minkki
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Finnish
Etymology
From English mink, from Swedish mink, mänk, probably from Middle Low German mink, menk, of unknown further origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
minkki
- American mink, Neovison vison
- Synonym: amerikanminkki
- mink (fur of this animal)
- minkkiturkki ― mink coat
Declension
| Inflection of minkki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | minkki | minkit | |
| genitive | minkin | minkkien | |
| partitive | minkkiä | minkkejä | |
| illative | minkkiin | minkkeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | minkki | minkit | |
| accusative | nom. | minkki | minkit |
| gen. | minkin | ||
| genitive | minkin | minkkien | |
| partitive | minkkiä | minkkejä | |
| inessive | minkissä | minkeissä | |
| elative | minkistä | minkeistä | |
| illative | minkkiin | minkkeihin | |
| adessive | minkillä | minkeillä | |
| ablative | minkiltä | minkeiltä | |
| allative | minkille | minkeille | |
| essive | minkkinä | minkkeinä | |
| translative | minkiksi | minkeiksi | |
| abessive | minkittä | minkeittä | |
| instructive | — | minkein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
compounds
See also
Further reading
- “minkki”, 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