nalkki
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The mating sense is probably from Swedish nalkas;[1] the other senses may be figurative use of it through "getting stuck" in general.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nalkki
- (dated) a trap similar to sadin
- (dated) a hardwood wedge used when chopping wood, splitting wedge
- getting stuck (of canine animals after mating)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of nalkki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | nalkki | nalkit | |
genitive | nalkin | nalkkien | |
partitive | nalkkia | nalkkeja | |
illative | nalkkiin | nalkkeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | nalkki | nalkit | |
accusative | nom. | nalkki | nalkit |
gen. | nalkin | ||
genitive | nalkin | nalkkien | |
partitive | nalkkia | nalkkeja | |
inessive | nalkissa | nalkeissa | |
elative | nalkista | nalkeista | |
illative | nalkkiin | nalkkeihin | |
adessive | nalkilla | nalkeilla | |
ablative | nalkilta | nalkeilta | |
allative | nalkille | nalkeille | |
essive | nalkkina | nalkkeina | |
translative | nalkiksi | nalkeiksi | |
abessive | nalkitta | nalkeitta | |
instructive | — | nalkein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN