Finnish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtokːo/, [ˈt̪o̞kːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -okːo
  • Syllabification(key): tok‧ko

Etymology 1 edit

Originates from eastern dialects; probably as a loan from Karelian toko, from dialectal Russian токо́ (tokó); alternatively from toki + -ko.

Adverb edit

tokko

  1. I don't think, hardly; used to express doubt, often with softening clitic -pa or -han.
    Tokko sitä enää kukaan muistaa.
    I don't think anyone remembers that any more.
    Tokkopa siellä ketään on tähän aikaan.
    There's probably no one there at this hour.
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Conjunction edit

tokko (archaic)

  1. if, whether; used to begin an indirect question, especially in the negative
    En osaa sanoa, tokko hän vielä tietää.
    I can't say whether he already knows.
Usage notes edit

In current language, the clitic -ko, -kö is normally used instead of tokko. The example above would then read:

En osaa sanoa, tietääkö hän vielä.
I can't say whether he already knows.
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Etymology 2 edit

tokka +‎ -o, a shortening from the earlier tokanpoika (in which tokka is found with the genitive form tokan + poika (son, boy)). tokanpoika is attested since 1870, while tokko is found later, from the 1950s onward.

The etymology of the initial word is unknown. One possibility is that it is tokka (tidal port); gobies (at least the species encountered in Finland) are found in shallow coastal waters, such as tide pools.

Noun edit

 
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tokko

  1. goby (fish of the genus Gobius)
Declension edit
Inflection of tokko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
nominative tokko tokot
genitive tokon tokkojen
partitive tokkoa tokkoja
illative tokkoon tokkoihin
singular plural
nominative tokko tokot
accusative nom. tokko tokot
gen. tokon
genitive tokon tokkojen
partitive tokkoa tokkoja
inessive tokossa tokoissa
elative tokosta tokoista
illative tokkoon tokkoihin
adessive tokolla tokoilla
ablative tokolta tokoilta
allative tokolle tokoille
essive tokkona tokkoina
translative tokoksi tokoiksi
abessive tokotta tokoitta
instructive tokoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tokko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tokkoni tokkoni
accusative nom. tokkoni tokkoni
gen. tokkoni
genitive tokkoni tokkojeni
partitive tokkoani tokkojani
inessive tokossani tokoissani
elative tokostani tokoistani
illative tokkooni tokkoihini
adessive tokollani tokoillani
ablative tokoltani tokoiltani
allative tokolleni tokoilleni
essive tokkonani tokkoinani
translative tokokseni tokoikseni
abessive tokottani tokoittani
instructive
comitative tokkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tokkosi tokkosi
accusative nom. tokkosi tokkosi
gen. tokkosi
genitive tokkosi tokkojesi
partitive tokkoasi tokkojasi
inessive tokossasi tokoissasi
elative tokostasi tokoistasi
illative tokkoosi tokkoihisi
adessive tokollasi tokoillasi
ablative tokoltasi tokoiltasi
allative tokollesi tokoillesi
essive tokkonasi tokkoinasi
translative tokoksesi tokoiksesi
abessive tokottasi tokoittasi
instructive
comitative tokkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tokkomme tokkomme
accusative nom. tokkomme tokkomme
gen. tokkomme
genitive tokkomme tokkojemme
partitive tokkoamme tokkojamme
inessive tokossamme tokoissamme
elative tokostamme tokoistamme
illative tokkoomme tokkoihimme
adessive tokollamme tokoillamme
ablative tokoltamme tokoiltamme
allative tokollemme tokoillemme
essive tokkonamme tokkoinamme
translative tokoksemme tokoiksemme
abessive tokottamme tokoittamme
instructive
comitative tokkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tokkonne tokkonne
accusative nom. tokkonne tokkonne
gen. tokkonne
genitive tokkonne tokkojenne
partitive tokkoanne tokkojanne
inessive tokossanne tokoissanne
elative tokostanne tokoistanne
illative tokkoonne tokkoihinne
adessive tokollanne tokoillanne
ablative tokoltanne tokoiltanne
allative tokollenne tokoillenne
essive tokkonanne tokkoinanne
translative tokoksenne tokoiksenne
abessive tokottanne tokoittanne
instructive
comitative tokkoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative tokkonsa tokkonsa
accusative nom. tokkonsa tokkonsa
gen. tokkonsa
genitive tokkonsa tokkojensa
partitive tokkoaan
tokkoansa
tokkojaan
tokkojansa
inessive tokossaan
tokossansa
tokoissaan
tokoissansa
elative tokostaan
tokostansa
tokoistaan
tokoistansa
illative tokkoonsa tokkoihinsa
adessive tokollaan
tokollansa
tokoillaan
tokoillansa
ablative tokoltaan
tokoltansa
tokoiltaan
tokoiltansa
allative tokolleen
tokollensa
tokoilleen
tokoillensa
essive tokkonaan
tokkonansa
tokkoinaan
tokkoinansa
translative tokokseen
tokoksensa
tokoikseen
tokoiksensa
abessive tokottaan
tokottansa
tokoittaan
tokoittansa
instructive
comitative tokkoineen
tokkoinensa
Derived terms edit
compounds

References edit

  • Tokanpoika in Pieni tietosanakirja ("Concise Encyclopedia") by Otava, 1925-28[2]

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Romanization edit

tokko

  1. Rōmaji transcription of とっこ

Oromo edit

Oromo cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : tokko
    Ordinal : tokkoffaa

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Cushitic. Compare Arbore t'okko (one) and Hadiyya tokko'o (only), Dahalo vattúkʷe, Iraqw wák, Somali kow.

Pronunciation edit

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Numeral edit

tokko

  1. one