talkkuna

talkkuna

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic толокъно (tolokŭno), from Proto-Slavic *tolkъno.[1][2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑlkːunɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑlkːunɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑlkːunɑ
• Syllabification^(key): talk‧ku‧na

Noun

talkkuna

1. A traditional Russian (толокно (tolokno)) / Finnish / Estonian (kama) finely milled flour mixture made of roasted barley, rye, oats and peas; used e.g. for making porridge, baking pirogs or mixed with milk, butter or lard as snack.

Declension

Inflection of talkkuna (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		talkkuna	talkkunat
genitive		talkkunan	talkkunoiden talkkunoitten
partitive		talkkunaa	talkkunoita
illative		talkkunaan	talkkunoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		talkkuna	talkkunat
accusative	nom.	talkkuna	talkkunat
	gen.	talkkunan
genitive		talkkunan	talkkunoiden talkkunoitten talkkunainrare
partitive		talkkunaa	talkkunoita
inessive		talkkunassa	talkkunoissa
elative		talkkunasta	talkkunoista
illative		talkkunaan	talkkunoihin
adessive		talkkunalla	talkkunoilla
ablative		talkkunalta	talkkunoilta
allative		talkkunalle	talkkunoille
essive		talkkunana	talkkunoina
translative		talkkunaksi	talkkunoiksi
instructive		—	talkkunoin
abessive		talkkunatta	talkkunoitta
comitative		—	talkkunoineen

Possessive forms of talkkuna (type kulkija)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	talkkunani	talkkunamme
2nd person	talkkunasi	talkkunanne
3rd person	talkkunansa

References

1. Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
2. Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN