pilkku
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
pilkka (“mark”) + -u; first adopted to mean "comma" by Finnish physician and translator Erik Alexander Ingman in 1844.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pilkku
- comma (punctuation mark ,)
- (mathematics) dot (symbol , used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part)
- spot, dot (small spot or mark)
- (slang) hashish (cannabis extract)
- (colloquial) last call
- (colloquial, soccer) penalty mark; thence: penalty kick, penalty shot
- (mathematics) prime (symbol ′, as in x′)
Usage notes edit
In English-speaking countries dot ( . ) is used to separate decimals from the whole part and comma (, ) to separate powers of three, whereas in Finland along with most of continental Europe, the comma is used as the decimal marker. Due to English influence, in speech the "decimal comma" is sometimes read as piste (“dot”).
Declension edit
Inflection of pilkku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | ||||
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nominative | pilkku | pilkut | ||
genitive | pilkun | pilkkujen | ||
partitive | pilkkua | pilkkuja | ||
illative | pilkkuun | pilkkuihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | pilkku | pilkut | ||
accusative | nom. | pilkku | pilkut | |
gen. | pilkun | |||
genitive | pilkun | pilkkujen | ||
partitive | pilkkua | pilkkuja | ||
inessive | pilkussa | pilkuissa | ||
elative | pilkusta | pilkuista | ||
illative | pilkkuun | pilkkuihin | ||
adessive | pilkulla | pilkuilla | ||
ablative | pilkulta | pilkuilta | ||
allative | pilkulle | pilkuille | ||
essive | pilkkuna | pilkkuina | ||
translative | pilkuksi | pilkuiksi | ||
abessive | pilkutta | pilkuitta | ||
instructive | — | pilkuin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
- (math symbol): desimaalipilkku
- (small spot): laikku, täplä, piste
- (hashish): hasis
- (last call): valomerkki
Derived terms edit
compounds
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “pilkku”, 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 2023-07-03
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
Cognates include Finnish pilkku and dialectal Estonian pilg.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpilkːu/, [ˈpiɫkːŭ̥]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpilkːu/, [ˈpiɫkːu]
- Rhymes: -ilkːu
- Hyphenation: pilk‧ku
Noun edit
pilkku
Declension edit
Declension of pilkku (type 4/koivu, kk-k gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | pilkku | pilkut |
genitive | pilkun | pilkkuin, pilkkuloin |
partitive | pilkkua | pilkkuja, pilkkuloja |
illative | pilkkuu | pilkkui, pilkkuloihe |
inessive | pilkuus | pilkuis, pilkkulois |
elative | pilkust | pilkuist, pilkkuloist |
allative | pilkulle | pilkuille, pilkkuloille |
adessive | pilkuul | pilkuil, pilkkuloil |
ablative | pilkult | pilkuilt, pilkkuloilt |
translative | pilkuks | pilkuiks, pilkkuloiks |
essive | pilkkunna, pilkkuun | pilkkuinna, pilkkuloinna, pilkkuin, pilkkuloin |
exessive1) | pilkkunt | pilkkuint, pilkkuloint |
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. |
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 408
Categories:
- Finnish terms suffixed with -u
- Finnish terms coined by Erik Alexander Ingman
- Finnish coinages
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ilkːu
- Rhymes:Finnish/ilkːu/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- fi:Mathematics
- Finnish slang
- Finnish colloquialisms
- fi:Football (soccer)
- Finnish valo-type nominals
- fi:Marijuana
- fi:Punctuation marks
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ilkːu
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ilkːu/2 syllables
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian nouns