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tutkain

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtutkɑi̯n/, [ˈt̪ut̪kɑ̝i̯n]
  • Rhymes: -utkɑin
  • Hyphenation(key): tut‧kain

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Finnic *tutkain. Equivalent to tutka- +‎ -in (from the same root tutka- as tutkia; see it for more).

Noun

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tutkain

  1. (chiefly biblical) goad (long, pointed stick used to prod animals)
    On turha potkia tutkainta vastaan.
    No good kicking against the goad(s).
    [No point in delaying the inevitable; proverb of biblical origin.]
  2. (dated, literary) point, sharp tip (of a knife, sword, etc., but occasionally also more figuratively, e.g. of a blade of grass or a mountaintop)
    Synonym: kärki
  3. (weaving, usually in the plural) thrum (an end of a warp thread in a loom which remains unwoven)
  4. (printing) pointure (a tool used with a printing press, with one or more spikes, that is used to align the sheet with the tympan, such as when printing on both sides)
  5. (military) mine probe, landmine probe (long thin stick used to locate mines)
Declension
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Inflection of tutkain (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation)
nominative tutkain tutkaimet
genitive tutkaimen tutkaimien
tutkainten
partitive tutkainta tutkaimia
illative tutkaimeen tutkaimiin
singular plural
nominative tutkain tutkaimet
accusative nom. tutkain tutkaimet
gen. tutkaimen
genitive tutkaimen tutkaimien
tutkainten
partitive tutkainta tutkaimia
inessive tutkaimessa tutkaimissa
elative tutkaimesta tutkaimista
illative tutkaimeen tutkaimiin
adessive tutkaimella tutkaimilla
ablative tutkaimelta tutkaimilta
allative tutkaimelle tutkaimille
essive tutkaimena tutkaimina
translative tutkaimeksi tutkaimiksi
abessive tutkaimetta tutkaimitta
instructive tutkaimin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tutkain (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tutkaimeni tutkaimeni
accusative nom. tutkaimeni tutkaimeni
gen. tutkaimeni
genitive tutkaimeni tutkaimieni
tutkainteni
partitive tutkaintani tutkaimiani
inessive tutkaimessani tutkaimissani
elative tutkaimestani tutkaimistani
illative tutkaimeeni tutkaimiini
adessive tutkaimellani tutkaimillani
ablative tutkaimeltani tutkaimiltani
allative tutkaimelleni tutkaimilleni
essive tutkaimenani tutkaiminani
translative tutkaimekseni tutkaimikseni
abessive tutkaimettani tutkaimittani
instructive
comitative tutkaimineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tutkaimesi tutkaimesi
accusative nom. tutkaimesi tutkaimesi
gen. tutkaimesi
genitive tutkaimesi tutkaimiesi
tutkaintesi
partitive tutkaintasi tutkaimiasi
inessive tutkaimessasi tutkaimissasi
elative tutkaimestasi tutkaimistasi
illative tutkaimeesi tutkaimiisi
adessive tutkaimellasi tutkaimillasi
ablative tutkaimeltasi tutkaimiltasi
allative tutkaimellesi tutkaimillesi
essive tutkaimenasi tutkaiminasi
translative tutkaimeksesi tutkaimiksesi
abessive tutkaimettasi tutkaimittasi
instructive
comitative tutkaiminesi
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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tutkain

  1. (archaic) genitive plural of tutka
Alternative forms
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