ukko

See also: Ukko

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ukko. Probably a Finnic pet form of uros (“man, male”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈukːo/, [ˈukːo̞]
• Rhymes: -ukːo
• Syllabification: uk‧ko

Noun

ukko

1. old man, gaffer
2. adult male wood grouse or black grouse
3. token in a board game, meeple, game piece
4. player character in video games

Declension

Inflection of ukko (Kotus type 1/valo, kk-k gradation)
nominative		ukko	ukot
genitive		ukon	ukkojen
partitive		ukkoa	ukkoja
illative		ukkoon	ukkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ukko	ukot
accusative	nom.	ukko	ukot
	gen.	ukon
genitive		ukon	ukkojen
partitive		ukkoa	ukkoja
inessive		ukossa	ukoissa
elative		ukosta	ukoista
illative		ukkoon	ukkoihin
adessive		ukolla	ukoilla
ablative		ukolta	ukoilta
allative		ukolle	ukoille
essive		ukkona	ukkoina
translative		ukoksi	ukoiksi
instructive		—	ukoin
abessive		ukotta	ukoitta
comitative		—	ukkoineen

Possessive forms of ukko (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	ukkoni	ukkomme
2nd person	ukkosi	ukkonne
3rd person	ukkonsa

Synonyms

• (wood grouse cock) ukkometso

Derived terms

• huru-ukko
• isäukko
• kuu-ukko
• lumiukko
• pikku-ukko
• tikku-ukko

• tonttu-ukko
• ukkeli
• ukkoetana
• ukkokoti
• ukkometso

• ukkomies
• ukkoontua
• ukkonen
• ukkostaa
• ukkoutua
• ukkovarvas

• ukonhattu
• ukonkello
• ukonkorento
• ukonnauris
• vieteriukko

See also

• akka

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Ingrian

Noun

ukko

1. thunder

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Karelian

Noun

ukko

1. husband