onki

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔɲ̊tʃɪ]
• Homophone: einki

Pronoun

onki n (colloquial for einki)

1. none, no, not, nobody, nothing
   • onki sæst

     nothing (is) visible

Synonyms

• einki

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoŋki/, [ˈo̞ŋk̟i]
• Rhymes: -oŋki
• Syllabification^(key): on‧ki

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *onki, a borrowing from an Indo-European language, possibly from Proto-Germanic *angô (“hook, angle”), *angulō (“fishhook”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk-.

Noun

onki

1. fishing rod, fishing pole
2. a fishing tool consisting of a fishing line, a float and a fishhook
3. (ichthyology) esca (growth from an anglerfish's head that acts as a lure)

Declension

Inflection of onki (Kotus type 7*G/ovi, nk-ng gradation)
nominative		onki	onget
genitive		ongen	onkien
partitive		onkea	onkia
illative		onkeen	onkiin
		singular	plural
nominative		onki	onget
accusative	nom.	onki	onget
	gen.	ongen
genitive		ongen	onkien
partitive		onkea	onkia
inessive		ongessa	ongissa
elative		ongesta	ongista
illative		onkeen	onkiin
adessive		ongella	ongilla
ablative		ongelta	ongilta
allative		ongelle	ongille
essive		onkena	onkina
translative		ongeksi	ongiksi
abessive		ongetta	ongitta
instructive		—	ongin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of onki (Kotus type 7*G/ovi, nk-ng gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative onkeni onkeni accusative nom. onkeni onkeni gen. onkeni genitive onkeni onkieni partitive onkeani onkiani inessive ongessani ongissani elative ongestani ongistani illative onkeeni onkiini adessive ongellani ongillani ablative ongeltani ongiltani allative ongelleni ongilleni essive onkenani onkinani translative ongekseni ongikseni abessive ongettani ongittani instructive — — comitative — onkineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative onkesi onkesi accusative nom. onkesi onkesi gen. onkesi genitive onkesi onkiesi partitive onkeasi onkiasi inessive ongessasi ongissasi elative ongestasi ongistasi illative onkeesi onkiisi adessive ongellasi ongillasi ablative ongeltasi ongiltasi allative ongellesi ongillesi essive onkenasi onkinasi translative ongeksesi ongiksesi abessive ongettasi ongittasi instructive — — comitative — onkinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative onkemme onkemme accusative nom. onkemme onkemme gen. onkemme genitive onkemme onkiemme partitive onkeamme onkiamme inessive ongessamme ongissamme elative ongestamme ongistamme illative onkeemme onkiimme adessive ongellamme ongillamme ablative ongeltamme ongiltamme allative ongellemme ongillemme essive onkenamme onkinamme translative ongeksemme ongiksemme abessive ongettamme ongittamme instructive — — comitative — onkinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative onkenne onkenne accusative nom. onkenne onkenne gen. onkenne genitive onkenne onkienne partitive onkeanne onkianne inessive ongessanne ongissanne elative ongestanne ongistanne illative onkeenne onkiinne adessive ongellanne ongillanne ablative ongeltanne ongiltanne allative ongellenne ongillenne essive onkenanne onkinanne translative ongeksenne ongiksenne abessive ongettanne ongittanne instructive — — comitative — onkinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative onkensa onkensa accusative nom. onkensa onkensa gen. onkensa genitive onkensa onkiensa partitive onkeaan onkeansa onkiaan onkiansa inessive ongessaan ongessansa ongissaan ongissansa elative ongestaan ongestansa ongistaan ongistansa illative onkeensa onkiinsa adessive ongellaan ongellansa ongillaan ongillansa ablative ongeltaan ongeltansa ongiltaan ongiltansa allative ongelleen ongellensa ongilleen ongillensa essive onkenaan onkenansa onkinaan onkinansa translative ongekseen ongeksensa ongikseen ongiksensa abessive ongettaan ongettansa ongittaan ongittansa instructive — — comitative — onkineen onkinensa

Derived terms

• onkia

 

compounds

• heitto-onki
• koho-onki
• lohionki
• mato-onki
• mormyskaonki
• ongenkoho
• ongenkoukku
• ongenvapa
• onkikala
• onkiliero
• onkimato
• onkimies
• onkineuvo
• onkipaikka
• onkivapa
• onkivehkeet
• perho-onki
• pilkkionki
• pohjaonki
• polvionki
• syväonki

 

Related terms

• onkia

Further reading

• “onki”, 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 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Verb

onki

1. third-person singular past indicative of onkia

Anagrams

• Niko, kino, koin, koni, noki

Ingrian

Kalastaja ongen kera.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *onki. Cognates include Finnish onki and Estonian õng.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈoŋki/, [ˈo̞ŋkʲ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈoŋki/, [ˈo̞ŋɡ̊i]
• Rhymes: -oŋkʲ, -oŋki
• Hyphenation: on‧ki

Noun

onki

1. fishing rod

Declension

Declension of onki (type 5/lehti, nk-ng gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	onki	onget
genitive	ongen	onkiin, onkiloin
partitive	onkia	onkija, onkiloja
illative	onkee	onkii, onkiloihe
inessive	ongees	ongiis, onkilois
elative	ongest	ongist, onkiloist
allative	ongelle	ongille, onkiloille
adessive	ongeel	ongiil, onkiloil
ablative	ongelt	ongilt, onkiloilt
translative	ongeks	ongiks, onkiloiks
essive	onkenna, onkeen	onkinna, onkiloinna, onkiin, onkiloin
exessive1)	onkent	onkint, onkiloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• onkia
• onkikokka

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 364