Coined by Finnish explorer, historian and author Carl Axel Gottlund in 1828 into the standard language from the Savonian dialects. Unknown root veru- + -ke, possibly from a variant of vero (compare veroinen).
veruke
| Inflection of veruke (Kotus type 48*A/hame, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | veruke | verukkeet | |
| genitive | verukkeen | verukkeiden verukkeitten | |
| partitive | veruketta | verukkeita | |
| illative | verukkeeseen | verukkeisiin verukkeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | veruke | verukkeet | |
| accusative | nom. | veruke | verukkeet |
| gen. | verukkeen | ||
| genitive | verukkeen | verukkeiden verukkeitten | |
| partitive | veruketta | verukkeita | |
| inessive | verukkeessa | verukkeissa | |
| elative | verukkeesta | verukkeista | |
| illative | verukkeeseen | verukkeisiin verukkeihin | |
| adessive | verukkeella | verukkeilla | |
| ablative | verukkeelta | verukkeilta | |
| allative | verukkeelle | verukkeille | |
| essive | verukkeena | verukkeina | |
| translative | verukkeeksi | verukkeiksi | |
| abessive | verukkeetta | verukkeitta | |
| instructive | — | verukkein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||