mummonmarkka
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]mummon (“grandma's”, genitive) + markka (“markka”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈmumːonˌmɑrkːɑ/, [ˈmumːo̞mˌmɑ̝rkːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑrkːɑ
- Syllabification(key): mum‧mon‧mark‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): mummon‧markka
Noun
[edit]mummonmarkka (colloquial)
- A Finnish markka, as opposed to or in comparison with euro.
- Synonym: mummo (colloquial)
- Ajattele - kahvikuppi maksaa kahdeksantoista mummoa!
- Just think of it - a cup of coffee costs eighteen markkas!
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of mummonmarkka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk–k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mummonmarkka | mummonmarkat | |
| genitive | mummonmarkan | mummonmarkkojen | |
| partitive | mummonmarkkaa | mummonmarkkoja | |
| illative | mummonmarkkaan | mummonmarkkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | mummonmarkka | mummonmarkat | |
| accusative | nom. | mummonmarkka | mummonmarkat |
| gen. | mummonmarkan | ||
| genitive | mummonmarkan | mummonmarkkojen mummonmarkkain rare | |
| partitive | mummonmarkkaa | mummonmarkkoja | |
| inessive | mummonmarkassa | mummonmarkoissa | |
| elative | mummonmarkasta | mummonmarkoista | |
| illative | mummonmarkkaan | mummonmarkkoihin | |
| adessive | mummonmarkalla | mummonmarkoilla | |
| ablative | mummonmarkalta | mummonmarkoilta | |
| allative | mummonmarkalle | mummonmarkoille | |
| essive | mummonmarkkana | mummonmarkkoina | |
| translative | mummonmarkaksi | mummonmarkoiksi | |
| abessive | mummonmarkatta | mummonmarkoitta | |
| instructive | — | mummonmarkoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- “mummonmarkka”, 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