lekko

Ingrian

Lekko.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lëkkoi. Cognates include dialectal Finnish lekko and Estonian lõke.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlekːo/, [ˈlʲe̞kːŏ̞̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlekːoi̯/, [ˈle̞kːo̞i̯]
• Rhymes: -ekːo, -ekːoi̯
• Hyphenation: lek‧ko

Noun

lekko

1. flame

Declension

Declension of lekko (type 4/koivu, kk-k gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	lekko	lekot
genitive	lekon	lekkoin, lekkoloin
partitive	lekkoa	lekkoja, lekkoloja
illative	lekkoo	lekkoi, lekkoloihe
inessive	lekos	lekois, lekkolois
elative	lekost	lekoist, lekkoloist
allative	lekolle	lekoille, lekkoloille
adessive	lekol	lekoil, lekkoloil
ablative	lekolt	lekoilt, lekkoloilt
translative	lekoks	lekoiks, lekkoloiks
essive	lekkonna, lekkoon	lekkoinna, lekkoloinna, lekkoin, lekkoloin
exessive1)	lekkont	lekkoint, lekkoloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Related terms

• lekkaa (“to flame”)

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 61
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 260

Polish

Etymology

From lekki +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛk.kɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛkkɔ
• Syllabification: lek‧ko

Adverb

lekko (comparative lżej, superlative najlżej)

1. lightly
2. nimbly

Derived terms

phrase

• baba z wozu, koniom lżej

 

See also

• (adverb) lekce

Further reading

• lekko in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• lekko in Polish dictionaries at PWN