lankku
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Swedish planka, from Middle Low German.
Noun[edit]
lankku
- a plank (long, broad and thick piece of sawn timber)
Usage notes[edit]
- 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.
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of lankku (Kotus type 1/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lankku | lankut | |
| genitive | lankun | lankkujen | |
| partitive | lankkua | lankkuja | |
| illative | lankkuun | lankkuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | lankku | lankut | |
| accusative | nom. | lankku | lankut |
| gen. | lankun | ||
| genitive | lankun | lankkujen | |
| partitive | lankkua | lankkuja | |
| 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 | |
| Possessive forms of lankku (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | lankkuni | lankkumme |
| 2nd person | lankkusi | lankkunne |
| 3rd person | lankkunsa | |
Compounds[edit]
compounds
References[edit]
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN