tikku
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
tikku
Usage notes
Translation "stick" is often a false friend, especially in case of small, thin pieces of wood, which are generally called tikku in Finnish. In comparison with tikku, a stick is usually a relatively large piece of wood called a keppi.
Declension
Inflection of tikku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | ||||
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nominative | tikku | tikut | ||
genitive | tikun | tikkujen | ||
partitive | tikkua | tikkuja | ||
illative | tikkuun | tikkuihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | tikku | tikut | ||
accusative | nom. | tikku | tikut | |
gen. | tikun | |||
genitive | tikun | tikkujen | ||
partitive | tikkua | tikkuja | ||
inessive | tikussa | tikuissa | ||
elative | tikusta | tikuista | ||
illative | tikkuun | tikkuihin | ||
adessive | tikulla | tikuilla | ||
ablative | tikulta | tikuilta | ||
allative | tikulle | tikuille | ||
essive | tikkuna | tikkuina | ||
translative | tikuksi | tikuiksi | ||
abessive | tikutta | tikuitta | ||
instructive | — | tikuin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
Anagrams
Livvi
Etymology
Akin to Finnish tikka.
Noun
tikku