Originally onomatopoeic, related to napsu, both describing the effect of a sip of strong alcohol, which is likened to a snap on the head, compare paukku.
naukku
| Inflection of naukku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | naukku | naukut | |
| genitive | naukun | naukkujen | |
| partitive | naukkua | naukkuja | |
| illative | naukkuun | naukkuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | naukku | naukut | |
| accusative | nom. | naukku | naukut |
| gen. | naukun | ||
| genitive | naukun | naukkujen | |
| partitive | naukkua | naukkuja | |
| inessive | naukussa | naukuissa | |
| elative | naukusta | naukuista | |
| illative | naukkuun | naukkuihin | |
| adessive | naukulla | naukuilla | |
| ablative | naukulta | naukuilta | |
| allative | naukulle | naukuille | |
| essive | naukkuna | naukkuina | |
| translative | naukuksi | naukuiksi | |
| abessive | naukutta | naukuitta | |
| instructive | — | naukuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||