Finnish

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Etymology

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From 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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlumikːo/, [ˈlumikːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -umikːo
  • Syllabification(key): lu‧mik‧ko

Noun

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lumikko

  1. least weasel (Mustela nivalis)

Declension

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Inflection of lumikko (Kotus type 4*A/laatikko, kk-k gradation)
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.
Possessive forms of lumikko (Kotus type 4*A/laatikko, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lumikkoni lumikkoni
accusative nom. lumikkoni lumikkoni
gen. lumikkoni
genitive lumikkoni lumikkojeni
lumikoideni
lumikoitteni
partitive lumikkoani lumikkojani
lumikoitani
inessive lumikossani lumikoissani
elative lumikostani lumikoistani
illative lumikkooni lumikkoihini
lumikoihini
adessive lumikollani lumikoillani
ablative lumikoltani lumikoiltani
allative lumikolleni lumikoilleni
essive lumikkonani lumikkoinani
translative lumikokseni lumikoikseni
abessive lumikottani lumikoittani
instructive
comitative lumikkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lumikkosi lumikkosi
accusative nom. lumikkosi lumikkosi
gen. lumikkosi
genitive lumikkosi lumikkojesi
lumikoidesi
lumikoittesi
partitive lumikkoasi lumikkojasi
lumikoitasi
inessive lumikossasi lumikoissasi
elative lumikostasi lumikoistasi
illative lumikkoosi lumikkoihisi
lumikoihisi
adessive lumikollasi lumikoillasi
ablative lumikoltasi lumikoiltasi
allative lumikollesi lumikoillesi
essive lumikkonasi lumikkoinasi
translative lumikoksesi lumikoiksesi
abessive lumikottasi lumikoittasi
instructive
comitative lumikkoinesi

Further reading

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