sinko

See also: Sinko, síňko, ŝinko, Ṣinko, and Sinkó

Finnish

Etymology

Back-formation from singota (“to fling”). Began to be used around the Second World War; earlier proposed in the 1920s as a native term for the radio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiŋko/, [ˈs̠iŋko̞]
• Rhymes: -iŋko
• Syllabification^(key): sin‧ko
• Hyphenation^(key): sin‧ko

Noun

sinko

1. (weaponry) a (usually shoulder-fired) weapon which fires anti-tank projectiles; recoilless rifle, rocket launcher (especially a shoulder-fired one); (colloquial) bazooka

Usage notes

This term encompasses both recoilless rifles (rekyylitön tykki) and rocket launchers (rakettitoiminen sinko).

Declension

Inflection of sinko (Kotus type 1*G/valo, nk–ng gradation)
nominative		sinko	singot
genitive		singon	sinkojen
partitive		sinkoa	sinkoja
illative		sinkoon	sinkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sinko	singot
accusative	nom.	sinko	singot
	gen.	singon
genitive		singon	sinkojen
partitive		sinkoa	sinkoja
inessive		singossa	singoissa
elative		singosta	singoista
illative		sinkoon	sinkoihin
adessive		singolla	singoilla
ablative		singolta	singoilta
allative		singolle	singoille
essive		sinkona	sinkoina
translative		singoksi	singoiksi
abessive		singotta	singoitta
instructive		—	singoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sinko (Kotus type 1*G/valo, nk–ng gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sinkoni sinkoni accusative nom. sinkoni sinkoni gen. sinkoni genitive sinkoni sinkojeni partitive sinkoani sinkojani inessive singossani singoissani elative singostani singoistani illative sinkooni sinkoihini adessive singollani singoillani ablative singoltani singoiltani allative singolleni singoilleni essive sinkonani sinkoinani translative singokseni singoikseni abessive singottani singoittani instructive — — comitative — sinkoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sinkosi sinkosi accusative nom. sinkosi sinkosi gen. sinkosi genitive sinkosi sinkojesi partitive sinkoasi sinkojasi inessive singossasi singoissasi elative singostasi singoistasi illative sinkoosi sinkoihisi adessive singollasi singoillasi ablative singoltasi singoiltasi allative singollesi singoillesi essive sinkonasi sinkoinasi translative singoksesi singoiksesi abessive singottasi singoittasi instructive — — comitative — sinkoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sinkomme sinkomme accusative nom. sinkomme sinkomme gen. sinkomme genitive sinkomme sinkojemme partitive sinkoamme sinkojamme inessive singossamme singoissamme elative singostamme singoistamme illative sinkoomme sinkoihimme adessive singollamme singoillamme ablative singoltamme singoiltamme allative singollemme singoillemme essive sinkonamme sinkoinamme translative singoksemme singoiksemme abessive singottamme singoittamme instructive — — comitative — sinkoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sinkonne sinkonne accusative nom. sinkonne sinkonne gen. sinkonne genitive sinkonne sinkojenne partitive sinkoanne sinkojanne inessive singossanne singoissanne elative singostanne singoistanne illative sinkoonne sinkoihinne adessive singollanne singoillanne ablative singoltanne singoiltanne allative singollenne singoillenne essive sinkonanne sinkoinanne translative singoksenne singoiksenne abessive singottanne singoittanne instructive — — comitative — sinkoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sinkonsa sinkonsa accusative nom. sinkonsa sinkonsa gen. sinkonsa genitive sinkonsa sinkojensa partitive sinkoaan sinkoansa sinkojaan sinkojansa inessive singossaan singossansa singoissaan singoissansa elative singostaan singostansa singoistaan singoistansa illative sinkoonsa sinkoihinsa adessive singollaan singollansa singoillaan singoillansa ablative singoltaan singoltansa singoiltaan singoiltansa allative singolleen singollensa singoilleen singoillensa essive sinkonaan sinkonansa sinkoinaan sinkoinansa translative singokseen singoksensa singoikseen singoiksensa abessive singottaan singottansa singoittaan singoittansa instructive — — comitative — sinkoineen sinkoinensa

Coordinate terms

• bazooka
• linko
• panssarikauhu
• panssarinyrkki

Derived terms

compounds

• kertasinko
• kevytsinko
• sinkojoukkue
• sinkopuhdistus
• sinkoryhmä

Descendants

• → Swedish: sinko
  • → Swedish: engångssinko (partial calque, to kertasinko)

Further reading

• “sinko”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (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

Anagrams

• kinos, kosin, noiks, oksin, sokin

Ilocano

Numeral

sínko (Kur-itan spelling ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ)

1. alternative spelling of singko

Ladino

Alternative forms

• cinco, sintju, sintyu

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish çinco (“five”), from Vulgar Latin cīnque, from Latin quinque.

Numeral

sinko (Hebrew spelling סינקו)

1. five (5)
   • 2006, Matilda Koén-Sarano, Por el plazer de kontar‎^[3], page 417:

     “No… aspera…tengo aínda sesh… sinko…tres…dos… mezes para arivar a sesenta anyos. No mires ke tengo los kaveyos blankos!”

     “No… wait… I still have six… five… three… two… months before I am sixty years old. Don’t look [at me like] I have grey hair!”

Derived terms

• sinkén

Related terms

• sinkuenta