esikko
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Finnish
Etymology
From esi- (“pre-”) + -kko, possibly thus called because some primroses are among the early bloomers in the spring. Equivalent to Estonian esik- (“first”).
Pronunciation
Noun
esikko
Declension
| Inflection of esikko (Kotus type 4*A/laatikko, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | esikko | esikot | |
| genitive | esikon | esikkojen esikoiden esikoitten | |
| partitive | esikkoa | esikkoja esikoita | |
| illative | esikkoon | esikkoihin esikoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | esikko | esikot | |
| accusative | nom. | esikko | esikot |
| gen. | esikon | ||
| genitive | esikon | esikkojen esikoiden esikoitten | |
| partitive | esikkoa | esikkoja esikoita | |
| inessive | esikossa | esikoissa | |
| elative | esikosta | esikoista | |
| illative | esikkoon | esikkoihin esikoihin | |
| adessive | esikolla | esikoilla | |
| ablative | esikolta | esikoilta | |
| allative | esikolle | esikoille | |
| essive | esikkona | esikkoina | |
| translative | esikoksi | esikoiksi | |
| abessive | esikotta | esikoitta | |
| instructive | — | esikoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
- esikkokasvi
- etelänkevätesikko (“Primula elatior”)
- heloesikko (“Primula prolifera”)
- himalajanesikko (“Primula rosea”)
- huone-esikko (“Primula obconica”)
- japaninesikko (“Primula japonica”)
- jauhoesikko (“Primula farinosa”)
- julianesikko (“Primula juliae”)
- junnaninesikko (“Primula aurantiaca”)
- karpaattienesikko (“Primula halleri”)
- keijuesikko (“Primula pedemontana”)
- kesäesikko (“Primula florindae”)
- kevätesikko (“Primula veris”)
- kiinanesikko (“Primula praenitens”)
- kiinankeltaesikko (“Primula bulleyana”)
- kultaesikko (“Primula auricula”)
- kääpiöesikko (“Primula vulgaris”)
- lapinesikko (“Primula stricta”)
- luhtaesikko (“Primula sieboldii”)
- lumiesikko (“Primula chionantha”)
- malvaesikko (“Primula malacoides”)
- norjanesikko (“Primula scandinavica”)
- nystyesikko (“Primula hirsuta”)
- palloesikko (“Primula denticulata”)
- pikkuesikko (“Primula minima”)
- purppuraesikko (“Primula saxatilis”)
- ruijanesikko (“Primula nutans”)
- setsuaninesikko (“Primula pulverulenta”)
- sikkiminesikko (“Primula sikkimensis”)
- siperianesikko (“Primula cortusoides”)
- tiibetinesikko (“Primula alpicola”)
- tuoksuesikko (“Primula beesiana”)
- tähkäesikko (“Primula vialii”)
- varhaisesikko (“Primula marginata”)
- vuoriesikko (“Primula clusiana”)
Further reading
- “esikko”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02