lankku

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish planka.

Noun

lankku

1. A plank (long, broad and thick piece of sawn timber).

Declension

Declension of lankku (type valo) singular plural nominative lankku lankut genitive lankun lankkujen partitive lankkua lankkuja accusative lankku lankun lankut inessive lankussa lankuissa elative lankusta lankuista illative lankkuun lankkuihin adessive lankulla lankuilla ablative lankulta lankuilta allative lankulle lankuille essive lankkuna lankkuina translative lankuksi lankuiksi instructive – lankuin abessive lankutta lankuitta comitative – lankkuineen

Usage notes

• There's no one exact definition, but generally sawn timber must be at least 38 mm (1,5") thick and 75 mm (3") wide to be called lankku. If the cross-section is close to square, heavy timber will be called parru. A heavy plank may also be called palkki.

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.