Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *arkku, borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚱᚲᚢ (*arku) (compare Proto-Germanic *arkō and Old Norse ǫrk), from Latin arca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑrkːu/, [ˈɑ̝rkːu]
- Rhymes: -ɑrkːu
- Syllabification(key): ark‧ku
- Hyphenation(key): ark‧ku
Noun
arkku
- chest (box)
- Synonym: kirstu
- trunk (container)
- coffin
- Synonym: ruumisarkku
Declension
| Inflection of arkku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
|
| nominative
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arkku
|
arkut
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| genitive
|
arkun
|
arkkujen
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| partitive
|
arkkua
|
arkkuja
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| illative
|
arkkuun
|
arkkuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
arkku
|
arkut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
arkku
|
arkut
|
| gen.
|
arkun
|
| genitive
|
arkun
|
arkkujen
|
| partitive
|
arkkua
|
arkkuja
|
| inessive
|
arkussa
|
arkuissa
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| elative
|
arkusta
|
arkuista
|
| illative
|
arkkuun
|
arkkuihin
|
| adessive
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arkulla
|
arkuilla
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| ablative
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arkulta
|
arkuilta
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| allative
|
arkulle
|
arkuille
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| essive
|
arkkuna
|
arkkuina
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| translative
|
arkuksi
|
arkuiksi
|
| abessive
|
arkutta
|
arkuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
arkuin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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arkkuni
|
arkkuni
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
arkkuni
|
arkkuni
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| gen.
|
arkkuni
|
| genitive
|
arkkuni
|
arkkujeni
|
| partitive
|
arkkuani
|
arkkujani
|
| inessive
|
arkussani
|
arkuissani
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| elative
|
arkustani
|
arkuistani
|
| illative
|
arkkuuni
|
arkkuihini
|
| adessive
|
arkullani
|
arkuillani
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| ablative
|
arkultani
|
arkuiltani
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| allative
|
arkulleni
|
arkuilleni
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| essive
|
arkkunani
|
arkkuinani
|
| translative
|
arkukseni
|
arkuikseni
|
| abessive
|
arkuttani
|
arkuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
arkkuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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arkkusi
|
arkkusi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
arkkusi
|
arkkusi
|
| gen.
|
arkkusi
|
| genitive
|
arkkusi
|
arkkujesi
|
| partitive
|
arkkuasi
|
arkkujasi
|
| inessive
|
arkussasi
|
arkuissasi
|
| elative
|
arkustasi
|
arkuistasi
|
| illative
|
arkkuusi
|
arkkuihisi
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| adessive
|
arkullasi
|
arkuillasi
|
| ablative
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arkultasi
|
arkuiltasi
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| allative
|
arkullesi
|
arkuillesi
|
| essive
|
arkkunasi
|
arkkuinasi
|
| translative
|
arkuksesi
|
arkuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
arkuttasi
|
arkuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
arkkuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
arkkumme
|
arkkumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
arkkumme
|
arkkumme
|
| gen.
|
arkkumme
|
| genitive
|
arkkumme
|
arkkujemme
|
| partitive
|
arkkuamme
|
arkkujamme
|
| inessive
|
arkussamme
|
arkuissamme
|
| elative
|
arkustamme
|
arkuistamme
|
| illative
|
arkkuumme
|
arkkuihimme
|
| adessive
|
arkullamme
|
arkuillamme
|
| ablative
|
arkultamme
|
arkuiltamme
|
| allative
|
arkullemme
|
arkuillemme
|
| essive
|
arkkunamme
|
arkkuinamme
|
| translative
|
arkuksemme
|
arkuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
arkuttamme
|
arkuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
arkkuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
arkkunne
|
arkkunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
arkkunne
|
arkkunne
|
| gen.
|
arkkunne
|
| genitive
|
arkkunne
|
arkkujenne
|
| partitive
|
arkkuanne
|
arkkujanne
|
| inessive
|
arkussanne
|
arkuissanne
|
| elative
|
arkustanne
|
arkuistanne
|
| illative
|
arkkuunne
|
arkkuihinne
|
| adessive
|
arkullanne
|
arkuillanne
|
| ablative
|
arkultanne
|
arkuiltanne
|
| allative
|
arkullenne
|
arkuillenne
|
| essive
|
arkkunanne
|
arkkuinanne
|
| translative
|
arkuksenne
|
arkuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
arkuttanne
|
arkuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
arkkuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
arkkunsa
|
arkkunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
arkkunsa
|
arkkunsa
|
| gen.
|
arkkunsa
|
| genitive
|
arkkunsa
|
arkkujensa
|
| partitive
|
arkkuaan
arkkuansa
|
arkkujaan
arkkujansa
|
| inessive
|
arkussaan
arkussansa
|
arkuissaan
arkuissansa
|
| elative
|
arkustaan
arkustansa
|
arkuistaan
arkuistansa
|
| illative
|
arkkuunsa
|
arkkuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
arkullaan
arkullansa
|
arkuillaan
arkuillansa
|
| ablative
|
arkultaan
arkultansa
|
arkuiltaan
arkuiltansa
|
| allative
|
arkulleen
arkullensa
|
arkuilleen
arkuillensa
|
| essive
|
arkkunaan
arkkunansa
|
arkkuinaan
arkkuinansa
|
| translative
|
arkukseen
arkuksensa
|
arkuikseen
arkuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
arkuttaan
arkuttansa
|
arkuittaan
arkuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
arkkuineen
arkkuinensa
|
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