lumikko
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
lumikko
Declension[edit]
Inflection 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