mölkky
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Finnish
Etymology
The word was invented by the developer of the game in 1996; possibly inspired by the word pölkky (“block of wood”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mölkky
- A recreational lawn game played with numbered wooden pegs (called keila), somewhat similar to skittles.
- The "master" peg in this game, which is used to throw at the numbered pegs to earn points.
Declension
| Inflection of mölkky (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mölkky | mölkyt | |
| genitive | mölkyn | mölkkyjen | |
| partitive | mölkkyä | mölkkyjä | |
| illative | mölkkyyn | mölkkyihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | mölkky | mölkyt | |
| accusative | nom. | mölkky | mölkyt |
| gen. | mölkyn | ||
| genitive | mölkyn | mölkkyjen | |
| partitive | mölkkyä | mölkkyjä | |
| inessive | mölkyssä | mölkyissä | |
| elative | mölkystä | mölkyistä | |
| illative | mölkkyyn | mölkkyihin | |
| adessive | mölkyllä | mölkyillä | |
| ablative | mölkyltä | mölkyiltä | |
| allative | mölkylle | mölkyille | |
| essive | mölkkynä | mölkkyinä | |
| translative | mölkyksi | mölkyiksi | |
| abessive | mölkyttä | mölkyittä | |
| instructive | — | mölkyin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
See also
Further reading
- “mölkky”, 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 2023-07-03