Possibly from the same root as lonkero.
lonka
| Inflection of lonka (Kotus type 10*G/koira, nk-ng gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lonka | longat | |
| genitive | longan | lonkien | |
| partitive | lonkaa | lonkia | |
| illative | lonkaan | lonkiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | lonka | longat | |
| accusative | nom. | lonka | longat |
| gen. | longan | ||
| genitive | longan | lonkien lonkain rare | |
| partitive | lonkaa | lonkia | |
| inessive | longassa | longissa | |
| elative | longasta | longista | |
| illative | lonkaan | lonkiin | |
| adessive | longalla | longilla | |
| ablative | longalta | longilta | |
| allative | longalle | longille | |
| essive | lonkana | lonkina | |
| translative | longaksi | longiksi | |
| abessive | longatta | longitta | |
| instructive | — | longin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
lonka
| Declension of lonka (type 3/koira, nk-ng gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | lonka | longat |
| genitive | longan | lonkiin |
| partitive | lonkaa | lonkia |
| illative | lonkaa | lonkii |
| inessive | longaas | longiis |
| elative | longast | longist |
| allative | longalle | longille |
| adessive | longaal | longiil |
| ablative | longalt | longilt |
| translative | longaks | longiks |
| essive | lonkanna, lonkaan | lonkinna, lonkiin |
| exessive1) | lonkant | lonkint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||