Finnish
Etymology
Sound-symbolic, akin to känkky, känkkänä, känkkärä[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkeŋkːu/, [ˈk̟e̞ŋkːu]
- Rhymes: -eŋkːu
- Syllabification(key): kenk‧ku
- Hyphenation(key): kenk‧ku
Adjective
kenkku (comparative kenkumpi, superlative kenkuin) (colloquial)
- nasty, unpleasant
Declension
| Inflection of kenkku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
|
| nominative
|
kenkku
|
kenkut
|
| genitive
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kenkun
|
kenkkujen
|
| partitive
|
kenkkua
|
kenkkuja
|
| illative
|
kenkkuun
|
kenkkuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kenkku
|
kenkut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kenkku
|
kenkut
|
| gen.
|
kenkun
|
| genitive
|
kenkun
|
kenkkujen
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| partitive
|
kenkkua
|
kenkkuja
|
| inessive
|
kenkussa
|
kenkuissa
|
| elative
|
kenkusta
|
kenkuista
|
| illative
|
kenkkuun
|
kenkkuihin
|
| adessive
|
kenkulla
|
kenkuilla
|
| ablative
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kenkulta
|
kenkuilta
|
| allative
|
kenkulle
|
kenkuille
|
| essive
|
kenkkuna
|
kenkkuina
|
| translative
|
kenkuksi
|
kenkuiksi
|
| abessive
|
kenkutta
|
kenkuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
kenkuin
|
| comitative
|
— |
kenkkuine
|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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kenkkuni
|
kenkkuni
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kenkkuni
|
kenkkuni
|
| gen.
|
kenkkuni
|
| genitive
|
kenkkuni
|
kenkkujeni
|
| partitive
|
kenkkuani
|
kenkkujani
|
| inessive
|
kenkussani
|
kenkuissani
|
| elative
|
kenkustani
|
kenkuistani
|
| illative
|
kenkkuuni
|
kenkkuihini
|
| adessive
|
kenkullani
|
kenkuillani
|
| ablative
|
kenkultani
|
kenkuiltani
|
| allative
|
kenkulleni
|
kenkuilleni
|
| essive
|
kenkkunani
|
kenkkuinani
|
| translative
|
kenkukseni
|
kenkuikseni
|
| abessive
|
kenkuttani
|
kenkuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kenkkuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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kenkkusi
|
kenkkusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kenkkusi
|
kenkkusi
|
| gen.
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kenkkusi
|
| genitive
|
kenkkusi
|
kenkkujesi
|
| partitive
|
kenkkuasi
|
kenkkujasi
|
| inessive
|
kenkussasi
|
kenkuissasi
|
| elative
|
kenkustasi
|
kenkuistasi
|
| illative
|
kenkkuusi
|
kenkkuihisi
|
| adessive
|
kenkullasi
|
kenkuillasi
|
| ablative
|
kenkultasi
|
kenkuiltasi
|
| allative
|
kenkullesi
|
kenkuillesi
|
| essive
|
kenkkunasi
|
kenkkuinasi
|
| translative
|
kenkuksesi
|
kenkuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
kenkuttasi
|
kenkuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kenkkuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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kenkkumme
|
kenkkumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kenkkumme
|
kenkkumme
|
| gen.
|
kenkkumme
|
| genitive
|
kenkkumme
|
kenkkujemme
|
| partitive
|
kenkkuamme
|
kenkkujamme
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| inessive
|
kenkussamme
|
kenkuissamme
|
| elative
|
kenkustamme
|
kenkuistamme
|
| illative
|
kenkkuumme
|
kenkkuihimme
|
| adessive
|
kenkullamme
|
kenkuillamme
|
| ablative
|
kenkultamme
|
kenkuiltamme
|
| allative
|
kenkullemme
|
kenkuillemme
|
| essive
|
kenkkunamme
|
kenkkuinamme
|
| translative
|
kenkuksemme
|
kenkuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
kenkuttamme
|
kenkuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kenkkuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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kenkkunne
|
kenkkunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kenkkunne
|
kenkkunne
|
| gen.
|
kenkkunne
|
| genitive
|
kenkkunne
|
kenkkujenne
|
| partitive
|
kenkkuanne
|
kenkkujanne
|
| inessive
|
kenkussanne
|
kenkuissanne
|
| elative
|
kenkustanne
|
kenkuistanne
|
| illative
|
kenkkuunne
|
kenkkuihinne
|
| adessive
|
kenkullanne
|
kenkuillanne
|
| ablative
|
kenkultanne
|
kenkuiltanne
|
| allative
|
kenkullenne
|
kenkuillenne
|
| essive
|
kenkkunanne
|
kenkkuinanne
|
| translative
|
kenkuksenne
|
kenkuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
kenkuttanne
|
kenkuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kenkkuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kenkkunsa
|
kenkkunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kenkkunsa
|
kenkkunsa
|
| gen.
|
kenkkunsa
|
| genitive
|
kenkkunsa
|
kenkkujensa
|
| partitive
|
kenkkuaan
kenkkuansa
|
kenkkujaan
kenkkujansa
|
| inessive
|
kenkussaan
kenkussansa
|
kenkuissaan
kenkuissansa
|
| elative
|
kenkustaan
kenkustansa
|
kenkuistaan
kenkuistansa
|
| illative
|
kenkkuunsa
|
kenkkuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
kenkullaan
kenkullansa
|
kenkuillaan
kenkuillansa
|
| ablative
|
kenkultaan
kenkultansa
|
kenkuiltaan
kenkuiltansa
|
| allative
|
kenkulleen
kenkullensa
|
kenkuilleen
kenkuillensa
|
| essive
|
kenkkunaan
kenkkunansa
|
kenkkuinaan
kenkkuinansa
|
| translative
|
kenkukseen
kenkuksensa
|
kenkuikseen
kenkuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
kenkuttaan
kenkuttansa
|
kenkuittaan
kenkuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kenkkuineen
kenkkuinensa
|
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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