From Proto-Finnic *penikka (compare Ingrian penikka, Karelian penikkä, Votic penikkõ), equivalent to peni (“dog”) + -kka.
penikka
| Inflection of penikka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | penikka | penikat | ||
| genitive | penikan | penikoiden penikoitten penikkojen | ||
| partitive | penikkaa | penikoita penikkoja | ||
| illative | penikkaan | penikoihin penikkoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | penikka | penikat | ||
| accusative | nom. | penikka | penikat | |
| gen. | penikan | |||
| genitive | penikan | penikoiden penikoitten penikkojen penikkainrare | ||
| partitive | penikkaa | penikoita penikkoja | ||
| inessive | penikassa | penikoissa | ||
| elative | penikasta | penikoista | ||
| illative | penikkaan | penikoihin penikkoihin | ||
| adessive | penikalla | penikoilla | ||
| ablative | penikalta | penikoilta | ||
| allative | penikalle | penikoille | ||
| essive | penikkana | penikkoina | ||
| translative | penikaksi | penikoiksi | ||
| abessive | penikatta | penikoitta | ||
| instructive | — | penikoin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
From Proto-Finnic *penikka. Cognates include Finnish penikka.
penikka
| Declension of penikka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | penikka | penikat |
| genitive | penikan | penikkoin |
| partitive | penikkaa | penikkoja |
| illative | penikkaa | penikkoihe |
| inessive | penikaas | penikois |
| elative | penikast | penikoist |
| allative | penikalle | penikoille |
| adessive | penikaal | penikoil |
| ablative | penikalt | penikoilt |
| translative | penikaks | penikoiks |
| essive | penikkanna, penikkaan | penikkoinna, penikkoin |
| exessive1) | penikkant | penikkoint |
| 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. | ||