From Proto-Finnic *kakko ~ *kaakko (“southeast”). Cognate to Estonian kagu and Ingrian kakko. Possibly related to kaakkuri, in which case the cardinal direction meaning could derive from a meaning like "the direction where migratory birds come from".
kaakko
Inflection of kaakko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kaakko | kaakot | ||
genitive | kaakon | kaakkojen | ||
partitive | kaakkoa | kaakkoja | ||
illative | kaakkoon | kaakkoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kaakko | kaakot | ||
accusative | nom. | kaakko | kaakot | |
gen. | kaakon | |||
genitive | kaakon | kaakkojen | ||
partitive | kaakkoa | kaakkoja | ||
inessive | kaakossa | kaakoissa | ||
elative | kaakosta | kaakoista | ||
illative | kaakkoon | kaakkoihin | ||
adessive | kaakolla | kaakoilla | ||
ablative | kaakolta | kaakoilta | ||
allative | kaakolle | kaakoille | ||
essive | kaakkona | kaakkoina | ||
translative | kaakoksi | kaakoiksi | ||
abessive | kaakotta | kaakoitta | ||
instructive | — | kaakoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
luode | pohjoinen | koillinen |
länsi | itä | |
lounas | etelä | kaakko |
Probably borrowed from Estonian kakk.
kaakko
Declension of kaakko (type II/võrkko, kk-k gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | kaakko | kaakod |
genitive | kaako | kaakkojõ, kaakkoi |
partitive | kaakkoa | kaakkoitõ, kaakkoi |
illative | kaakkosõ, kaakko | kaakkoisõ |
inessive | kaakoz | kaakkoiz |
elative | kaakossõ | kaakkoissõ |
allative | kaakolõ | kaakkoilõ |
adessive | kaakollõ | kaakkoillõ |
ablative | kaakoltõ | kaakkoiltõ |
translative | kaakossi | kaakkoissi |
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. |