vekotin

Finnish

FWOTD – 26 October 2021

Etymology

A sound-symbolic word, inspired by vekkuli and formed with the -in suffix used to form names of tools, devices or other instruments. The word is seemingly first attested in a newspaper in 1928.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋekotin/, [ˈʋe̞ko̞t̪in]
• Rhymes: -ekotin
• Syllabification^(key): ve‧ko‧tin

Noun

vekotin (colloquial)

1. An unspecified piece of apparatus, or one for which one does not know a real name; a gimmick, thingamajig, contraption, contrivance, device, fandango, gadget, widget.
   • 1928 June 23, Äijä, “Pakinaa. Lentämisestä ja juhannuksesta y. m.”, in Etelä-Hämeen Sanomat‎^[2], number 70, page 3:

     Lentäminen on toistaiseksi muodissa, koska ei ole keksitty uuttakaan vekotinta jolla voisi urheilla.

     Flying is in vogue for now, since after all, a new contraption with which one could exercise has not been invented.

Declension

Inflection of vekotin (Kotus type 33*C/kytkin, tt-t gradation)
nominative		vekotin	vekottimet
genitive		vekottimen	vekottimien vekotinten
partitive		vekotinta	vekottimia
illative		vekottimeen	vekottimiin
		singular	plural
nominative		vekotin	vekottimet
accusative	nom.	vekotin	vekottimet
	gen.	vekottimen
genitive		vekottimen	vekottimien vekotinten
partitive		vekotinta	vekottimia
inessive		vekottimessa	vekottimissa
elative		vekottimesta	vekottimista
illative		vekottimeen	vekottimiin
adessive		vekottimella	vekottimilla
ablative		vekottimelta	vekottimilta
allative		vekottimelle	vekottimille
essive		vekottimena	vekottimina
translative		vekottimeksi	vekottimiksi
abessive		vekottimetta	vekottimitta
instructive		—	vekottimin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vekotin (Kotus type 33*C/kytkin, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vekottimeni vekottimeni accusative nom. vekottimeni vekottimeni gen. vekottimeni genitive vekottimeni vekottimieni vekotinteni partitive vekotintani vekottimiani inessive vekottimessani vekottimissani elative vekottimestani vekottimistani illative vekottimeeni vekottimiini adessive vekottimellani vekottimillani ablative vekottimeltani vekottimiltani allative vekottimelleni vekottimilleni essive vekottimenani vekottiminani translative vekottimekseni vekottimikseni abessive vekottimettani vekottimittani instructive — — comitative — vekottimineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vekottimesi vekottimesi accusative nom. vekottimesi vekottimesi gen. vekottimesi genitive vekottimesi vekottimiesi vekotintesi partitive vekotintasi vekottimiasi inessive vekottimessasi vekottimissasi elative vekottimestasi vekottimistasi illative vekottimeesi vekottimiisi adessive vekottimellasi vekottimillasi ablative vekottimeltasi vekottimiltasi allative vekottimellesi vekottimillesi essive vekottimenasi vekottiminasi translative vekottimeksesi vekottimiksesi abessive vekottimettasi vekottimittasi instructive — — comitative — vekottiminesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vekottimemme vekottimemme accusative nom. vekottimemme vekottimemme gen. vekottimemme genitive vekottimemme vekottimiemme vekotintemme partitive vekotintamme vekottimiamme inessive vekottimessamme vekottimissamme elative vekottimestamme vekottimistamme illative vekottimeemme vekottimiimme adessive vekottimellamme vekottimillamme ablative vekottimeltamme vekottimiltamme allative vekottimellemme vekottimillemme essive vekottimenamme vekottiminamme translative vekottimeksemme vekottimiksemme abessive vekottimettamme vekottimittamme instructive — — comitative — vekottiminemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vekottimenne vekottimenne accusative nom. vekottimenne vekottimenne gen. vekottimenne genitive vekottimenne vekottimienne vekotintenne partitive vekotintanne vekottimianne inessive vekottimessanne vekottimissanne elative vekottimestanne vekottimistanne illative vekottimeenne vekottimiinne adessive vekottimellanne vekottimillanne ablative vekottimeltanne vekottimiltanne allative vekottimellenne vekottimillenne essive vekottimenanne vekottiminanne translative vekottimeksenne vekottimiksenne abessive vekottimettanne vekottimittanne instructive — — comitative — vekottiminenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vekottimensa vekottimensa accusative nom. vekottimensa vekottimensa gen. vekottimensa genitive vekottimensa vekottimiensa vekotintensa partitive vekotintaan vekotintansa vekottimiaan vekottimiansa inessive vekottimessaan vekottimessansa vekottimissaan vekottimissansa elative vekottimestaan vekottimestansa vekottimistaan vekottimistansa illative vekottimeensa vekottimiinsa adessive vekottimellaan vekottimellansa vekottimillaan vekottimillansa ablative vekottimeltaan vekottimeltansa vekottimiltaan vekottimiltansa allative vekottimelleen vekottimellensa vekottimilleen vekottimillensa essive vekottimenaan vekottimenansa vekottiminaan vekottiminansa translative vekottimekseen vekottimeksensa vekottimikseen vekottimiksensa abessive vekottimettaan vekottimettansa vekottimittaan vekottimittansa instructive — — comitative — vekottimineen vekottiminensa

Synonyms

• vehje
• hilavitkutin

Further reading

• “vekotin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04