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:taxlink at line 68: 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