lohku

Ingrian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlohku/, [ˈɫo̞xkŭ̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlohku/, [ˈɫo̞xku]
• Rhymes: -ohku
• Hyphenation: loh‧ku

Noun

lohku

1. A type of traditional dish made of baked potato topped with grease, butter and cream.

Declension

Declension of lohku (type 4/koivu, k- gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	lohku	lohut
genitive	lohun	lohkuin, lohkuloin
partitive	lohkua	lohkuja, lohkuloja
illative	lohkuu	lohkui, lohkuloihe
inessive	lohus	lohuis, lohkulois
elative	lohust	lohuist, lohkuloist
allative	lohulle	lohuille, lohkuloille
adessive	lohul	lohuil, lohkuloil
ablative	lohult	lohuilt, lohkuloilt
translative	lohuks	lohuiks, lohkuloiks
essive	lohkunna, lohkuun	lohkuinna, lohkuloinna, lohkuin, lohkuloin
exessive1)	lohkunt	lohkuint, lohkuloint
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.

Derived terms

• lohkulaatka

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 272

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈlohkuː/

Noun

lohku

1. number, quantity

Inflection

Even u-stem, hk-g gradation
Nominative	lohku
Genitive	logu logọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lohku	logut
Accusative	logu	logūid
Genitive	logu logọ	logūid
Illative	lohkui	logūide
Locative	logus	logūin
Comitative	logūin	logūiguin
Essive	lohkun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person lohkon lohkome lohkomet 2nd person lohkot lohkode lohkodet 3rd person lohkus lohkuska lohkuset

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland