vanki
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Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Swedish fange (compare Swedish fånge), itself from Middle Low German vangen (“captive”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fangōną.
Pronunciation
Noun
vanki
Declension
| Inflection of vanki (Kotus type 5*G/risti, nk-ng gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vanki | vangit | ||
| genitive | vangin | vankien | ||
| partitive | vankia | vankeja | ||
| illative | vankiin | vankeihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | vanki | vangit | ||
| accusative | nom. | vanki | vangit | |
| gen. | vangin | |||
| genitive | vangin | vankien | ||
| partitive | vankia | vankeja | ||
| inessive | vangissa | vangeissa | ||
| elative | vangista | vangeista | ||
| illative | vankiin | vankeihin | ||
| adessive | vangilla | vangeilla | ||
| ablative | vangilta | vangeilta | ||
| allative | vangille | vangeille | ||
| essive | vankina | vankeina | ||
| translative | vangiksi | vangeiksi | ||
| abessive | vangitta | vangeitta | ||
| instructive | — | vangein | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Derived terms
- elinkautisvanki
- kaleerivanki
- kuritushuonevanki
- luottovanki
- mielipidevanki
- miesvanki
- naisvanki
- ongelmavanki
- pakkotyövanki
- panttivanki
- rangaistusvanki
- sakkovanki
- sotavanki
- tutkintavanki
- vanginlukko
- vanginpuku
- vanginvaatteet
- vanginvartija
- vangita
- vankeinhoito
- vankeinhoitolaitos
- vankikarkuri
- vankikoppi
- vankila
- vankileiri
- vankimielisairaala
- vankiselli
- vankityrmä
- vankityö
- velkavanki
Related terms
Further reading
- “vanki”, 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 2023-07-04