From Proto-Finnic *muhku. Cognates include Finnish muhku and Estonian muhk.
muhku
| Declension of muhku (type 4/koivu, k- gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | muhku | muhut |
| genitive | muhun | muhkuin, muhkuloin |
| partitive | muhkua | muhkuja, muhkuloja |
| illative | muhkuu | muhkui, muhkuloihe |
| inessive | muhus | muhuis, muhkulois |
| elative | muhust | muhuist, muhkuloist |
| allative | muhulle | muhuille, muhkuloille |
| adessive | muhul | muhuil, muhkuloil |
| ablative | muhult | muhuilt, muhkuloilt |
| translative | muhuks | muhuiks, muhkuloiks |
| essive | muhkunna, muhkuun | muhkuinna, muhkuloinna, muhkuin, muhkuloin |
| exessive1) | muhkunt | muhkuint, muhkuloint |
| 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. | ||
From Proto-Finnic *muhku.
muhku
| Declension of muhku (type II/võrkko, hk-hg gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | muhku | muhgud |
| genitive | muhgu | muhkujõ, muhkui |
| partitive | muhkua | muhkuitõ, muhkui |
| illative | muhkusõ, muhku | muhkuisõ |
| inessive | muhguz | muhkuiz |
| elative | muhgussõ | muhkuissõ |
| allative | muhgulõ | muhkuilõ |
| adessive | muhgullõ | muhkuillõ |
| ablative | muhgultõ | muhkuiltõ |
| translative | muhgussi | muhkuissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||