vekotin
Finnish
FWOTD – 26 October 2021
Etymology
A sound-symbolic word,[1] inspired by vekkuli and formed with the -in suffix used to form names of tools, devices or other instruments. The word is seemingly first attested in a newspaper in 1928.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋekotin/, [ˈʋe̞ko̞t̪in]
- Rhymes: -ekotin
- Syllabification(key): ve‧ko‧tin
Noun
vekotin
- (colloquial) An unspecified piece of apparatus, or one for which one does not know a real name; a gimmick, thingamajig, contraption, contrivance, device, fandango, gadget, widget.
- 1928 June 23, Äijä, “Pakinaa. Lentämisestä ja juhannuksesta y. m.”, in Etelä-Hämeen Sanomat, number 70, page 3:
- Lentäminen on toistaiseksi muodissa, koska ei ole keksitty uuttakaan vekotinta jolla voisi urheilla.
- Flying is in vogue for now, since after all, a new contraption with which one could exercise has not been invented.
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Declension
| Inflection of vekotin (Kotus type 33*C/kytkin, tt-t gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vekotin | vekottimet | |
| genitive | vekottimen | vekottimien vekotinten | |
| partitive | vekotinta | vekottimia | |
| illative | vekottimeen | vekottimiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vekotin | vekottimet | |
| accusative | nom. | vekotin | vekottimet |
| gen. | vekottimen | ||
| genitive | vekottimen | vekottimien vekotinten | |
| partitive | vekotinta | vekottimia | |
| inessive | vekottimessa | vekottimissa | |
| elative | vekottimesta | vekottimista | |
| illative | vekottimeen | vekottimiin | |
| adessive | vekottimella | vekottimilla | |
| ablative | vekottimelta | vekottimilta | |
| allative | vekottimelle | vekottimille | |
| essive | vekottimena | vekottimina | |
| translative | vekottimeksi | vekottimiksi | |
| instructive | — | vekottimin | |
| abessive | vekottimetta | vekottimitta | |
| comitative | — | vekottimineen | |
| Possessive forms of vekotin (type kytkin) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | vekottimeni | vekottimemme |
| 2nd person | vekottimesi | vekottimenne |
| 3rd person | vekottimensa | |
Synonyms
- vehje
- hilavitkutin
References
- 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