lokki

Finnish

Etymology

Cognate to Karelian lokka. Compare Estonian lõugas (“gull”). Probably onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlokːi/, [ˈlo̞kːi]
• Rhymes: -okːi
• Syllabification^(key): lok‧ki

Noun

lokki

1. gull, seagull (any bird of the genus Larus within the family Laridae)
2. (taxonomy) gull, seagull (any bird of the family Laridae)
3. (colloquial) One that begs for handouts from their friends, particularly food or drink; a mooch.

Usage notes

In common usage the word lokki only refers to birds of genus Larus, but in taxonomy the term covers whole of the family Laridae.

Declension

Inflection of lokki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)
nominative		lokki	lokit
genitive		lokin	lokkien
partitive		lokkia	lokkeja
illative		lokkiin	lokkeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lokki	lokit
accusative	nom.	lokki	lokit
	gen.	lokin
genitive		lokin	lokkien
partitive		lokkia	lokkeja
inessive		lokissa	lokeissa
elative		lokista	lokeista
illative		lokkiin	lokkeihin
adessive		lokilla	lokeilla
ablative		lokilta	lokeilta
allative		lokille	lokeille
essive		lokkina	lokkeina
translative		lokiksi	lokeiksi
instructive		—	lokein
abessive		lokitta	lokeitta
comitative		—	lokkeineen

Possessive forms of lokki (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	lokkini	lokkimme
2nd person	lokkisi	lokkinne
3rd person	lokkinsa

Derived terms

• lokittaa

Compounds

Compounds

• aavikkolokki (“Leucophaeus modestus”)
• amerikanharmaalokki (“Larus smithsonianus”)
• amerikanisolokki (“Larus glaucescens”)
• amerikanmerilokki (“Larus occidentalis”)
• andienlokki (“Chroicocephalus serranus”)
• armenianlokki (“Larus armenicus”)
• aroharmaalokki (“Larus cachinnans”)
• eskimolokki (“Larus thayeri”)
• eteläamerikanlokki (“Chroicocephalus maculipennis”)
• etelänharmaalokki (“Larus michahellis”)
• etelänselkälokki (“Larus dominicanus”)
• grönlanninlokki (“Larus glaucoides”)
• harmaalokki (“Larus argentatus”)
• harmaapäälokki (“Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus”)
• hopealokki (“Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae”)
• isolokki (“Larus hyperboreus”)
• japaninlokki (“Larus crassirostris”)
• kaitanokkalokki (“Chroicocephalus genei”)
• kalalokki (“Larus canus”)
• kalifornianlokki (“Larus livens”)
• keisarilokki (“Larus pacificus”)
• keltajalkalokki (“Larus belcheri”)
• kiinannaurulokki (“Chroicocephalus saundersi”)
• kuusilokki (“Chroicocephalus philadelphia”)
• laavalokki (“Leucophaeus fuliginosus”)
• meksikonlokki (“Larus heermanni”)
• merilokki (“Larus marinus”)
• mongolianlokki (“Ichthyaetus relictus”)
• mustanmerenlokki (“Ichthyaetus melanocephalus”)
• mustapäälokki (“Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus”)
• namibianlokki (“Chroicocephalus hartlaubii”)
• naurulokki (“Chroicocephalus ridibundus”)
• nokilokki (“Ichthyaetus hemprichii”)
• nokisiipilokki (“Leucophaeus atricilla”)
• ohotanlokki (“Larus schistisagus”)
• pikkulokki (“Hydrocoloeus minutus”)
• preerialokki (“Larus californicus”)
• preerianaurulokki (“Leucophaeus pipixcan”)
• rapulokki (“Larus atlanticus”)
• rengasnokkalokki (“Larus delawarensis”)
• selkälokki (“Larus fuscus”)
• siperianharmaalokki (“Larus vegae”)
• tiibetinlokki (“Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus”)
• uudenseelanninlokki (“Chroicocephalus bulleri”)
• valkosilmälokki (“Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus”)
• välimerenlokki (“Ichthyaetus audouinii”)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔhcɪ

Noun

lokki

1. indefinite dative singular of lokkur