donkki
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English dunk. The -o- (instead of -u- based on spelling or -a- based on pronunciation) is unexplained.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
donkki
- (basketball) dunk, dunk shot, instance of dunking
- Synonym: donkkaus
Declension[edit]
Inflection of donkki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation) | ||||
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nominative | donkki | donkit | ||
genitive | donkin | donkkien | ||
partitive | donkkia | donkkeja | ||
illative | donkkiin | donkkeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | donkki | donkit | ||
accusative | nom. | donkki | donkit | |
gen. | donkin | |||
genitive | donkin | donkkien | ||
partitive | donkkia | donkkeja | ||
inessive | donkissa | donkeissa | ||
elative | donkista | donkeista | ||
illative | donkkiin | donkkeihin | ||
adessive | donkilla | donkeilla | ||
ablative | donkilta | donkeilta | ||
allative | donkille | donkeille | ||
essive | donkkina | donkkeina | ||
translative | donkiksi | donkeiksi | ||
abessive | donkitta | donkeitta | ||
instructive | — | donkein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “donkki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02