čikko

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Karelian

Regional variants of čikko
North Karelian
(Viena)
čikko
South Karelian
(Tver)
čikko

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃikːo/
  • Hyphenation: čik‧ko

Noun

čikko (genitive čikon, partitive čikkuo, diminutive čikkoničikkone)

  1. sister

Declension

Viena Karelian declension of čikko (type 1/tyttö, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative čikko čikot
genitive čikon čikkojen
partitive čikkuo čikkoja
illative čikkoh čikkoloih
inessive čikošša čikkoloissa
elative čikošta čikkoloista
adessive čikolla čikkoloilla
ablative čikolta čikkoloilta
translative čikokši čikkoloiksi
essive čikkona čikkoloina
comitative čikkoloineh
abessive čikotta čikkoloitta
Tver Karelian declension of čikko (type 1/tyttö kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative čikko čikot
genitive čikon čikkoloin
partitive čikkuo čikkoloida
illative čikkoh čikkoloih
inessive čikošša čikkoloissa
elative čikošta čikkoloista
adessive čikolla čikkoloilla
ablative čikolda čikkoloilda
translative čikokši čikkoloiksi
essive čikkona čikkoloina
comitative čikonke čikkoloinke
abessive čikotta čikkoloitta
Possessive forms of čikko
1st person čikkoni
2nd person čikkoš
3rd person čikkoh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References

  • A. V. Punzhina (1994) “čikko”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры), →ISBN
  • P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “čikko”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты), Petrozavodsk, →ISBN