nirkko
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Finnish
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly related to Votic nirkko (“snout”) (Mati).
Pronunciation
Noun
nirkko
- a tapered object or thing
- notodontid (moth of the family Notodontidae)
- (textiles) picot
- milling head (of a milling machine)
Declension
| Inflection of nirkko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nirkko | nirkot | |
| genitive | nirkon | nirkkojen | |
| partitive | nirkkoa | nirkkoja | |
| illative | nirkkoon | nirkkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | nirkko | nirkot | |
| accusative | nom. | nirkko | nirkot |
| gen. | nirkon | ||
| genitive | nirkon | nirkkojen | |
| partitive | nirkkoa | nirkkoja | |
| inessive | nirkossa | nirkoissa | |
| elative | nirkosta | nirkoista | |
| illative | nirkkoon | nirkkoihin | |
| adessive | nirkolla | nirkoilla | |
| ablative | nirkolta | nirkoilta | |
| allative | nirkolle | nirkoille | |
| essive | nirkkona | nirkkoina | |
| translative | nirkoksi | nirkoiksi | |
| abessive | nirkotta | nirkoitta | |
| instructive | — | nirkoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Further reading
nirkot on the Finnish Wikipedia.Wikipedia fi- “nirkko”, 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
