kankkunen

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

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly derived from kankku (canister of moonshine), as a slang form of kanisteri;[1] then clipping of kanisteri +‎ -kku +‎ -nen. No doubt folk-etymologically tied with the surname Kankkunen.

Pronunciation

Noun

kankkunen (colloquial)

  1. hangover (sickness caused by excessive drinking)

Declension

Inflection of kankkunen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative kankkunen kankkuset
genitive kankkusen kankkusten
kankkusien
partitive kankkusta kankkusia
illative kankkuseen kankkusiin
singular plural
nominative kankkunen kankkuset
accusative nom. kankkunen kankkuset
gen. kankkusen
genitive kankkusen kankkusten
kankkusien
partitive kankkusta kankkusia
inessive kankkusessa kankkusissa
elative kankkusesta kankkusista
illative kankkuseen kankkusiin
adessive kankkusella kankkusilla
ablative kankkuselta kankkusilta
allative kankkuselle kankkusille
essive kankkusena kankkusina
translative kankkuseksi kankkusiksi
abessive kankkusetta kankkusitta
instructive kankkusin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kankkunen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kankkuseni kankkuseni
accusative nom. kankkuseni kankkuseni
gen. kankkuseni
genitive kankkuseni kankkusteni
kankkusieni
partitive kankkustani kankkusiani
inessive kankkusessani kankkusissani
elative kankkusestani kankkusistani
illative kankkuseeni kankkusiini
adessive kankkusellani kankkusillani
ablative kankkuseltani kankkusiltani
allative kankkuselleni kankkusilleni
essive kankkusenani kankkusinani
translative kankkusekseni kankkusikseni
abessive kankkusettani kankkusittani
instructive
comitative kankkusineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kankkusesi kankkusesi
accusative nom. kankkusesi kankkusesi
gen. kankkusesi
genitive kankkusesi kankkustesi
kankkusiesi
partitive kankkustasi kankkusiasi
inessive kankkusessasi kankkusissasi
elative kankkusestasi kankkusistasi
illative kankkuseesi kankkusiisi
adessive kankkusellasi kankkusillasi
ablative kankkuseltasi kankkusiltasi
allative kankkusellesi kankkusillesi
essive kankkusenasi kankkusinasi
translative kankkuseksesi kankkusiksesi
abessive kankkusettasi kankkusittasi
instructive
comitative kankkusinesi

Synonyms

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