Possibly borrowed from Sami (compare Lule Sami dielggat and Northern Sami dielku). Related to Karelian tilkku and Ludian tilk.
tilkku
Inflection of tilkku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | tilkku | tilkut | |
genitive | tilkun | tilkkujen | |
partitive | tilkkua | tilkkuja | |
illative | tilkkuun | tilkkuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | tilkku | tilkut | |
accusative | nom. | tilkku | tilkut |
gen. | tilkun | ||
genitive | tilkun | tilkkujen | |
partitive | tilkkua | tilkkuja | |
inessive | tilkussa | tilkuissa | |
elative | tilkusta | tilkuista | |
illative | tilkkuun | tilkkuihin | |
adessive | tilkulla | tilkuilla | |
ablative | tilkulta | tilkuilta | |
allative | tilkulle | tilkuille | |
essive | tilkkuna | tilkkuina | |
translative | tilkuksi | tilkuiksi | |
abessive | tilkutta | tilkuitta | |
instructive | — | tilkuin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
From tilkkua (“to drip”) + -u.
tilkku
Declension of tilkku (type 4/koivu, kk-k gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | tilkku | tilkut |
genitive | tilkun | tilkkuin, tilkkuloin |
partitive | tilkkua | tilkkuja, tilkkuloja |
illative | tilkkuu | tilkkui, tilkkuloihe |
inessive | tilkuus | tilkuis, tilkkulois |
elative | tilkust | tilkuist, tilkkuloist |
allative | tilkulle | tilkuille, tilkkuloille |
adessive | tilkuul | tilkuil, tilkkuloil |
ablative | tilkult | tilkuilt, tilkkuloilt |
translative | tilkuks | tilkuiks, tilkkuloiks |
essive | tilkkunna, tilkkuun | tilkkuinna, tilkkuloinna, tilkkuin, tilkkuloin |
exessive1) | tilkkunt | tilkkuint, tilkkuloint |
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. |