jekku
Finnish
editEtymology
editPotentially from an Old Swedish word corresponding to modern Swedish gäck (“clown”), extracted from sayings such as spela gäck (“to play a joke on someone”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editjekku
Declension
editInflection of jekku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | ||||
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nominative | jekku | jekut | ||
genitive | jekun | jekkujen | ||
partitive | jekkua | jekkuja | ||
illative | jekkuun | jekkuihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | jekku | jekut | ||
accusative | nom. | jekku | jekut | |
gen. | jekun | |||
genitive | jekun | jekkujen | ||
partitive | jekkua | jekkuja | ||
inessive | jekussa | jekuissa | ||
elative | jekusta | jekuista | ||
illative | jekkuun | jekkuihin | ||
adessive | jekulla | jekuilla | ||
ablative | jekulta | jekuilta | ||
allative | jekulle | jekuille | ||
essive | jekkuna | jekkuina | ||
translative | jekuksi | jekuiksi | ||
abessive | jekutta | jekuitta | ||
instructive | — | jekuin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “jekku”, 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 2023-07-02