Finnish
Etymology
Possibly from a hypothetical Proto-Norse *karku (from Proto-Germanic *kwerkō (“throat”)) in reference to a narrow strait.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑrkːu/, [ˈkɑ̝rkːu]
- Rhymes: -ɑrkːu
- Syllabification(key): Kark‧ku
- Hyphenation(key): Kark‧ku
Proper noun
Karkku
- A former municipality in Finland, merged with Vammala in 1973.
Declension
| Inflection of Karkku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
|
| nominative
|
Karkku
|
—
|
| genitive
|
Karkun
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Karkkua
|
—
|
| illative
|
Karkkuun
|
—
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Karkku
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Karkku
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Karkun
|
| genitive
|
Karkun
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Karkkua
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Karkussa
|
—
|
| elative
|
Karkusta
|
—
|
| illative
|
Karkkuun
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Karkulla
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Karkulta
|
—
|
| allative
|
Karkulle
|
—
|
| essive
|
Karkkuna
|
—
|
| translative
|
Karkuksi
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Karkutta
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Karkkuni
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Karkkuni
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Karkkuni
|
| genitive
|
Karkkuni
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Karkkuani
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Karkussani
|
—
|
| elative
|
Karkustani
|
—
|
| illative
|
Karkkuuni
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Karkullani
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Karkultani
|
—
|
| allative
|
Karkulleni
|
—
|
| essive
|
Karkkunani
|
—
|
| translative
|
Karkukseni
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Karkuttani
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Karkkusi
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Karkkusi
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Karkkusi
|
| genitive
|
Karkkusi
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Karkkuasi
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Karkussasi
|
—
|
| elative
|
Karkustasi
|
—
|
| illative
|
Karkkuusi
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Karkullasi
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Karkultasi
|
—
|
| allative
|
Karkullesi
|
—
|
| essive
|
Karkkunasi
|
—
|
| translative
|
Karkuksesi
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Karkuttasi
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Karkkumme
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Karkkumme
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Karkkumme
|
| genitive
|
Karkkumme
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Karkkuamme
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Karkussamme
|
—
|
| elative
|
Karkustamme
|
—
|
| illative
|
Karkkuumme
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Karkullamme
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Karkultamme
|
—
|
| allative
|
Karkullemme
|
—
|
| essive
|
Karkkunamme
|
—
|
| translative
|
Karkuksemme
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Karkuttamme
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Karkkunne
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Karkkunne
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Karkkunne
|
| genitive
|
Karkkunne
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Karkkuanne
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Karkussanne
|
—
|
| elative
|
Karkustanne
|
—
|
| illative
|
Karkkuunne
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Karkullanne
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Karkultanne
|
—
|
| allative
|
Karkullenne
|
—
|
| essive
|
Karkkunanne
|
—
|
| translative
|
Karkuksenne
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Karkuttanne
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Karkkunsa
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Karkkunsa
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Karkkunsa
|
| genitive
|
Karkkunsa
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Karkkuaan
Karkkuansa
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Karkussaan
Karkussansa
|
—
|
| elative
|
Karkustaan
Karkustansa
|
—
|
| illative
|
Karkkuunsa
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Karkullaan
Karkullansa
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Karkultaan
Karkultansa
|
—
|
| allative
|
Karkulleen
Karkullensa
|
—
|
| essive
|
Karkkunaan
Karkkunansa
|
—
|
| translative
|
Karkukseen
Karkuksensa
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Karkuttaan
Karkuttansa
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
|
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN