kera (“with, alongside”) + -ke, i.e. "a sound that comes alongside (something else)" (compare consonant from Latin cōnsonāns (literally “sounding with (something else)”)). Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1837.
kerake (dated)
| Inflection of kerake (Kotus type 48*A/hame, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kerake | kerakkeet | |
| genitive | kerakkeen | kerakkeiden kerakkeitten | |
| partitive | keraketta | kerakkeita | |
| illative | kerakkeeseen | kerakkeisiin kerakkeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kerake | kerakkeet | |
| accusative | nom. | kerake | kerakkeet |
| gen. | kerakkeen | ||
| genitive | kerakkeen | kerakkeiden kerakkeitten | |
| partitive | keraketta | kerakkeita | |
| inessive | kerakkeessa | kerakkeissa | |
| elative | kerakkeesta | kerakkeista | |
| illative | kerakkeeseen | kerakkeisiin kerakkeihin | |
| adessive | kerakkeella | kerakkeilla | |
| ablative | kerakkeelta | kerakkeilta | |
| allative | kerakkeelle | kerakkeille | |
| essive | kerakkeena | kerakkeina | |
| translative | kerakkeeksi | kerakkeiksi | |
| abessive | kerakkeetta | kerakkeitta | |
| instructive | — | kerakkein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||