kivinilkka
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Finnish
Etymology
kivi (“stone”) + nilkka, either nilkka (“ankle”) or possibly from niljakas (“slimy”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kivinilkka
- viviparous blenny (UK), viviparous eelpout (US), Zoarces viviparus.
- Any fish in the taxonomic family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts.
Declension
| Inflection of kivinilkka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kivinilkka | kivinilkat | |
| genitive | kivinilkan | kivinilkkojen | |
| partitive | kivinilkkaa | kivinilkkoja | |
| illative | kivinilkkaan | kivinilkkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kivinilkka | kivinilkat | |
| accusative | nom. | kivinilkka | kivinilkat |
| gen. | kivinilkan | ||
| genitive | kivinilkan | kivinilkkojen kivinilkkain rare | |
| partitive | kivinilkkaa | kivinilkkoja | |
| inessive | kivinilkassa | kivinilkoissa | |
| elative | kivinilkasta | kivinilkoista | |
| illative | kivinilkkaan | kivinilkkoihin | |
| adessive | kivinilkalla | kivinilkoilla | |
| ablative | kivinilkalta | kivinilkoilta | |
| allative | kivinilkalle | kivinilkoille | |
| essive | kivinilkkana | kivinilkkoina | |
| translative | kivinilkaksi | kivinilkoiksi | |
| abessive | kivinilkatta | kivinilkoitta | |
| instructive | — | kivinilkoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Further reading
- “kivinilkka”, 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