kakkonen

Finnish

Etymology

ka(k)- (“two”) +‎ -kko +‎ -nen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑkːonen/,
• Rhymes: -ɑkːonen
• Syllabification^(key): kak‧ko‧nen

Noun

kakkonen

1. two (digit, symbol)
2. number two (anything that is second or with the number two)
3. deuce (playing card or side of a dice with two spots on it)
4. Synonym of kakkospesä (“second base”).
5. Synonym of kakkosvaihde (“second gear”).
6. (colloquial, vulgar) anus, especially in sexual context
7. Synonym of toinen (“second”).

   Hän tuli kisassa kakkoseksi.

   He came second in the race.

8. (colloquial) affair partner

Declension

Synonyms

• (anus): peräaukko, b-rappu

Derived terms

Further reading

• “kakkonen”, 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