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Finnish
Etymology
From earlier -hka-i, from a dialectal variant of -kka (-ka) + -i. The -h- may be from *-eh (see -e). The suffix has been compared to Erzya -шка (-ška) (comparative case suffix).[1]
Suffix
-hko (front vowel harmony variant -hkö, linguistic notation -hkO)
- -ish; quite, relatively, somewhat
- nuori (“young”) + -hko → nuorehko (“youthful, relatively young”)
- vanha (“old”) + -hko → vanhahko (“oldish, relatively old, elderly”)
Usage notes
The adjectives with this suffix are usually considered incomparable.
Declension
| Inflection of -hko (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
-hko
|
-hkot
|
| genitive
|
-hkon
|
-hkojen
|
| partitive
|
-hkoa
|
-hkoja
|
| illative
|
-hkoon
|
-hkoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-hko
|
-hkot
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-hko
|
-hkot
|
| gen.
|
-hkon
|
| genitive
|
-hkon
|
-hkojen
|
| partitive
|
-hkoa
|
-hkoja
|
| inessive
|
-hkossa
|
-hkoissa
|
| elative
|
-hkosta
|
-hkoista
|
| illative
|
-hkoon
|
-hkoihin
|
| adessive
|
-hkolla
|
-hkoilla
|
| ablative
|
-hkolta
|
-hkoilta
|
| allative
|
-hkolle
|
-hkoille
|
| essive
|
-hkona
|
-hkoina
|
| translative
|
-hkoksi
|
-hkoiksi
|
| abessive
|
-hkotta
|
-hkoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
-hkoin
|
| comitative
|
— |
-hkoine
|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-hkoni
|
-hkoni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-hkoni
|
-hkoni
|
| gen.
|
-hkoni
|
| genitive
|
-hkoni
|
-hkojeni
|
| partitive
|
-hkoani
|
-hkojani
|
| inessive
|
-hkossani
|
-hkoissani
|
| elative
|
-hkostani
|
-hkoistani
|
| illative
|
-hkooni
|
-hkoihini
|
| adessive
|
-hkollani
|
-hkoillani
|
| ablative
|
-hkoltani
|
-hkoiltani
|
| allative
|
-hkolleni
|
-hkoilleni
|
| essive
|
-hkonani
|
-hkoinani
|
| translative
|
-hkokseni
|
-hkoikseni
|
| abessive
|
-hkottani
|
-hkoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-hkoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-hkosi
|
-hkosi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-hkosi
|
-hkosi
|
| gen.
|
-hkosi
|
| genitive
|
-hkosi
|
-hkojesi
|
| partitive
|
-hkoasi
|
-hkojasi
|
| inessive
|
-hkossasi
|
-hkoissasi
|
| elative
|
-hkostasi
|
-hkoistasi
|
| illative
|
-hkoosi
|
-hkoihisi
|
| adessive
|
-hkollasi
|
-hkoillasi
|
| ablative
|
-hkoltasi
|
-hkoiltasi
|
| allative
|
-hkollesi
|
-hkoillesi
|
| essive
|
-hkonasi
|
-hkoinasi
|
| translative
|
-hkoksesi
|
-hkoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
-hkottasi
|
-hkoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-hkoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-hkomme
|
-hkomme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-hkomme
|
-hkomme
|
| gen.
|
-hkomme
|
| genitive
|
-hkomme
|
-hkojemme
|
| partitive
|
-hkoamme
|
-hkojamme
|
| inessive
|
-hkossamme
|
-hkoissamme
|
| elative
|
-hkostamme
|
-hkoistamme
|
| illative
|
-hkoomme
|
-hkoihimme
|
| adessive
|
-hkollamme
|
-hkoillamme
|
| ablative
|
-hkoltamme
|
-hkoiltamme
|
| allative
|
-hkollemme
|
-hkoillemme
|
| essive
|
-hkonamme
|
-hkoinamme
|
| translative
|
-hkoksemme
|
-hkoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
-hkottamme
|
-hkoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-hkoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-hkonne
|
-hkonne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-hkonne
|
-hkonne
|
| gen.
|
-hkonne
|
| genitive
|
-hkonne
|
-hkojenne
|
| partitive
|
-hkoanne
|
-hkojanne
|
| inessive
|
-hkossanne
|
-hkoissanne
|
| elative
|
-hkostanne
|
-hkoistanne
|
| illative
|
-hkoonne
|
-hkoihinne
|
| adessive
|
-hkollanne
|
-hkoillanne
|
| ablative
|
-hkoltanne
|
-hkoiltanne
|
| allative
|
-hkollenne
|
-hkoillenne
|
| essive
|
-hkonanne
|
-hkoinanne
|
| translative
|
-hkoksenne
|
-hkoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
-hkottanne
|
-hkoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-hkoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-hkonsa
|
-hkonsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-hkonsa
|
-hkonsa
|
| gen.
|
-hkonsa
|
| genitive
|
-hkonsa
|
-hkojensa
|
| partitive
|
-hkoaan
-hkoansa
|
-hkojaan
-hkojansa
|
| inessive
|
-hkossaan
-hkossansa
|
-hkoissaan
-hkoissansa
|
| elative
|
-hkostaan
-hkostansa
|
-hkoistaan
-hkoistansa
|
| illative
|
-hkoonsa
|
-hkoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
-hkollaan
-hkollansa
|
-hkoillaan
-hkoillansa
|
| ablative
|
-hkoltaan
-hkoltansa
|
-hkoiltaan
-hkoiltansa
|
| allative
|
-hkolleen
-hkollensa
|
-hkoilleen
-hkoillensa
|
| essive
|
-hkonaan
-hkonansa
|
-hkoinaan
-hkoinansa
|
| translative
|
-hkokseen
-hkoksensa
|
-hkoikseen
-hkoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
-hkottaan
-hkottansa
|
-hkoittaan
-hkoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-hkoineen
-hkoinensa
|
|
References
- ^ SUSA/JSFOu 98, 2021, p. 153
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