kukin

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkukin/, [ˈkukin]
• Rhymes: -ukin
• Syllabification: ku‧kin

Etymology 1

kuka +‎ -kin

Pronoun

kukin

1. (indefinite) each

   Kukin niistä maksoi 50 (viisikymmentä) senttiä.

   Each of them cost 50 cents.

   On noin 250 eri vähemmistöryhmää, joihin kuhunkin kuuluu alle 100 henkilöä.

   There are about 250 different minority groups, to each of which belongs under 100 people.

   Kullakin yksilöllä on oikeus elämään.

   Each individual has the right to live.

Usage notes

• Kukin has also plural forms, which are used e.g. in words that are used only in plural: kutkin häät, each (of the) wedding(s).

Inflection

Declension of kukin noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative kukin kutkin superessive – – genitive kunkin kuidenkin kuittenkin delative – – partitive kutakin kuitakin sublative kunnekin – accusative kukin kunkin kutkin lative – – inessive kussakin kuissakin temporal kulloinkin – elative kustakin kuistakin causative – kuitenkin illative kuhunkin kuihinkin multiplicative – – adessive kullakin kuillakin distributive – – ablative kultakin kuiltakin temp. dist. – – allative kullekin kuillekin prolative – – essive kunakin kuinakin situative – – translative kuksikin kuiksikin oppositive – – instructive – kuinkin abessive (kuttakin) (kuittakin) comitative – –

The abessive singular and plural and sublative singular are rare.

Related terms

Pronouns with same stems:

• joka
• jokin
• joku
• jompikumpi
• kuka
• kukaan
• kumpi
• kumpikaan
• kumpikin

Etymology 2

Noun

kukin

1. Instructive plural form of kukka.

   Piha oli koristeltu kukin.

   The courtyard was decorated with flowers.

Etymology 3

Verb

kukin

1. First-person singular indicative present form of kukkia.
2. First-person singular indicative past form of kukkia.

Anagrams

• nukki