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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly, but not necessarily, related to *kookka.
Noun
*koukku
- hook, hook-shaped tool
Inflection
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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*koukku
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*kouk'ut
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accusative
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*kouk'un
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*kouk'ut
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genitive
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*kouk'un
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*koukkudën *koukkuidën
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partitive
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*koukkuda
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*koukkuida
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inessive
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*kouk'ussa *kouk'uhna
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*kouk'uissa *kouk'uihna
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elative
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*kouk'usta
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*kouk'uista
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illative
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*koukkuhën
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*koukkuihën
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adessive
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*kouk'ulla
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*kouk'uilla
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ablative
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*kouk'ulta
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*kouk'uilta
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allative
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*koukkulën *koukkulëk
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*koukkuilën *koukkuilëk
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essive
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*koukkuna
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*koukkuina
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translative
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*kouk'uksi
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*kouk'uiksi
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instructive
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*kouk'un
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*kouk'uin
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comitative
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*koukkunëk
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*koukkuinëk
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abessive
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*kouk'utta
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*kouk'uitta
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Descendants
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “koukku”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN