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.[1]
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 lonkkain rare | |
| 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. | ||
lonkka
| Declension of lonkka (type 3/koira, kk-k gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | lonkka | lonkat |
| genitive | lonkan | lonkkiin |
| partitive | lonkkaa | lonkkia |
| illative | lonkkaa | lonkkii |
| inessive | lonkaas | lonkiis |
| elative | lonkast | lonkist |
| allative | lonkalle | lonkille |
| adessive | lonkaal | lonkiil |
| ablative | lonkalt | lonkilt |
| translative | lonkaks | lonkiks |
| essive | lonkkanna, lonkkaan | lonkkinna, lonkkiin |
| exessive1) | lonkkant | lonkkint |
| 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. | ||