lenkki
Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish länk, same origin as English link.
Noun
lenkki
- A round (circular object)
- A link of a chain.
- Any reasonably large loop or ring that is used for securing objects into it. A small loop may be called silmä (eye)
- A metal fastener shaped as semicircle and fixed to a wall etc.
- Something that resembles a loop or a round.
- kumilenkki ― rubber band
- An exercise in which some distance is covered as when running, bicycling, walking, skiing etc.
- Käyn lenkillä kolme kertaa viikossa.
- I go running three times a week.
- Oliko hyvä lenkki?
- Did you have a good run?
- Short for lenkkimakkara..
- (nautical) becket, as e.g. the U-shaped part of a shackle
Declension
Inflection of lenkki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | lenkki | lenkit | |
genitive | lenkin | lenkkien | |
partitive | lenkkiä | lenkkejä | |
illative | lenkkiin | lenkkeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | lenkki | lenkit | |
accusative | nom. | lenkki | lenkit |
gen. | lenkin | ||
genitive | lenkin | lenkkien | |
partitive | lenkkiä | lenkkejä | |
inessive | lenkissä | lenkeissä | |
elative | lenkistä | lenkeistä | |
illative | lenkkiin | lenkkeihin | |
adessive | lenkillä | lenkeillä | |
ablative | lenkiltä | lenkeiltä | |
allative | lenkille | lenkeille | |
essive | lenkkinä | lenkkeinä | |
translative | lenkiksi | lenkeiksi | |
abessive | lenkittä | lenkeittä | |
instructive | — | lenkein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
- (round): rengas