mekko

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Finnish

Etymology

Unknown. Related to Ingrian mekko and Karelian mekko.

Pronunciation

Noun

mekko

  1. dress (woman's garment)

Declension

Inflection of mekko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
nominative mekko mekot
genitive mekon mekkojen
partitive mekkoa mekkoja
illative mekkoon mekkoihin
singular plural
nominative mekko mekot
accusative nom. mekko mekot
gen. mekon
genitive mekon mekkojen
partitive mekkoa mekkoja
inessive mekossa mekoissa
elative mekosta mekoista
illative mekkoon mekkoihin
adessive mekolla mekoilla
ablative mekolta mekoilta
allative mekolle mekoille
essive mekkona mekkoina
translative mekoksi mekoiksi
abessive mekotta mekoitta
instructive mekoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of mekko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mekkoni mekkoni
accusative nom. mekkoni mekkoni
gen. mekkoni
genitive mekkoni mekkojeni
partitive mekkoani mekkojani
inessive mekossani mekoissani
elative mekostani mekoistani
illative mekkooni mekkoihini
adessive mekollani mekoillani
ablative mekoltani mekoiltani
allative mekolleni mekoilleni
essive mekkonani mekkoinani
translative mekokseni mekoikseni
abessive mekottani mekoittani
instructive
comitative mekkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mekkosi mekkosi
accusative nom. mekkosi mekkosi
gen. mekkosi
genitive mekkosi mekkojesi
partitive mekkoasi mekkojasi
inessive mekossasi mekoissasi
elative mekostasi mekoistasi
illative mekkoosi mekkoihisi
adessive mekollasi mekoillasi
ablative mekoltasi mekoiltasi
allative mekollesi mekoillesi
essive mekkonasi mekkoinasi
translative mekoksesi mekoiksesi
abessive mekottasi mekoittasi
instructive
comitative mekkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mekkomme mekkomme
accusative nom. mekkomme mekkomme
gen. mekkomme
genitive mekkomme mekkojemme
partitive mekkoamme mekkojamme
inessive mekossamme mekoissamme
elative mekostamme mekoistamme
illative mekkoomme mekkoihimme
adessive mekollamme mekoillamme
ablative mekoltamme mekoiltamme
allative mekollemme mekoillemme
essive mekkonamme mekkoinamme
translative mekoksemme mekoiksemme
abessive mekottamme mekoittamme
instructive
comitative mekkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mekkonne mekkonne
accusative nom. mekkonne mekkonne
gen. mekkonne
genitive mekkonne mekkojenne
partitive mekkoanne mekkojanne
inessive mekossanne mekoissanne
elative mekostanne mekoistanne
illative mekkoonne mekkoihinne
adessive mekollanne mekoillanne
ablative mekoltanne mekoiltanne
allative mekollenne mekoillenne
essive mekkonanne mekkoinanne
translative mekoksenne mekoiksenne
abessive mekottanne mekoittanne
instructive
comitative mekkoinenne

Derived terms

compounds

See also

Further reading

Ingrian

Mekko.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic . Cognates include Finnish mekko.

Pronunciation

Noun

mekko

  1. dress (woman's garment)

Declension

Declension of mekko (type 4/koivu, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative mekko mekot
genitive mekon mekkoin, mekkoloin
partitive mekkoa mekkoja, mekkoloja
illative mekkoo mekkoi, mekkoloihe
inessive mekos mekois, mekkolois
elative mekost mekoist, mekkoloist
allative mekolle mekoille, mekkoloille
adessive mekol mekoil, mekkoloil
ablative mekolt mekoilt, mekkoloilt
translative mekoks mekoiks, mekkoloiks
essive mekkonna, mekkoon mekkoinna, mekkoloinna, mekkoin, mekkoloin
exessive1) mekkont mekkoint, mekkoloint
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.

References

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 61
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 304