kaakko
Finnish
Etymology
Cognate to Estonian kagu (“south-east”) and Ingrian kakkoi (“south-east”). Possibly related to kaakkuri, in which case the cardinal direction meaning could derive from a meaning like "the direction where migratory birds come from".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑːkːo/, [ˈkɑːkːo̞]
Noun
kaakko
- southeast
Declension
| Inflection of kaakko (Kotus type 1/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaakko | kaakot | |
| genitive | kaakon | kaakkojen | |
| partitive | kaakkoa | kaakkoja | |
| illative | kaakkoon | kaakkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kaakko | kaakot | |
| accusative | nom. | kaakko | kaakot |
| gen. | kaakon | ||
| genitive | kaakon | kaakkojen | |
| partitive | kaakkoa | kaakkoja | |
| inessive | kaakossa | kaakoissa | |
| elative | kaakosta | kaakoista | |
| illative | kaakkoon | kaakkoihin | |
| adessive | kaakolla | kaakoilla | |
| ablative | kaakolta | kaakoilta | |
| allative | kaakolle | kaakoille | |
| essive | kaakkona | kaakkoina | |
| translative | kaakoksi | kaakoiksi | |
| instructive | — | kaakoin | |
| abessive | kaakotta | kaakoitta | |
| comitative | — | kaakkoineen | |
Antonyms
- luode
Derived terms
- kaakkoinen
- kaakkois-
Related terms
Cardinal Directions
| luode | pohjoinen | koillinen |
| länsi |  | itä |
| lounas | etelä | kaakko |
Anagrams
- kokkaa
Votic
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Estonian kakk.
Noun
kaakko (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- owl
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.