peukalo

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *peikälo (with varying forms in descendants, such as dialectal peikalo, Karelian peikalo, Veps peigol, Estonian pöial, Livonian pēgal), probably a somewhat irregular derivation of Pre-Proto-Finnic *pelkä, from Proto-Uralic *pälkä (compare Northern Sami bealgi, Erzya пелька (peľka, thumb), Komi-Zyrian пев (pev)).

Pronunciation

Noun

peukalo

  1. thumb

Declension

Inflection of peukalo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative peukalo peukalot
genitive peukalon peukalojen
peukaloiden
peukaloitten
partitive peukaloa peukaloja
peukaloita
illative peukaloon peukaloihin
singular plural
nominative peukalo peukalot
accusative nom. peukalo peukalot
gen. peukalon
genitive peukalon peukalojen
peukaloiden
peukaloitten
partitive peukaloa peukaloja
peukaloita
inessive peukalossa peukaloissa
elative peukalosta peukaloista
illative peukaloon peukaloihin
adessive peukalolla peukaloilla
ablative peukalolta peukaloilta
allative peukalolle peukaloille
essive peukalona peukaloina
translative peukaloksi peukaloiksi
abessive peukalotta peukaloitta
instructive peukaloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of peukalo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative peukaloni peukaloni
accusative nom. peukaloni peukaloni
gen. peukaloni
genitive peukaloni peukalojeni
peukaloideni
peukaloitteni
partitive peukaloani peukalojani
peukaloitani
inessive peukalossani peukaloissani
elative peukalostani peukaloistani
illative peukalooni peukaloihini
adessive peukalollani peukaloillani
ablative peukaloltani peukaloiltani
allative peukalolleni peukaloilleni
essive peukalonani peukaloinani
translative peukalokseni peukaloikseni
abessive peukalottani peukaloittani
instructive
comitative peukaloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative peukalosi peukalosi
accusative nom. peukalosi peukalosi
gen. peukalosi
genitive peukalosi peukalojesi
peukaloidesi
peukaloittesi
partitive peukaloasi peukalojasi
peukaloitasi
inessive peukalossasi peukaloissasi
elative peukalostasi peukaloistasi
illative peukaloosi peukaloihisi
adessive peukalollasi peukaloillasi
ablative peukaloltasi peukaloiltasi
allative peukalollesi peukaloillesi
essive peukalonasi peukaloinasi
translative peukaloksesi peukaloiksesi
abessive peukalottasi peukaloittasi
instructive
comitative peukaloinesi

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Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *peukalo. Cognates include Finnish peukalo.

Pronunciation

Noun

peukalo

  1. thumb
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 74:
      Sentää ku peukalon olo ono mokoma, ni meijen käsi ono hakkiimisorgana.
      It's because the location of the thumb is such, that our hand is the organ of apprehension.

Declension

Declension of peukalo (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative peukalo peukalot
genitive peukalon peukaloin, peukaloloin
partitive peukaloa peukaloja, peukaloloja
illative peukaloo peukaloihe, peukaloloihe
inessive peukaloos peukalois, peukalolois
elative peukalost peukaloist, peukaloloist
allative peukalolle peukaloille, peukaloloille
adessive peukalool peukaloil, peukaloloil
ablative peukalolt peukaloilt, peukaloloilt
translative peukaloks peukaloiks, peukaloloiks
essive peukalonna, peukaloon peukaloinna, peukaloloinna, peukaloin, peukaloloin
exessive1) peukalont peukaloint, peukaloloint
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.

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References

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 12
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 404