nakki
See also: näkki
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse hnakki, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô (“nape, neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (“back of the head, nape, neck”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaʰt͡ʃːɪ/
- Rhymes: -aʰt͡ʃːɪ
Noun
nakki m (genitive singular nakka, plural nakkar)
- (anatomy) neck
Declension
| Declension of nakki | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nakki | nakkin | nakkar | nakkarnir |
| accusative | nakka | nakkan | nakkar | nakkarnar |
| dative | nakka | nakkanum | nakkum | nakkunum |
| genitive | nakka | nakkans | nakka | nakkanna |
| Declension of nakki | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m3 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nakki | nakkin | nakkar | nakkarnir |
| accusative | nakka | nakkan | nakkar | nakkarnar |
| dative | nakka | nakkanum | nøkkum | nøkkunum |
| genitive | nakka | nakkans | nakka | nakkanna |
Anagrams
- kikan
- nikka
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑkːi/, [ˈnɑkːi]
- Rhymes: -ɑkːi
- Hyphenation: nak‧ki
Etymology 1
Back-formation from nakkimakkara, from Swedish knackkorv.
Noun
nakki
- wiener, frankfurter, hot dog (type of sausage)
- (idiomatic, humorous) nakit silmillä (literally, wieners on the eyes) = pissed (heavily drunk)
Declension
| Inflection of nakki (Kotus type 5/risti, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nakki | nakit | |
| genitive | nakin | nakkien | |
| partitive | nakkia | nakkeja | |
| illative | nakkiin | nakkeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | nakki | nakit | |
| accusative | nom. | nakki | nakit |
| gen. | nakin | ||
| genitive | nakin | nakkien | |
| partitive | nakkia | nakkeja | |
| inessive | nakissa | nakeissa | |
| elative | nakista | nakeista | |
| illative | nakkiin | nakkeihin | |
| adessive | nakilla | nakeilla | |
| ablative | nakilta | nakeilta | |
| allative | nakille | nakeille | |
| essive | nakkina | nakkeina | |
| translative | nakiksi | nakeiksi | |
| instructive | — | nakein | |
| abessive | nakitta | nakeitta | |
| comitative | — | nakkeineen | |
Synonyms
- (wiener): nakkimakkara
Derived terms
- nakkikioski
- nakkisormi
- talousnakki
Etymology 2
From nakata + -i.
Noun
nakki
- (obsolete, Eastern dialects) trap for small fur animals
- (dialectal) mousetrap
- (colloquial) job, task, usually an unwanted one
- Tämä on nyt sun nakki.
- This is your task now.
- Tämä on helppo nakki.
- This is a piece of cake.
- Tämä on nyt sun nakki.
Declension
| Inflection of nakki (Kotus type 5/risti, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nakki | nakit | |
| genitive | nakin | nakkien | |
| partitive | nakkia | nakkeja | |
| illative | nakkiin | nakkeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | nakki | nakit | |
| accusative | nom. | nakki | nakit |
| gen. | nakin | ||
| genitive | nakin | nakkien | |
| partitive | nakkia | nakkeja | |
| inessive | nakissa | nakeissa | |
| elative | nakista | nakeista | |
| illative | nakkiin | nakkeihin | |
| adessive | nakilla | nakeilla | |
| ablative | nakilta | nakeilta | |
| allative | nakille | nakeille | |
| essive | nakkina | nakkeina | |
| translative | nakiksi | nakeiksi | |
| instructive | — | nakein | |
| abessive | nakitta | nakeitta | |
| comitative | — | nakkeineen | |
Synonyms
- (trap): ansa
- (mousetrap): hiirenloukku
- (task): homma
Derived terms
- hiirennakki
Anagrams
- -kkain, kakin, kanki, kikan, nikka