flakku

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian флаг (flag).

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈflɑkːu/, [ˈfɫɑkːŭ̥]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈflɑkːu/, [ˈfɫɑkːu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑkːu
  • Hyphenation: flak‧ku

Noun

flakku

  1. flag
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 49:
      Joka paikaas flakut, väki.
      Everywhere there's flags, there's people
      (literally, “In every place flags, people.”)

Declension

Declension of flakku (type 4/koivu, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative flakku flakut
genitive flakun flakkuin, flakkuloin
partitive flakkua flakkuja, flakkuloja
illative flakkuu flakkui, flakkuloihe
inessive flakus flakuis, flakkulois
elative flakust flakuist, flakkuloist
allative flakulle flakuille, flakkuloille
adessive flakul flakuil, flakkuloil
ablative flakult flakuilt, flakkuloilt
translative flakuks flakuiks, flakkuloiks
essive flakkunna, flakkuun flakkuinna, flakkuloinna, flakkuin, flakkuloin
exessive1) flakkunt flakkuint, flakkuloint
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.

See also

  • lippu (“banner; pennant”)

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 38
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