akkuna

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic окъно (okŭno) (whence also Russian окно́ (oknó)), from Proto-Slavic *okъno. Cognate to Estonian aken, Udmurt укно (ukno).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑkːunɑ/, [ˈɑ̝kːunɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑkːunɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ak‧ku‧na

Noun

akkuna

1. (now dialectal) Synonym of ikkuna.

   Alternative forms: akku, aakkona, akkona (obsolete), aackona

   • 1548, Mikael Agricola, transl., Se Wsi Testamenti [The New Testament], Stockholm, Apostolitten Teghot (Acts) 20:9:

     yxi Noricainen, nimelde Eutychus, istui ackonalla

     [yksi Noorikainen, nimeltä Eutychus, istui akkunalla]

     Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus

Declension

Inflection of akkuna (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		akkuna	akkunat
genitive		akkunan	akkunoiden akkunoitten
partitive		akkunaa	akkunoita
illative		akkunaan	akkunoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		akkuna	akkunat
accusative	nom.	akkuna	akkunat
	gen.	akkunan
genitive		akkunan	akkunoiden akkunoitten akkunainrare
partitive		akkunaa	akkunoita
inessive		akkunassa	akkunoissa
elative		akkunasta	akkunoista
illative		akkunaan	akkunoihin
adessive		akkunalla	akkunoilla
ablative		akkunalta	akkunoilta
allative		akkunalle	akkunoille
essive		akkunana	akkunoina
translative		akkunaksi	akkunoiksi
abessive		akkunatta	akkunoitta
instructive		—	akkunoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of akkuna (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative akkunani akkunani accusative nom. akkunani akkunani gen. akkunani genitive akkunani akkunoideni akkunoitteni akkunainirare partitive akkunaani akkunoitani inessive akkunassani akkunoissani elative akkunastani akkunoistani illative akkunaani akkunoihini adessive akkunallani akkunoillani ablative akkunaltani akkunoiltani allative akkunalleni akkunoilleni essive akkunanani akkunoinani translative akkunakseni akkunoikseni abessive akkunattani akkunoittani instructive — — comitative — akkunoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative akkunasi akkunasi accusative nom. akkunasi akkunasi gen. akkunasi genitive akkunasi akkunoidesi akkunoittesi akkunaisirare partitive akkunaasi akkunoitasi inessive akkunassasi akkunoissasi elative akkunastasi akkunoistasi illative akkunaasi akkunoihisi adessive akkunallasi akkunoillasi ablative akkunaltasi akkunoiltasi allative akkunallesi akkunoillesi essive akkunanasi akkunoinasi translative akkunaksesi akkunoiksesi abessive akkunattasi akkunoittasi instructive — — comitative — akkunoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative akkunamme akkunamme accusative nom. akkunamme akkunamme gen. akkunamme genitive akkunamme akkunoidemme akkunoittemme akkunaimmerare partitive akkunaamme akkunoitamme inessive akkunassamme akkunoissamme elative akkunastamme akkunoistamme illative akkunaamme akkunoihimme adessive akkunallamme akkunoillamme ablative akkunaltamme akkunoiltamme allative akkunallemme akkunoillemme essive akkunanamme akkunoinamme translative akkunaksemme akkunoiksemme abessive akkunattamme akkunoittamme instructive — — comitative — akkunoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative akkunanne akkunanne accusative nom. akkunanne akkunanne gen. akkunanne genitive akkunanne akkunoidenne akkunoittenne akkunainnerare partitive akkunaanne akkunoitanne inessive akkunassanne akkunoissanne elative akkunastanne akkunoistanne illative akkunaanne akkunoihinne adessive akkunallanne akkunoillanne ablative akkunaltanne akkunoiltanne allative akkunallenne akkunoillenne essive akkunananne akkunoinanne translative akkunaksenne akkunoiksenne abessive akkunattanne akkunoittanne instructive — — comitative — akkunoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative akkunansa akkunansa accusative nom. akkunansa akkunansa gen. akkunansa genitive akkunansa akkunoidensa akkunoittensa akkunainsarare partitive akkunaansa akkunoitaan akkunoitansa inessive akkunassaan akkunassansa akkunoissaan akkunoissansa elative akkunastaan akkunastansa akkunoistaan akkunoistansa illative akkunaansa akkunoihinsa adessive akkunallaan akkunallansa akkunoillaan akkunoillansa ablative akkunaltaan akkunaltansa akkunoiltaan akkunoiltansa allative akkunalleen akkunallensa akkunoilleen akkunoillensa essive akkunanaan akkunanansa akkunoinaan akkunoinansa translative akkunakseen akkunaksensa akkunoikseen akkunoiksensa abessive akkunattaan akkunattansa akkunoittaan akkunoittansa instructive — — comitative — akkunoineen akkunoinensa

References

• “akkuna”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN.
• “akkuna”, in Vanhan kirjasuomen sanakirja [Dictionary of Old Literary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2021, →ISSN.

Further reading

• “akkuna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• kaakun, kukaan, nukkaa