Formed with the suffix -nko from a root of unknown origin, for which proposed etymologies include:
Originally an innovation of the western dialects of Finnish (replacing päivä). Attested in written sources since the 1500s.
aurinko
Inflection of aurinko (Kotus type 1*G/valo, nk-ng gradation) | |||
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nominative | aurinko | auringot | |
genitive | auringon | aurinkojen | |
partitive | aurinkoa | aurinkoja | |
illative | aurinkoon | aurinkoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | aurinko | auringot | |
accusative | nom. | aurinko | auringot |
gen. | auringon | ||
genitive | auringon | aurinkojen | |
partitive | aurinkoa | aurinkoja | |
inessive | auringossa | auringoissa | |
elative | auringosta | auringoista | |
illative | aurinkoon | aurinkoihin | |
adessive | auringolla | auringoilla | |
ablative | auringolta | auringoilta | |
allative | auringolle | auringoille | |
essive | aurinkona | aurinkoina | |
translative | auringoksi | auringoiksi | |
abessive | auringotta | auringoitta | |
instructive | — | auringoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Borrowed from Finnish aurinko.
aurinko
Declension of aurinko (type 4/koivu, nk-ng gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | aurinko | auringot |
genitive | auringon | aurinkoin, aurinkoloin |
partitive | aurinkoa | aurinkoja, aurinkoloja |
illative | aurinkoo | aurinkoihe, aurinkoloihe |
inessive | auringoos | auringois, aurinkolois |
elative | auringost | auringoist, aurinkoloist |
allative | auringolle | auringoille, aurinkoloille |
adessive | auringool | auringoil, aurinkoloil |
ablative | auringolt | auringoilt, aurinkoloilt |
translative | auringoks | auringoiks, aurinkoloiks |
essive | aurinkonna, aurinkoon | aurinkoinna, aurinkoloinna, aurinkoin, aurinkoloin |
exessive1) | aurinkont | aurinkoint, aurinkoloint |
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. |