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tikku

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Estonian

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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tikku

  1. illative singular of tigu

Etymology 2

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Noun

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tikku

  1. partitive/illative singular of tikk

Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swedish sticka.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtikːu/, [ˈt̪ikːu]
  • Rhymes: -ikːu
  • Hyphenation(key): tik‧ku

Noun

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tikku

  1. splinter (small fragment of material, especially wood, that gets embedded in the flesh)
  2. stick (small, thin, long piece of wood)
    Near-synonyms: keppi, sauva
    hammastikkutoothpick
    jäätelötikkuice cream stick
  3. sliver (long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment)
  4. stick (small cylindrical piece of e.g. food)
  5. Ellipsis of tulitikku (match (device to make fire)).

Usage notes

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English stick is a broader term than Finnish tikku, which only refers to relatively small, thin pieces of wood. Larger pieces of wood are usually called keppi.

Declension

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Inflection of tikku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
nominative tikku tikut
genitive tikun tikkujen
partitive tikkua tikkuja
illative tikkuun tikkuihin
singular plural
nominative tikku tikut
accusative nom. tikku tikut
gen. tikun
genitive tikun tikkujen
partitive tikkua tikkuja
inessive tikussa tikuissa
elative tikusta tikuista
illative tikkuun tikkuihin
adessive tikulla tikuilla
ablative tikulta tikuilta
allative tikulle tikuille
essive tikkuna tikkuina
translative tikuksi tikuiksi
abessive tikutta tikuitta
instructive tikuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tikku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tikkuni tikkuni
accusative nom. tikkuni tikkuni
gen. tikkuni
genitive tikkuni tikkujeni
partitive tikkuani tikkujani
inessive tikussani tikuissani
elative tikustani tikuistani
illative tikkuuni tikkuihini
adessive tikullani tikuillani
ablative tikultani tikuiltani
allative tikulleni tikuilleni
essive tikkunani tikkuinani
translative tikukseni tikuikseni
abessive tikuttani tikuittani
instructive
comitative tikkuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tikkusi tikkusi
accusative nom. tikkusi tikkusi
gen. tikkusi
genitive tikkusi tikkujesi
partitive tikkuasi tikkujasi
inessive tikussasi tikuissasi
elative tikustasi tikuistasi
illative tikkuusi tikkuihisi
adessive tikullasi tikuillasi
ablative tikultasi tikuiltasi
allative tikullesi tikuillesi
essive tikkunasi tikkuinasi
translative tikuksesi tikuiksesi
abessive tikuttasi tikuittasi
instructive
comitative tikkuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tikkumme tikkumme
accusative nom. tikkumme tikkumme
gen. tikkumme
genitive tikkumme tikkujemme
partitive tikkuamme tikkujamme
inessive tikussamme tikuissamme
elative tikustamme tikuistamme
illative tikkuumme tikkuihimme
adessive tikullamme tikuillamme
ablative tikultamme tikuiltamme
allative tikullemme tikuillemme
essive tikkunamme tikkuinamme
translative tikuksemme tikuiksemme
abessive tikuttamme tikuittamme
instructive
comitative tikkuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tikkunne tikkunne
accusative nom. tikkunne tikkunne
gen. tikkunne
genitive tikkunne tikkujenne
partitive tikkuanne tikkujanne
inessive tikussanne tikuissanne
elative tikustanne tikuistanne
illative tikkuunne tikkuihinne
adessive tikullanne tikuillanne
ablative tikultanne tikuiltanne
allative tikullenne tikuillenne
essive tikkunanne tikkuinanne
translative tikuksenne tikuiksenne
abessive tikuttanne tikuittanne
instructive
comitative tikkuinenne

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Livvi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *tikka. Cognates include Finnish tikka.

Noun

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tikku

  1. woodpecker