monikko

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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
  • Hyphenation(key): mo‧nik‧ko

Noun

monikko

  1. (grammar) plural
    Antonym: yksikkö
  2. tuple

Declension

Inflection of monikko (Kotus type 4*A/laatikko, kk-k gradation)
nominative monikko monikot
genitive monikon monikkojen
monikoiden
monikoitten
partitive monikkoa monikkoja
monikoita
illative monikkoon monikkoihin
monikoihin
singular plural
nominative monikko monikot
accusative nom. monikko monikot
gen. monikon
genitive monikon monikkojen
monikoiden
monikoitten
partitive monikkoa monikkoja
monikoita
inessive monikossa monikoissa
elative monikosta monikoista
illative monikkoon monikkoihin
monikoihin
adessive monikolla monikoilla
ablative monikolta monikoilta
allative monikolle monikoille
essive monikkona monikkoina
translative monikoksi monikoiksi
abessive monikotta monikoitta
instructive monikoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of monikko (Kotus type 4*A/laatikko, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative monikkoni monikkoni
accusative nom. monikkoni monikkoni
gen. monikkoni
genitive monikkoni monikkojeni
monikoideni
monikoitteni
partitive monikkoani monikkojani
monikoitani
inessive monikossani monikoissani
elative monikostani monikoistani
illative monikkooni monikkoihini
monikoihini
adessive monikollani monikoillani
ablative monikoltani monikoiltani
allative monikolleni monikoilleni
essive monikkonani monikkoinani
translative monikokseni monikoikseni
abessive monikottani monikoittani
instructive
comitative monikkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative monikkosi monikkosi
accusative nom. monikkosi monikkosi
gen. monikkosi
genitive monikkosi monikkojesi
monikoidesi
monikoittesi
partitive monikkoasi monikkojasi
monikoitasi
inessive monikossasi monikoissasi
elative monikostasi monikoistasi
illative monikkoosi monikkoihisi
monikoihisi
adessive monikollasi monikoillasi
ablative monikoltasi monikoiltasi
allative monikollesi monikoillesi
essive monikkonasi monikkoinasi
translative monikoksesi monikoiksesi
abessive monikottasi monikoittasi
instructive
comitative monikkoinesi

Derived terms

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Declension of monikko (type 4/koivu, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative monikko monikot
genitive monikon monikkoin, monikkoloin
partitive monikkoa monikkoja, monikkoloja
illative monikkoo monikkoihe, monikkoloihe
inessive monikoos monikois, monikkolois
elative monikost monikoist, monikkoloist
allative monikolle monikoille, monikkoloille
adessive monikool monikoil, monikkoloil
ablative monikolt monikoilt, monikkoloilt
translative monikoks monikoiks, monikkoloiks
essive monikkonna, monikkoon monikkoinna, monikkoloinna, monikkoin, monikkoloin
exessive1) monikkont monikkoint, monikkoloint
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.

Antonyms

Derived terms

References

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