monikko
Finnish
Etymology
From the indefinite pronoun moni (“many”) + -kko. Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmonikːo/, [ˈmo̞nikːo̞]
- Rhymes: -onikːo
- Syllabification(key): mo‧nik‧ko
Noun
monikko
- (grammar) plural
- tuple
Declension
| Inflection of monikko (Kotus type 4*A/laatikko, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | monikko | monikot | |
| genitive | monikon | monikkojen monikoiden monikoitten | |
| partitive | monikkoa | monikkoja monikoita | |
| illative | monikkoon | monikkoihin monikoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | monikko | monikot | |
| accusative | nom. | monikko | monikot |
| gen. | monikon | ||
| genitive | monikon | monikkojen monikoiden monikoitten | |
| partitive | monikkoa | monikkoja monikoita | |
| inessive | monikossa | monikoissa | |
| elative | monikosta | monikoista | |
| illative | monikkoon | monikkoihin monikoihin | |
| adessive | monikolla | monikoilla | |
| ablative | monikolta | monikoilta | |
| allative | monikolle | monikoille | |
| essive | monikkona | monikkoina | |
| translative | monikoksi | monikoiksi | |
| instructive | — | monikoin | |
| abessive | monikotta | monikoitta | |
| comitative | — | monikkoineen | |
| Possessive forms of monikko (type laatikko) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | monikkoni | monikkomme |
| 2nd person | monikkosi | monikkonne |
| 3rd person | monikkonsa | |
Antonyms
- (plural) yksikkö
Compounds
- monikkomuoto
Ingrian
Etymology
From moni (“many, some”) + -ikko. Akin to Finnish monikko.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmonikːo/, [ˈmo̞nikːŏ̞̥]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmonikːoi̯/, [ˈmo̞nikːo̞i̯]
- Rhymes: -onikːo, -onikːoi̯
- Hyphenation: mo‧nik‧ko
Noun
monikko
- multitude, mass
- (grammar) plural
Declension
| Declension of monikko (type 4/koivu, kk-k gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | monikko | monikot |
| genitive | monikon | monikkoin, monikkoloin |
| partitive | monikkoa | monikkoja, monikkoloja |
| illative | monikkoo | monikkoihe, monikkoloihe |
| inessive | monikoos | monikkois, monikkolois |
| elative | monikost | monikkoist, monikkoloist |
| allative | monikolle | monikkoille, monikkoloille |
| adessive | monikool | monikkoil, monikkoloil |
| ablative | monikolt | monikkoilt, monikkoloilt |
| translative | monikoks | monikkoiks, monikkoloiks |
| essive | monikkonna, monikkoon | monikkoinna, monikkoloinna, monikkoin, monikkoloin |
| exessive1) | monikkont | monikkoint, monikkoloint |
| 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. | ||
Antonyms
- (plural): yksikkö
Derived terms
- monikkoforma
References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 37