nalkki
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The mating sense is probably from Swedish nalkas;[1] the other senses may be figurative use of it through "getting stuck" in general.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nalkki
- (dated) a trap similar to sadin
- (dated) a hardwood wedge used when chopping wood, splitting wedge
- getting stuck (of canine animals after mating)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of nalkki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation) | ||||
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nominative | nalkki | nalkit | ||
genitive | nalkin | nalkkien | ||
partitive | nalkkia | nalkkeja | ||
illative | nalkkiin | nalkkeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | nalkki | nalkit | ||
accusative | nom. | nalkki | nalkit | |
gen. | nalkin | |||
genitive | nalkin | nalkkien | ||
partitive | nalkkia | nalkkeja | ||
inessive | nalkissa | nalkeissa | ||
elative | nalkista | nalkeista | ||
illative | nalkkiin | nalkkeihin | ||
adessive | nalkilla | nalkeilla | ||
ablative | nalkilta | nalkeilta | ||
allative | nalkille | nalkeille | ||
essive | nalkkina | nalkkeina | ||
translative | nalkiksi | nalkeiksi | ||
abessive | nalkitta | nalkeitta | ||
instructive | — | nalkein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN