menkat

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of menstruaatio +‎ -kka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeŋkɑt/, [ˈme̞ŋkɑ̝t̪]
• Rhymes: -eŋkɑt
• Hyphenation^(key): men‧kat

Noun

menkat pl (colloquial)

1. period (menstruation)

Declension

Inflection of menkat (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
nominative		—	menkat
genitive		—	menkkojen
partitive		—	menkkoja
illative		—	menkkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		—	menkat
accusative	nom.	—	menkat
	gen.	—
genitive		—	menkkojen menkkain rare
partitive		—	menkkoja
inessive		—	menkoissa
elative		—	menkoista
illative		—	menkkoihin
adessive		—	menkoilla
ablative		—	menkoilta
allative		—	menkoille
essive		—	menkkoina
translative		—	menkoiksi
abessive		—	menkoitta
instructive		—	menkoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of menkat (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — menkkani accusative nom. — menkkani gen. — genitive — menkkojeni menkkaini rare partitive — menkkojani inessive — menkoissani elative — menkoistani illative — menkkoihini adessive — menkoillani ablative — menkoiltani allative — menkoilleni essive — menkkoinani translative — menkoikseni abessive — menkoittani instructive — — comitative — menkkoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — menkkasi accusative nom. — menkkasi gen. — genitive — menkkojesi menkkaisi rare partitive — menkkojasi inessive — menkoissasi elative — menkoistasi illative — menkkoihisi adessive — menkoillasi ablative — menkoiltasi allative — menkoillesi essive — menkkoinasi translative — menkoiksesi abessive — menkoittasi instructive — — comitative — menkkoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — menkkamme accusative nom. — menkkamme gen. — genitive — menkkojemme menkkaimme rare partitive — menkkojamme inessive — menkoissamme elative — menkoistamme illative — menkkoihimme adessive — menkoillamme ablative — menkoiltamme allative — menkoillemme essive — menkkoinamme translative — menkoiksemme abessive — menkoittamme instructive — — comitative — menkkoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — menkkanne accusative nom. — menkkanne gen. — genitive — menkkojenne menkkainne rare partitive — menkkojanne inessive — menkoissanne elative — menkoistanne illative — menkkoihinne adessive — menkoillanne ablative — menkoiltanne allative — menkoillenne essive — menkkoinanne translative — menkoiksenne abessive — menkoittanne instructive — — comitative — menkkoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative — menkkansa accusative nom. — menkkansa gen. — genitive — menkkojensa menkkainsa rare partitive — menkkojaan menkkojansa inessive — menkoissaan menkoissansa elative — menkoistaan menkoistansa illative — menkkoihinsa adessive — menkoillaan menkoillansa ablative — menkoiltaan menkoiltansa allative — menkoilleen menkoillensa essive — menkkoinaan menkkoinansa translative — menkoikseen menkoiksensa abessive — menkoittaan menkoittansa instructive — — comitative — menkkoineen menkkoinensa

Synonyms

• kuukautiset

Further reading

• “menkat”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• metkan