From Bavarian lock·n, related to German Locke (“curl”). Suffixed with -i to resolve the word-final consonant cluster, compare cetli from Bavarian zettl or German Zettel (/ˈt͡sɛtl̩/) etc.
lokni (plural loknik)
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | lokni | loknik |
| accusative | loknit | loknikat |
| dative | lokninak | lokniknak |
| instrumental | loknival | loknikkal |
| causal-final | lokniért | loknikért |
| translative | loknivá | loknikká |
| terminative | lokniig | loknikig |
| essive-formal | lokniként | loknikként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | lokniban | loknikban |
| superessive | loknin | loknikon |
| adessive | lokninál | lokniknál |
| illative | lokniba | loknikba |
| sublative | loknira | loknikra |
| allative | loknihoz | loknikhoz |
| elative | lokniból | loknikból |
| delative | lokniról | loknikról |
| ablative | loknitól | lokniktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
loknié | lokniké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
lokniéi | loknikéi |
| Possessive forms of lokni | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | loknim | loknijaim (or lokniim) |
| 2nd person sing. | loknid | loknijaid (or lokniid) |
| 3rd person sing. | loknija | loknijai (or loknii) |
| 1st person plural | loknink | loknijaink (or lokniink) |
| 2nd person plural | loknitok | loknijaitok (or lokniitok) |
| 3rd person plural | loknijuk | loknijaik (or lokniik) |
lokni (Cyrillic spelling локни)