metsokukko

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Finnish

Etymology

Compound of metso (capercaillie) +‎ kukko (cock).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmetsoˌkukːo/,
  • Rhymes: -ukːo
  • Hyphenation(key): metso‧kukko

Noun

metsokukko

  1. a male capercaillie

Declension

Inflection of metsokukko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
nominative metsokukko metsokukot
genitive metsokukon metsokukkojen
partitive metsokukkoa metsokukkoja
illative metsokukkoon metsokukkoihin
singular plural
nominative metsokukko metsokukot
accusative nom. metsokukko metsokukot
gen. metsokukon
genitive metsokukon metsokukkojen
partitive metsokukkoa metsokukkoja
inessive metsokukossa metsokukoissa
elative metsokukosta metsokukoista
illative metsokukkoon metsokukkoihin
adessive metsokukolla metsokukoilla
ablative metsokukolta metsokukoilta
allative metsokukolle metsokukoille
essive metsokukkona metsokukkoina
translative metsokukoksi metsokukoiksi
abessive metsokukotta metsokukoitta
instructive metsokukoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of metsokukko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)

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Ingrian

Etymology

From metso (capercaillie) +‎ kukko (rooster). Akin to Finnish metsokukko.

Pronunciation

Noun

metsokukko

  1. male capercaillie

Declension

Declension of metsokukko (type 4/koivu, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative metsokukko metsokukot
genitive metsokukon metsokukkoin, metsokukkoloin
partitive metsokukkoa metsokukkoja, metsokukkoloja
illative metsokukkoo metsokukkoi, metsokukkoloihe
inessive metsokukos metsokukois, metsokukkolois
elative metsokukost metsokukoist, metsokukkoloist
allative metsokukolle metsokukoille, metsokukkoloille
adessive metsokukol metsokukoil, metsokukkoloil
ablative metsokukolt metsokukoilt, metsokukkoloilt
translative metsokukoks metsokukoiks, metsokukkoloiks
essive metsokukkonna, metsokukkoon metsokukkoinna, metsokukkoloinna, metsokukkoin, metsokukkoloin
exessive1) metsokukkont metsokukkoint, metsokukkoloint
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

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 307