monikko

Finnish

Etymology

moni (“many”, indefinite pronoun) +‎ -kko. Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1836.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmonikːo/,
• Rhymes: -onikːo
• Syllabification^(key): mo‧nik‧ko

Noun

monikko

1. (grammar) plural
2. tuple

Declension

Antonyms

• (plural) yksikkö

Derived terms

Further reading

• “monikko”, 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

Ingrian

Etymology

From moni (“many, some”) +‎ -ikko. Akin to Finnish monikko.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmonikːo/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmonikːoi̯/,
• Rhymes: -onikːo, -onikːoi̯
• Hyphenation: mo‧nik‧ko

Noun

monikko

1. multitude, mass
2. (grammar) plural
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 45:

     Monikoos, möö näimmä, painutossihan lopun ees ono monikon tuntomerkki, kummaal sanas ono oma merkitös.

     In the plural, we saw, in front of the case ending is the marker of the plural, with which there is its own marking in the word.

Declension

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “plural”): yksikkö

Derived terms

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 37