farkku

Finnish

Etymology

far- +‎ -kku; originally derived from farmarihousut (“jeans”) > farmarit (“jeans”) > farkut (“jeans”), from which it spread to some other senses and compounds of farmari

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑrkːu/, [ˈfɑ̝rkːu]
• Rhymes: -ɑrkːu
• Syllabification^(key): fark‧ku

Noun

farkku (informal)

1. (in compounds) Clipping of farkkukangas (“denim cloth”).

   Synonym: denim

   farkkutakki ― denim jacket

2. station wagon

   Synonyms: farmari, farmariauto

Declension

Inflection of farkku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
nominative		farkku	farkut
genitive		farkun	farkkujen
partitive		farkkua	farkkuja
illative		farkkuun	farkkuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		farkku	farkut
accusative	nom.	farkku	farkut
	gen.	farkun
genitive		farkun	farkkujen
partitive		farkkua	farkkuja
inessive		farkussa	farkuissa
elative		farkusta	farkuista
illative		farkkuun	farkkuihin
adessive		farkulla	farkuilla
ablative		farkulta	farkuilta
allative		farkulle	farkuille
essive		farkkuna	farkkuina
translative		farkuksi	farkuiksi
abessive		farkutta	farkuitta
instructive		—	farkuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of farkku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative farkkuni farkkuni accusative nom. farkkuni farkkuni gen. farkkuni genitive farkkuni farkkujeni partitive farkkuani farkkujani inessive farkussani farkuissani elative farkustani farkuistani illative farkkuuni farkkuihini adessive farkullani farkuillani ablative farkultani farkuiltani allative farkulleni farkuilleni essive farkkunani farkkuinani translative farkukseni farkuikseni abessive farkuttani farkuittani instructive — — comitative — farkkuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative farkkusi farkkusi accusative nom. farkkusi farkkusi gen. farkkusi genitive farkkusi farkkujesi partitive farkkuasi farkkujasi inessive farkussasi farkuissasi elative farkustasi farkuistasi illative farkkuusi farkkuihisi adessive farkullasi farkuillasi ablative farkultasi farkuiltasi allative farkullesi farkuillesi essive farkkunasi farkkuinasi translative farkuksesi farkuiksesi abessive farkuttasi farkuittasi instructive — — comitative — farkkuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative farkkumme farkkumme accusative nom. farkkumme farkkumme gen. farkkumme genitive farkkumme farkkujemme partitive farkkuamme farkkujamme inessive farkussamme farkuissamme elative farkustamme farkuistamme illative farkkuumme farkkuihimme adessive farkullamme farkuillamme ablative farkultamme farkuiltamme allative farkullemme farkuillemme essive farkkunamme farkkuinamme translative farkuksemme farkuiksemme abessive farkuttamme farkuittamme instructive — — comitative — farkkuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative farkkunne farkkunne accusative nom. farkkunne farkkunne gen. farkkunne genitive farkkunne farkkujenne partitive farkkuanne farkkujanne inessive farkussanne farkuissanne elative farkustanne farkuistanne illative farkkuunne farkkuihinne adessive farkullanne farkuillanne ablative farkultanne farkuiltanne allative farkullenne farkuillenne essive farkkunanne farkkuinanne translative farkuksenne farkuiksenne abessive farkuttanne farkuittanne instructive — — comitative — farkkuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative farkkunsa farkkunsa accusative nom. farkkunsa farkkunsa gen. farkkunsa genitive farkkunsa farkkujensa partitive farkkuaan farkkuansa farkkujaan farkkujansa inessive farkussaan farkussansa farkuissaan farkuissansa elative farkustaan farkustansa farkuistaan farkuistansa illative farkkuunsa farkkuihinsa adessive farkullaan farkullansa farkuillaan farkuillansa ablative farkultaan farkultansa farkuiltaan farkuiltansa allative farkulleen farkullensa farkuilleen farkuillensa essive farkkunaan farkkunansa farkkuinaan farkkuinansa translative farkukseen farkuksensa farkuikseen farkuiksensa abessive farkuttaan farkuttansa farkuittaan farkuittansa instructive — — comitative — farkkuineen farkkuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• farkkuhaalari
• farkkuhame
• farkkukangas
• farkkukankainen
• farkkukansa
• farkkuliivi
• farkkupusakka
• farkkutakki
• farkkuvaate

 

See also

• farkut (“jeans”)

Further reading

• “farkku”, 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 2023-07-02