Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From lumi (snow) +‎ ukko (old man). Cognates include Ingrian lumiukko, Livvi lumiukko, Veps lumiuk.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlumiˌukːo/, [ˈlumiˌukːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ukːo
  • Syllabification(key): lu‧mi‧uk‧ko

Noun edit

lumiukko

  1. snowman

Declension edit

Inflection of lumiukko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
nominative lumiukko lumiukot
genitive lumiukon lumiukkojen
partitive lumiukkoa lumiukkoja
illative lumiukkoon lumiukkoihin
singular plural
nominative lumiukko lumiukot
accusative nom. lumiukko lumiukot
gen. lumiukon
genitive lumiukon lumiukkojen
partitive lumiukkoa lumiukkoja
inessive lumiukossa lumiukoissa
elative lumiukosta lumiukoista
illative lumiukkoon lumiukkoihin
adessive lumiukolla lumiukoilla
ablative lumiukolta lumiukoilta
allative lumiukolle lumiukoille
essive lumiukkona lumiukkoina
translative lumiukoksi lumiukoiksi
abessive lumiukotta lumiukoitta
instructive lumiukoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lumiukko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lumiukkoni lumiukkoni
accusative nom. lumiukkoni lumiukkoni
gen. lumiukkoni
genitive lumiukkoni lumiukkojeni
partitive lumiukkoani lumiukkojani
inessive lumiukossani lumiukoissani
elative lumiukostani lumiukoistani
illative lumiukkooni lumiukkoihini
adessive lumiukollani lumiukoillani
ablative lumiukoltani lumiukoiltani
allative lumiukolleni lumiukoilleni
essive lumiukkonani lumiukkoinani
translative lumiukokseni lumiukoikseni
abessive lumiukottani lumiukoittani
instructive
comitative lumiukkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lumiukkosi lumiukkosi
accusative nom. lumiukkosi lumiukkosi
gen. lumiukkosi
genitive lumiukkosi lumiukkojesi
partitive lumiukkoasi lumiukkojasi
inessive lumiukossasi lumiukoissasi
elative lumiukostasi lumiukoistasi
illative lumiukkoosi lumiukkoihisi
adessive lumiukollasi lumiukoillasi
ablative lumiukoltasi lumiukoiltasi
allative lumiukollesi lumiukoillesi
essive lumiukkonasi lumiukkoinasi
translative lumiukoksesi lumiukoiksesi
abessive lumiukottasi lumiukoittasi
instructive
comitative lumiukkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lumiukkomme lumiukkomme
accusative nom. lumiukkomme lumiukkomme
gen. lumiukkomme
genitive lumiukkomme lumiukkojemme
partitive lumiukkoamme lumiukkojamme
inessive lumiukossamme lumiukoissamme
elative lumiukostamme lumiukoistamme
illative lumiukkoomme lumiukkoihimme
adessive lumiukollamme lumiukoillamme
ablative lumiukoltamme lumiukoiltamme
allative lumiukollemme lumiukoillemme
essive lumiukkonamme lumiukkoinamme
translative lumiukoksemme lumiukoiksemme
abessive lumiukottamme lumiukoittamme
instructive
comitative lumiukkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lumiukkonne lumiukkonne
accusative nom. lumiukkonne lumiukkonne
gen. lumiukkonne
genitive lumiukkonne lumiukkojenne
partitive lumiukkoanne lumiukkojanne
inessive lumiukossanne lumiukoissanne
elative lumiukostanne lumiukoistanne
illative lumiukkoonne lumiukkoihinne
adessive lumiukollanne lumiukoillanne
ablative lumiukoltanne lumiukoiltanne
allative lumiukollenne lumiukoillenne
essive lumiukkonanne lumiukkoinanne
translative lumiukoksenne lumiukoiksenne
abessive lumiukottanne lumiukoittanne
instructive
comitative lumiukkoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative lumiukkonsa lumiukkonsa
accusative nom. lumiukkonsa lumiukkonsa
gen. lumiukkonsa
genitive lumiukkonsa lumiukkojensa
partitive lumiukkoaan
lumiukkoansa
lumiukkojaan
lumiukkojansa
inessive lumiukossaan
lumiukossansa
lumiukoissaan
lumiukoissansa
elative lumiukostaan
lumiukostansa
lumiukoistaan
lumiukoistansa
illative lumiukkoonsa lumiukkoihinsa
adessive lumiukollaan
lumiukollansa
lumiukoillaan
lumiukoillansa
ablative lumiukoltaan
lumiukoltansa
lumiukoiltaan
lumiukoiltansa
allative lumiukolleen
lumiukollensa
lumiukoilleen
lumiukoillensa
essive lumiukkonaan
lumiukkonansa
lumiukkoinaan
lumiukkoinansa
translative lumiukokseen
lumiukoksensa
lumiukoikseen
lumiukoiksensa
abessive lumiukottaan
lumiukottansa
lumiukoittaan
lumiukoittansa
instructive
comitative lumiukkoineen
lumiukkoinensa

Further reading edit

Ingrian edit

 
Lumiukko.

Etymology edit

From lumi (snow) +‎ ukko (old man). Akin to Finnish lumiukko and Veps lumiuk.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

lumiukko

  1. snowman
    laatia lumiukonto build a snowman
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 59:
      Lumiukko laahittii - kättee metla annettii,
      A snowman was made - a broom was given into his hand,
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:
      Ottiit lunta ja laatiit lumiukon.
      They took the snow and made a snowman.

Declension edit

Declension of lumiukko (type 4/koivu, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative lumiukko lumiukot
genitive lumiukon lumiukkoin, lumiukkoloin
partitive lumiukkoa lumiukkoja, lumiukkoloja
illative lumiukkoo lumiukkoi, lumiukkoloihe
inessive lumiukos lumiukois, lumiukkolois
elative lumiukost lumiukoist, lumiukkoloist
allative lumiukolle lumiukoille, lumiukkoloille
adessive lumiukol lumiukoil, lumiukkoloil
ablative lumiukolt lumiukoilt, lumiukkoloilt
translative lumiukoks lumiukoiks, lumiukkoloiks
essive lumiukkonna, lumiukkoon lumiukkoinna, lumiukkoloinna, lumiukkoin, lumiukkoloin
exessive1) lumiukkont lumiukkoint, lumiukkoloint
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.

Synonyms edit

References edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 280

Karelian edit

Regional variants of lumiukko
North Karelian
(Viena)
lumiukko
South Karelian
(Tver)
lumiukko

Etymology edit

From lumi (snow) +‎ ukko (old man).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlumiˌukːo/
  • Hyphenation: lu‧mi‧uk‧ko

Noun edit

lumiukko (genitive lumiukon, partitive lumiukkuo)

  1. snowman

Declension edit

Viena Karelian declension of lumiukko (type 1/tyttö, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative lumiukko lumiukot
genitive lumiukon lumiukkojen
partitive lumiukkuo lumiukkoja
illative lumiukkoh lumiukkoloih
inessive lumiukošša lumiukkoloissa
elative lumiukošta lumiukkoloista
adessive lumiukolla lumiukkoloilla
ablative lumiukolta lumiukkoloilta
translative lumiukokši lumiukkoloiksi
essive lumiukkona lumiukkoloina
comitative lumiukkoloineh
abessive lumiukotta lumiukkoloitta
Tver Karelian declension of lumiukko (type 1/tyttö kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative lumiukko lumiukot
genitive lumiukon lumiukkoloin
partitive lumiukkuo lumiukkoloida
illative lumiukkoh lumiukkoloih
inessive lumiukošša lumiukkoloissa
elative lumiukošta lumiukkoloista
adessive lumiukolla lumiukkoloilla
ablative lumiukolda lumiukkoloilda
translative lumiukokši lumiukkoloiksi
essive lumiukkona lumiukkoloina
comitative lumiukonke lumiukkoloinke
abessive lumiukotta lumiukkoloitta
Possessive forms of lumiukko
1st person lumiukkoni
2nd person lumiukkoš
3rd person lumiukkoh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References edit

  • A. V. Punzhina (1994) “lumiukko”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
  • P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) “снеговик”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN