frakki

See also: Frakki

Faroese

Etymology

From Swedish and German Frack, from English frock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹaʰt͡ʃɪ/
• Rhymes: -aʰt͡ʃɪ

Noun

frakki m (genitive singular frakka, plural frakkar)

1. A long coat

Declension

m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	frakki	frakkin	frakkar	frakkarnir
accusative	frakka	frakkan	frakkar	frakkarnar
dative	frakka	frakkanum	frakkum	frakkunum
genitive	frakka	frakkans	frakka	frakkanna

Derived terms

• regnfrakki
• velafrakki
• yvirfrakki

Finnish

A man in complete formal evening dress

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish frack (compare German Frack). Doublet of rukka and rukki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrɑkːi/, [ˈfrɑ̝kːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑkːi
• Hyphenation^(key): frak‧ki

Noun

frakki

1. (strictly) a black evening tailcoat or dress coat and a pair of matching black trousers with strips of braid down the side seams.
2. white tie (man's full formal evening dress consisting of the above, white stiff-fronted wing-collar shirt, white bow tie, waist coat and black court shoes)
3. white tie, evening dress, full evening dress (dress code indicating formal evening dress, full military dress or national costume)

Declension

Inflection of frakki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)
nominative		frakki	frakit
genitive		frakin	frakkien
partitive		frakkia	frakkeja
illative		frakkiin	frakkeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		frakki	frakit
accusative	nom.	frakki	frakit
	gen.	frakin
genitive		frakin	frakkien
partitive		frakkia	frakkeja
inessive		frakissa	frakeissa
elative		frakista	frakeista
illative		frakkiin	frakkeihin
adessive		frakilla	frakeilla
ablative		frakilta	frakeilta
allative		frakille	frakeille
essive		frakkina	frakkeina
translative		frakiksi	frakeiksi
abessive		frakitta	frakeitta
instructive		—	frakein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of frakki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative frakkini frakkini accusative nom. frakkini frakkini gen. frakkini genitive frakkini frakkieni partitive frakkiani frakkejani inessive frakissani frakeissani elative frakistani frakeistani illative frakkiini frakkeihini adessive frakillani frakeillani ablative frakiltani frakeiltani allative frakilleni frakeilleni essive frakkinani frakkeinani translative frakikseni frakeikseni abessive frakittani frakeittani instructive — — comitative — frakkeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative frakkisi frakkisi accusative nom. frakkisi frakkisi gen. frakkisi genitive frakkisi frakkiesi partitive frakkiasi frakkejasi inessive frakissasi frakeissasi elative frakistasi frakeistasi illative frakkiisi frakkeihisi adessive frakillasi frakeillasi ablative frakiltasi frakeiltasi allative frakillesi frakeillesi essive frakkinasi frakkeinasi translative frakiksesi frakeiksesi abessive frakittasi frakeittasi instructive — — comitative — frakkeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative frakkimme frakkimme accusative nom. frakkimme frakkimme gen. frakkimme genitive frakkimme frakkiemme partitive frakkiamme frakkejamme inessive frakissamme frakeissamme elative frakistamme frakeistamme illative frakkiimme frakkeihimme adessive frakillamme frakeillamme ablative frakiltamme frakeiltamme allative frakillemme frakeillemme essive frakkinamme frakkeinamme translative frakiksemme frakeiksemme abessive frakittamme frakeittamme instructive — — comitative — frakkeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative frakkinne frakkinne accusative nom. frakkinne frakkinne gen. frakkinne genitive frakkinne frakkienne partitive frakkianne frakkejanne inessive frakissanne frakeissanne elative frakistanne frakeistanne illative frakkiinne frakkeihinne adessive frakillanne frakeillanne ablative frakiltanne frakeiltanne allative frakillenne frakeillenne essive frakkinanne frakkeinanne translative frakiksenne frakeiksenne abessive frakittanne frakeittanne instructive — — comitative — frakkeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative frakkinsa frakkinsa accusative nom. frakkinsa frakkinsa gen. frakkinsa genitive frakkinsa frakkiensa partitive frakkiaan frakkiansa frakkejaan frakkejansa inessive frakissaan frakissansa frakeissaan frakeissansa elative frakistaan frakistansa frakeistaan frakeistansa illative frakkiinsa frakkeihinsa adessive frakillaan frakillansa frakeillaan frakeillansa ablative frakiltaan frakiltansa frakeiltaan frakeiltansa allative frakilleen frakillensa frakeilleen frakeillensa essive frakkinaan frakkinansa frakkeinaan frakkeinansa translative frakikseen frakiksensa frakeikseen frakeiksensa abessive frakittaan frakittansa frakeittaan frakeittansa instructive — — comitative — frakkeineen frakkeinensa

Synonyms

• (formal evening dress): frakkipuku, juhlapuku
• (dress code): juhlapuku

Derived terms

• frakkihousut
• frakkipaita
• frakkiliivi
• frakkipuku
• frakkipukuinen
• frakkitakki
• frakkiviitta

See also

• helmiäisnappi
• kalvosinnapit
• kunniamerkki
• lakeerikengät
• osakuntanauha
• rinnusnappi
• rusetti
• silinterihattu
• silkkisormikkaat
• silkkisukat
• solmuke
• suuret kunniamerkit

Further reading

• “frakki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[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

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish and German Frack, from English frock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrahcɪ/
• Rhymes: -ahcɪ

  Homophone: Frakki

Noun

frakki m (genitive singular frakka, nominative plural frakkar)

1. A long coat (for men).

Declension

Declension of frakki (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	frakki	frakkinn	frakkar	frakkarnir
accusative	frakka	frakkann	frakka	frakkana
dative	frakka	frakkanum	frökkum	frökkunum
genitive	frakka	frakkans	frakka	frakkanna

Derived terms

• rykfrakki
• síðfrakki