honkkeli

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word honkkeli. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word honkkeli, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say honkkeli in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word honkkeli you have here. The definition of the word honkkeli will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofhonkkeli, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Finnish

Etymology

Sound-symbolic +‎ -eli, compare hongankolistaja[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

honkkeli (colloquial)

  1. a lanky or gangly person

Declension

Inflection of honkkeli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative honkkeli honkkelit
genitive honkkelin honkkelien
honkkeleiden
honkkeleitten
partitive honkkelia honkkeleita
honkkeleja
illative honkkeliin honkkeleihin
singular plural
nominative honkkeli honkkelit
accusative nom. honkkeli honkkelit
gen. honkkelin
genitive honkkelin honkkelien
honkkeleiden
honkkeleitten
partitive honkkelia honkkeleita
honkkeleja
inessive honkkelissa honkkeleissa
elative honkkelista honkkeleista
illative honkkeliin honkkeleihin
adessive honkkelilla honkkeleilla
ablative honkkelilta honkkeleilta
allative honkkelille honkkeleille
essive honkkelina honkkeleina
translative honkkeliksi honkkeleiksi
abessive honkkelitta honkkeleitta
instructive honkkelein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of honkkeli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

References

  1. ^ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN

Further reading