munkki
Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish munk (“monk, donut”).
Pronunciation
Noun
munkki
- monk
- doughnut/donut without a hole
- (slang) luck, fluke
- (slang) woman's breast
- (botany) a plant of the genus Lua error in Module:parameters at line 797: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template..
Usage notes
- (doughnut or donut): munkki is sometimes used for doughnuts or donuts without a hole in the middle, while donitsi is used for those that do have one. However, munkki may have both meanings.
Declension
Inflection of munkki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | munkki | munkit | |
genitive | munkin | munkkien | |
partitive | munkkia | munkkeja | |
illative | munkkiin | munkkeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | munkki | munkit | |
accusative | nom. | munkki | munkit |
gen. | munkin | ||
genitive | munkin | munkkien | |
partitive | munkkia | munkkeja | |
inessive | munkissa | munkeissa | |
elative | munkista | munkeista | |
illative | munkkiin | munkkeihin | |
adessive | munkilla | munkeilla | |
ablative | munkilta | munkeilta | |
allative | munkille | munkeille | |
essive | munkkina | munkkeina | |
translative | munkiksi | munkeiksi | |
abessive | munkitta | munkeitta | |
instructive | — | munkein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
- (ring-shaped donut): donitsi, munkkirinkilä, munkkirinkeli
- (filled donut): possumunkki, hillomunkki