muikku

See also: Muikku

Finnish

Etymology

mui- +‎ -kku; a diminutive derivation of muja-, from which muikea and muje are also derived.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmui̯kːu/, [ˈmui̯kːu]
• Rhymes: -uikːu
• Syllabification^(key): muik‧ku
• Hyphenation^(key): muik‧ku

Noun

muikku

1. vendace, Coregonus albula (Eurasian species of fish in the Salmonidae family)

   paistetut muikut ― fried vendace(s)

2. Used also of some closely related North-American Coregonus species called cisco, usually as part of a compound term as in amerikanmuikku (“Coregonus artedi”).

Usage notes

With the exception of Coregonus albula the Eurasian fish of the genus Coregonus are usually called siika (“whitefish”) in Finnish. The usage concerning North-American species is variable.

Declension

Inflection of muikku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
nominative		muikku	muikut
genitive		muikun	muikkujen
partitive		muikkua	muikkuja
illative		muikkuun	muikkuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		muikku	muikut
accusative	nom.	muikku	muikut
	gen.	muikun
genitive		muikun	muikkujen
partitive		muikkua	muikkuja
inessive		muikussa	muikuissa
elative		muikusta	muikuista
illative		muikkuun	muikkuihin
adessive		muikulla	muikuilla
ablative		muikulta	muikuilta
allative		muikulle	muikuille
essive		muikkuna	muikkuina
translative		muikuksi	muikuiksi
abessive		muikutta	muikuitta
instructive		—	muikuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of muikku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative muikkuni muikkuni accusative nom. muikkuni muikkuni gen. muikkuni genitive muikkuni muikkujeni partitive muikkuani muikkujani inessive muikussani muikuissani elative muikustani muikuistani illative muikkuuni muikkuihini adessive muikullani muikuillani ablative muikultani muikuiltani allative muikulleni muikuilleni essive muikkunani muikkuinani translative muikukseni muikuikseni abessive muikuttani muikuittani instructive — — comitative — muikkuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative muikkusi muikkusi accusative nom. muikkusi muikkusi gen. muikkusi genitive muikkusi muikkujesi partitive muikkuasi muikkujasi inessive muikussasi muikuissasi elative muikustasi muikuistasi illative muikkuusi muikkuihisi adessive muikullasi muikuillasi ablative muikultasi muikuiltasi allative muikullesi muikuillesi essive muikkunasi muikkuinasi translative muikuksesi muikuiksesi abessive muikuttasi muikuittasi instructive — — comitative — muikkuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative muikkumme muikkumme accusative nom. muikkumme muikkumme gen. muikkumme genitive muikkumme muikkujemme partitive muikkuamme muikkujamme inessive muikussamme muikuissamme elative muikustamme muikuistamme illative muikkuumme muikkuihimme adessive muikullamme muikuillamme ablative muikultamme muikuiltamme allative muikullemme muikuillemme essive muikkunamme muikkuinamme translative muikuksemme muikuiksemme abessive muikuttamme muikuittamme instructive — — comitative — muikkuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative muikkunne muikkunne accusative nom. muikkunne muikkunne gen. muikkunne genitive muikkunne muikkujenne partitive muikkuanne muikkujanne inessive muikussanne muikuissanne elative muikustanne muikuistanne illative muikkuunne muikkuihinne adessive muikullanne muikuillanne ablative muikultanne muikuiltanne allative muikullenne muikuillenne essive muikkunanne muikkuinanne translative muikuksenne muikuiksenne abessive muikuttanne muikuittanne instructive — — comitative — muikkuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative muikkunsa muikkunsa accusative nom. muikkunsa muikkunsa gen. muikkunsa genitive muikkunsa muikkujensa partitive muikkuaan muikkuansa muikkujaan muikkujansa inessive muikussaan muikussansa muikuissaan muikuissansa elative muikustaan muikustansa muikuistaan muikuistansa illative muikkuunsa muikkuihinsa adessive muikullaan muikullansa muikuillaan muikuillansa ablative muikultaan muikultansa muikuiltaan muikuiltansa allative muikulleen muikullensa muikuilleen muikuillensa essive muikkunaan muikkunansa muikkuinaan muikkuinansa translative muikukseen muikuksensa muikuikseen muikuiksensa abessive muikuttaan muikuttansa muikuittaan muikuittansa instructive — — comitative — muikkuineen muikkuinensa

Synonyms

• hota
• hottamuikku
• maiva
• neulamuikku
• muje
• rääpynen

Derived terms

compounds

• amerikanmuikku
• hottamuikku
• muikkukeitto
• muikkukukko
• muikunmäti
• neulamuikku
• savumuikku
• siperianmuikku
• suolamuikku

idioms

• sano muikku

See also

• Kitkan viisas

Interjection

muikku

1. (photography) cheese!

Further reading

• “muikku”, 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 3 July 2023