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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *-kkëi, cognate with Estonian -k(i), Erzya -ке (-ke). Equivalent to -kka + -i, and originally allomorphic with some uses of -kko (see -o).
Suffix
-kki
- Creates action nouns from verbs.
- levitä (“to spread”) + -kki → levikki (“circulation of a newspaper”)
- mennä (kaupaksi) (“to sell”) + -kki → menekki (“sales, demand”)
- hävitä (“to disappear. lose”) + -kki → hävikki (“loss (accounting)”)
- Creates diminutive nouns from verb that indicate the object of an action.
- ajaa (“to drive”) + -kki → ajokki (“vehicle”)
- hoitaa (“to care”) + -kki → hoidokki (“patient”)
- lempiä (“to love”) + -kki → lemmikki (“pet”)
- Creates nouns that indicate similarity, allegory or diminutiveness. The relationship is sometimes obscure.
- valo (“light”) + -kki → valokki
- hanhi (“goose”) + -kki → hanhikki
- punainen (“red”) + -kki → punikki (“socialist (derogatory)”)
- seitti (“gossamer, fine thread”) + -kki → seitikki (“webcap”)
- tyrä + -kki → tyräkki
- Creates female given names, especially for cows.
- ainoa (“only”) + -kki → Ainokki
- mieliä (“to desire”) + -kki → Mielikki
- musta (“black”) + -kki → Mustikki
- sarvi (“horn”) + -kki → Sarvikki
- tuuli (“wind”) + -kki → Tuulikki
Usage notes
In some cases the usage is largely synonymous with -kko. As an example, the noun asukki (“inhabitant, often unwanted or temporary one”) from the verb asua (“to live in”) might as well be asukko.
Derived terms
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *-kkëi. Cognates include Finnish -kki and Estonian -k.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-kki
- Used to form nouns from verbs denoting an object of the action.
- söövvä (“eat”) + -kki → söökki (“nutrition”)
- Used to form given names, especially for cows.
Declension
| Declension of -kki (type 5/vahti, kk-k gradation)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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-kki
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-kit
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| genitive
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-kin
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-kkiin, -kkilöin
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| partitive
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-kkiä
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-kkijä, -kkilöjä
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| illative
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-kkii
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-kkii, -kkilöihe
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| inessive
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-kis
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-kkiis, -kkilöis
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| elative
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-kist
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-kkiist, -kkilöist
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| allative
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-kille
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-kkiille, -kkilöille
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| adessive
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-kil
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-kkiil, -kkilöil
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| ablative
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-kilt
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-kkiilt, -kkilöilt
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| translative
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-kiks
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-kkiiks, -kkilöiks
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| essive
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-kkinnä, -kkiin
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-kkiinnä, -kkilöinnä, -kkiin, -kkilöin
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| exessive1)
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-kkint
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-kkiint, -kkilöint
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1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
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Derived terms
Sidamo
Pronunciation
Determiner
-kki
- thy, your
See also
Sidamo possessive clitics
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 383