donkki
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English dunk. The -o- (instead of -u- based on spelling or -a- based on pronunciation) is unexplained.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]donkki
- (basketball) dunk, dunk shot, instance of dunking
- Synonym: donkkaus
Declension
[edit]Inflection of donkki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | donkki | donkit | |
genitive | donkin | donkkien | |
partitive | donkkia | donkkeja | |
illative | donkkiin | donkkeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | donkki | donkit | |
accusative | nom. | donkki | donkit |
gen. | donkin | ||
genitive | donkin | donkkien | |
partitive | donkkia | donkkeja | |
inessive | donkissa | donkeissa | |
elative | donkista | donkeista | |
illative | donkkiin | donkkeihin | |
adessive | donkilla | donkeilla | |
ablative | donkilta | donkeilta | |
allative | donkille | donkeille | |
essive | donkkina | donkkeina | |
translative | donkiksi | donkeiksi | |
abessive | donkitta | donkeitta | |
instructive | — | donkein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “donkki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02