rako

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rako (compare Estonian pragu, Ingrian rako, Karelian rako, Votic rako), borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Latvian spraga, Lithuanian spraga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑko/, [ˈrɑko̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑko
• Syllabification^(key): ra‧ko

Noun

rako

1. slit, slot
2. crack
3. chink (narrow opening)
4. (geology) joint, geologic joint

Declension

Inflection of rako (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k- gradation)
nominative		rako	raot
genitive		raon	rakojen
partitive		rakoa	rakoja
illative		rakoon	rakoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rako	raot
accusative	nom.	rako	raot
	gen.	raon
genitive		raon	rakojen
partitive		rakoa	rakoja
inessive		raossa	raoissa
elative		raosta	raoista
illative		rakoon	rakoihin
adessive		raolla	raoilla
ablative		raolta	raoilta
allative		raolle	raoille
essive		rakona	rakoina
translative		raoksi	raoiksi
instructive		—	raoin
abessive		raotta	raoitta
comitative		—	rakoineen

Possessive forms of rako (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	rakoni	rakomme
2nd person	rakosi	rakonne
3rd person	rakonsa

Derived terms

• raollaan
• raolleen

Anagrams

• akro-, okra

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rako. Cognates include Finnish rako and dialectal Estonian ragu.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑko/, [ˈrɑko̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑko/, [ˈrɑɡ̊o̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑko
• Hyphenation: ra‧ko

Noun

rako

1. crack

Declension

Declension of rako (type 4/koivu, k- gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	rako	raot
genitive	raon	rakkoin, rakoloin
partitive	rakkoa	rakoja, rakoloja
illative	rakkoo	rakkoi, rakoloihe
inessive	raos	rakois, rakolois
elative	raost	rakoist, rakoloist
allative	raolle	rakoille, rakoloille
adessive	raol	rakoil, rakoloil
ablative	raolt	rakoilt, rakoloilt
translative	raoks	rakoiks, rakoloiks
essive	rakonna, rakkoon	rakoinna, rakoloinna, rakkoin, rakoloin
exessive1)	rakont	rakoint, rakoloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 461

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Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɾa.ko]

Verb

rako

1. (transitive) to plait

Conjugation

Conjugation of rako
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	torako	forako	mirako
2nd	norako	nirako
3rd	Masculine	orako	irako, yorako†
Feminine	morako
Neuter	irako
† - archaic

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh