kukin
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkukin/, [ˈkuk̟in]
- Rhymes: -ukin
- Syllabification(key): ku‧kin
- Hyphenation(key): ku‧kin
Etymology 1
Pronoun
kukin
- (indefinite) each
- Kukin niistä maksoi 50 (viisikymmentä) senttiä.
- Each of them cost 50 cents.
- On noin 250 eri vähemmistöryhmää, joihin kuhunkin kuuluu alle 100 henkilöä.
- There are about 250 different minority groups, to each of which belongs under 100 people.
- Kullakin yksilöllä on oikeus elämään.
- Each individual has the right to live.
Usage notes
- kukin has also plural forms. They are used, for example, with words that are used only in the plural: kutkin häät (“each (of the) wedding(s)”).
Inflection
Declension of kukin
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The abessive singular and plural and sublative singular are rare.
The inflectional stem is ku- for all forms, unlike with kuka and kukaan.
Derived terms
compounds
Related terms
| polarity pair |
positive | kukin |
|---|---|---|
| negative | kukaan |
Further reading
- “kukin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023
Etymology 2
Noun
kukin
- instructive plural of kukka
- Piha oli koristeltu kukin.
- The courtyard was decorated with flowers.
Etymology 3
Verb
kukin
- first-person singular present/past indicative of kukkia