renki
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish dräng, from Old Norse drengr, from Proto-Germanic *drangijaz. Etymology 2 is inspired by Norwegian dreng (“a boy, lad”). Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (16th century), originally as trenki.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreŋki/, [ˈre̞ŋki]
- Rhymes: -eŋki
- Syllabification(key): ren‧ki
Noun
renki
- (chiefly historical) farmhand
- (obsolete, Lapland) a boychild (term of endearment "own son")
Declension
| Inflection of renki (Kotus type 5*G/risti, nk-ng gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | renki | rengit | |
| genitive | rengin | renkien | |
| partitive | renkiä | renkejä | |
| illative | renkiin | renkeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | renki | rengit | |
| accusative | nom. | renki | rengit |
| gen. | rengin | ||
| genitive | rengin | renkien | |
| partitive | renkiä | renkejä | |
| inessive | rengissä | rengeissä | |
| elative | rengistä | rengeistä | |
| illative | renkiin | renkeihin | |
| adessive | rengillä | rengeillä | |
| ablative | rengiltä | rengeiltä | |
| allative | rengille | rengeille | |
| essive | renkinä | renkeinä | |
| translative | rengiksi | rengeiksi | |
| instructive | — | rengein | |
| abessive | rengittä | rengeittä | |
| comitative | — | renkeineen | |
| Possessive forms of renki (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | renkini | renkimme |
| 2nd person | renkisi | renkinne |
| 3rd person | renkinsä | |
Synonyms
- maataloustyöntekijä
Descendants
- → Ingrian: trenki (from older trenki)
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2013). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Helsinki: Sanoma Pro OY. →ISBN.
Anagrams
- Erkin, kerin, kerni, rekin
Karelian
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish dräng, from Old Norse drengr.
Noun
renki (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- farmhand