | lumikkoon | lumikkoihin lumikoihin | |
adessive | lumikolla | lumikoilla | |
ablative | lumikolta | lumikoilta | |
allative | lumikolle | lumikoille | |
essive | lumikkona | lumikkoina | |
translative | lumikoksi | lumikoiksi | |
abessive | lumikotta | lumikoitta | |
instructive | — | lumikoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading
edit- “lumikko”, 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 2023-07-03