unikeko

Finnish

FWOTD – 27 July 2016

Etymology

Compound of uni +‎ keko.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuniˌkeko/, [ˈuniˌk̟e̞ko̞]
• Rhymes: -eko
• Syllabification^(key): u‧ni‧ke‧ko

Noun

unikeko

1. dormouse (any small rodent in the family Gliridae)
2. edible dormouse, fat dormouse, Glis glis
3. (humorous) sleepyhead (person who sleeps later than others)
   • 1973, Kustaa Vilkuna, Vuotuinen ajantieto, Otava, published 1987, →ISBN, page 195:

     Verraten myöhäistä tapaa tällä paikalla lienee uskomus, että jos unikeon päivänä nukkuu pitkään aamulla, nukuttaa koko vuoden, ja ken viimeksi jää vuoteeseen, hän on talon "unikeko ja laiskin koko vuoden".

     It seems to be a fairly recent belief here that if you sleep late on the morning of the Seven Sleepers' Day, you will feel sleepy all year, and the last person to get up is the "sleepyhead and lazybones of the house" for the next year.

   • 2014, Marion Lennox (translated from English by Päivi Paju), Maggien unelma, Förlaget Harlequin AB →ISBN:

     -Huomenta, unikeko, Blake sanoi ja hymyili, mutta hymy oli erilainen kuin aiemmin.

     "Good morning, sleepyhead," he said, and smiled, but the smile was different from any smile she'd ever seen.

Declension

Inflection of unikeko (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation)
nominative		unikeko	unikeot
genitive		unikeon	unikekojen
partitive		unikekoa	unikekoja
illative		unikekoon	unikekoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		unikeko	unikeot
accusative	nom.	unikeko	unikeot
	gen.	unikeon
genitive		unikeon	unikekojen
partitive		unikekoa	unikekoja
inessive		unikeossa	unikeoissa
elative		unikeosta	unikeoista
illative		unikekoon	unikekoihin
adessive		unikeolla	unikeoilla
ablative		unikeolta	unikeoilta
allative		unikeolle	unikeoille
essive		unikekona	unikekoina
translative		unikeoksi	unikeoiksi
abessive		unikeotta	unikeoitta
instructive		—	unikeoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of unikeko (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative unikekoni unikekoni accusative nom. unikekoni unikekoni gen. unikekoni genitive unikekoni unikekojeni partitive unikekoani unikekojani inessive unikeossani unikeoissani elative unikeostani unikeoistani illative unikekooni unikekoihini adessive unikeollani unikeoillani ablative unikeoltani unikeoiltani allative unikeolleni unikeoilleni essive unikekonani unikekoinani translative unikeokseni unikeoikseni abessive unikeottani unikeoittani instructive — — comitative — unikekoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative unikekosi unikekosi accusative nom. unikekosi unikekosi gen. unikekosi genitive unikekosi unikekojesi partitive unikekoasi unikekojasi inessive unikeossasi unikeoissasi elative unikeostasi unikeoistasi illative unikekoosi unikekoihisi adessive unikeollasi unikeoillasi ablative unikeoltasi unikeoiltasi allative unikeollesi unikeoillesi essive unikekonasi unikekoinasi translative unikeoksesi unikeoiksesi abessive unikeottasi unikeoittasi instructive — — comitative — unikekoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative unikekomme unikekomme accusative nom. unikekomme unikekomme gen. unikekomme genitive unikekomme unikekojemme partitive unikekoamme unikekojamme inessive unikeossamme unikeoissamme elative unikeostamme unikeoistamme illative unikekoomme unikekoihimme adessive unikeollamme unikeoillamme ablative unikeoltamme unikeoiltamme allative unikeollemme unikeoillemme essive unikekonamme unikekoinamme translative unikeoksemme unikeoiksemme abessive unikeottamme unikeoittamme instructive — — comitative — unikekoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative unikekonne unikekonne accusative nom. unikekonne unikekonne gen. unikekonne genitive unikekonne unikekojenne partitive unikekoanne unikekojanne inessive unikeossanne unikeoissanne elative unikeostanne unikeoistanne illative unikekoonne unikekoihinne adessive unikeollanne unikeoillanne ablative unikeoltanne unikeoiltanne allative unikeollenne unikeoillenne essive unikekonanne unikekoinanne translative unikeoksenne unikeoiksenne abessive unikeottanne unikeoittanne instructive — — comitative — unikekoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative unikekonsa unikekonsa accusative nom. unikekonsa unikekonsa gen. unikekonsa genitive unikekonsa unikekojensa partitive unikekoaan unikekoansa unikekojaan unikekojansa inessive unikeossaan unikeossansa unikeoissaan unikeoissansa elative unikeostaan unikeostansa unikeoistaan unikeoistansa illative unikekoonsa unikekoihinsa adessive unikeollaan unikeollansa unikeoillaan unikeoillansa ablative unikeoltaan unikeoltansa unikeoiltaan unikeoiltansa allative unikeolleen unikeollensa unikeoilleen unikeoillensa essive unikekonaan unikekonansa unikekoinaan unikekoinansa translative unikeokseen unikeoksensa unikeoikseen unikeoiksensa abessive unikeottaan unikeottansa unikeoittaan unikeoittansa instructive — — comitative — unikekoineen unikekoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• aavikkounikeko
• afrikanunikeko
• japaninunikeko
• kääpiöunikeko
• metsäunikeko
• unikeonpäivä

 

Further reading

• “unikeko”, 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 2023-07-04