Of onomatopoeic origin. Possibly influenced by kakk (“loaf of bread”), due to the shape of an owl's head.
kakk (genitive kaku, partitive kakku)
| Declension of kakk (ÕS type 22e/riik, k-ø gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kakk | kakud | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kaku | ||
| genitive | kakkude | ||
| partitive | kakku | kakke kakkusid | |
| illative | kakku kakusse |
kakkudesse kakesse | |
| inessive | kakus | kakkudes kakes | |
| elative | kakust | kakkudest kakest | |
| allative | kakule | kakkudele kakele | |
| adessive | kakul | kakkudel kakel | |
| ablative | kakult | kakkudelt kakelt | |
| translative | kakuks | kakkudeks kakeks | |
| terminative | kakuni | kakkudeni | |
| essive | kakuna | kakkudena | |
| abessive | kakuta | kakkudeta | |
| comitative | kakuga | kakkudega | |
From Proto-Finnic *kakku, borrowed crom Proto-Norse *ᚲᚨᚲᛟ (*kakō, “cake”); compare Swedish kaka. Cognate to Finnish kakku and Votic kakku, kakko. Possibly a newer loan from Old Swedish or Swedish.
kakk (genitive kaku, partitive kakku)
| Declension of kakk (ÕS type 22e/riik, k-ø gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kakk | kakud | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kaku | ||
| genitive | kakkude | ||
| partitive | kakku | kakke kakkusid | |
| illative | kakku kakusse |
kakkudesse kakesse | |
| inessive | kakus | kakkudes kakes | |
| elative | kakust | kakkudest kakest | |
| allative | kakule | kakkudele kakele | |
| adessive | kakul | kakkudel kakel | |
| ablative | kakult | kakkudelt kakelt | |
| translative | kakuks | kakkudeks kakeks | |
| terminative | kakuni | kakkudeni | |
| essive | kakuna | kakkudena | |
| abessive | kakuta | kakkudeta | |
| comitative | kakuga | kakkudega | |