vanki

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish fange (compare Swedish fånge), itself from Middle Low German vangen (“captive”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fangōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑŋki/, [ˈʋɑ̝ŋk̟i]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋki
• Syllabification^(key): van‧ki

Noun

vanki

1. prisoner

Declension

Inflection of vanki (Kotus type 5*G/risti, nk-ng gradation)
nominative		vanki	vangit
genitive		vangin	vankien
partitive		vankia	vankeja
illative		vankiin	vankeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vanki	vangit
accusative	nom.	vanki	vangit
	gen.	vangin
genitive		vangin	vankien
partitive		vankia	vankeja
inessive		vangissa	vangeissa
elative		vangista	vangeista
illative		vankiin	vankeihin
adessive		vangilla	vangeilla
ablative		vangilta	vangeilta
allative		vangille	vangeille
essive		vankina	vankeina
translative		vangiksi	vangeiksi
instructive		—	vangein
abessive		vangitta	vangeitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vanki (type risti)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vankini vankini accusative nom. vankini vankini gen. vankini genitive vankini vankieni partitive vankiani vankejani inessive vangissani vangeissani elative vangistani vangeistani illative vankiini vankeihini adessive vangillani vangeillani ablative vangiltani vangeiltani allative vangilleni vangeilleni essive vankinani vankeinani translative vangikseni vangeikseni instructive — — abessive vangittani vangeittani comitative — vankeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vankisi vankisi accusative nom. vankisi vankisi gen. vankisi genitive vankisi vankiesi partitive vankiasi vankejasi inessive vangissasi vangeissasi elative vangistasi vangeistasi illative vankiisi vankeihisi adessive vangillasi vangeillasi ablative vangiltasi vangeiltasi allative vangillesi vangeillesi essive vankinasi vankeinasi translative vangiksesi vangeiksesi instructive — — abessive vangittasi vangeittasi comitative — vankeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vankimme vankimme accusative nom. vankimme vankimme gen. vankimme genitive vankimme vankiemme partitive vankiamme vankejamme inessive vangissamme vangeissamme elative vangistamme vangeistamme illative vankiimme vankeihimme adessive vangillamme vangeillamme ablative vangiltamme vangeiltamme allative vangillemme vangeillemme essive vankinamme vankeinamme translative vangiksemme vangeiksemme instructive — — abessive vangittamme vangeittamme comitative — vankeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vankinne vankinne accusative nom. vankinne vankinne gen. vankinne genitive vankinne vankienne partitive vankianne vankejanne inessive vangissanne vangeissanne elative vangistanne vangeistanne illative vankiinne vankeihinne adessive vangillanne vangeillanne ablative vangiltanne vangeiltanne allative vangillenne vangeillenne essive vankinanne vankeinanne translative vangiksenne vangeiksenne instructive — — abessive vangittanne vangeittanne comitative — vankeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vankinsa vankinsa accusative nom. vankinsa vankinsa gen. vankinsa genitive vankinsa vankiensa partitive vankiaan vankiansa vankejaan vankejansa inessive vangissaan vangissansa vangeissaan vangeissansa elative vangistaan vangistansa vangeistaan vangeistansa illative vankiinsa vankeihinsa adessive vangillaan vangillansa vangeillaan vangeillansa ablative vangiltaan vangiltansa vangeiltaan vangeiltansa allative vangilleen vangillensa vangeilleen vangeillensa essive vankinaan vankinansa vankeinaan vankeinansa translative vangikseen vangiksensa vangeikseen vangeiksensa instructive — — abessive vangittaan vangittansa vangeittaan vangeittansa comitative — vankeineen vankeinensa

Derived terms

Derived terms

• panttivanki
• sotavanki
• vankeinhoito
• vankeinhoitolaitos

Related terms

• vangita
• vankila

Further reading

• "vanki" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).

Anagrams

• kivan, vikan, vinka