pelko
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *pelko. Equivalent to pelätä + -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpelko/, [ˈpe̞lko̞]
- Rhymes: -elko
- Syllabification(key): pel‧ko
Noun
pelko
- fear, dread.
Declension
| Inflection of pelko (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k- gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pelko | pelot | |
| genitive | pelon | pelkojen | |
| partitive | pelkoa | pelkoja | |
| illative | pelkoon | pelkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | pelko | pelot | |
| accusative | nom. | pelko | pelot |
| gen. | pelon | ||
| genitive | pelon | pelkojen | |
| partitive | pelkoa | pelkoja | |
| inessive | pelossa | peloissa | |
| elative | pelosta | peloista | |
| illative | pelkoon | pelkoihin | |
| adessive | pelolla | peloilla | |
| ablative | pelolta | peloilta | |
| allative | pelolle | peloille | |
| essive | pelkona | pelkoina | |
| translative | peloksi | peloiksi | |
| instructive | — | peloin | |
| abessive | pelotta | peloitta | |
| comitative | — | pelkoineen | |
| Possessive forms of pelko (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | pelkoni | pelkomme |
| 2nd person | pelkosi | pelkonne |
| 3rd person | pelkonsa | |
Derived terms
- verbs: pelottaa
Compounds
compounds
- elämänpelko
- ihmispelko
- jumalanpelko
- koulupelko
- kuolemanpelko
- lentopelko
- muukalaispelko
- pelkotila
- pimeänpelko
Anagrams
- kelpo, pleko
Ingrian
Noun
pelko
- fear
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *pelko.
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈpelko/, [ˈpeɫko]
- Rhymes: -elko
- Hyphenation: pel‧ko
Noun
pelko
- fear
- sore or sensitive spot
Inflection
| Declension of pelko (type II/võrkko, k-g gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | pelko | pelgod |
| genitive | pelgo | pelkoje, pelkojõ, pelkoi |
| partitive | pelkoa | pelkoitõ, pelkoi |
| illative | pelko, pelkosõ | pelkoje, pelkojõ, pelkoisõ |
| inessive | pelgoz | pelkoiz |
| elative | pelgossõ | pelkoissõ |
| allative | pelgolõ | pelkoilõ |
| adessive | pelgollõ | pelkoillõ |
| ablative | pelgoltõ | pelkoiltõ |
| translative | pelgossi | pelkoissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “pelko”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn