Possibly related to lonkata (“to limp”), which is a Finnic word in origin. Origin from Proto-Germanic *hlankō (“bend, curve, hip, flank”) is also possible, but is rejected by LÄGLOS.
lonkka
| Inflection of lonkka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lonkka | lonkat | ||
| genitive | lonkan | lonkkien | ||
| partitive | lonkkaa | lonkkia | ||
| illative | lonkkaan | lonkkiin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | lonkka | lonkat | ||
| accusative | nom. | lonkka | lonkat | |
| gen. | lonkan | |||
| genitive | lonkan | lonkkien lonkkainrare | ||
| partitive | lonkkaa | lonkkia | ||
| inessive | lonkassa | lonkissa | ||
| elative | lonkasta | lonkista | ||
| illative | lonkkaan | lonkkiin | ||
| adessive | lonkalla | lonkilla | ||
| ablative | lonkalta | lonkilta | ||
| allative | lonkalle | lonkille | ||
| essive | lonkkana | lonkkina | ||
| translative | lonkaksi | lonkiksi | ||
| abessive | lonkatta | lonkitta | ||
| instructive | — | lonkin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||