tolkku
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian толк (tolk),[1][2][3] from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtolkːu/, [ˈt̪o̞lkːu]
- Rhymes: -olkːu
- Syllabification(key): tolk‧ku
- Hyphenation(key): tolk‧ku
Noun
tolkku
- sense (sensibility; sound judgement)
- Synonym: järki
- Tässä ei ole mitään tolkkua.
- This makes no sense.
Declension
| Inflection of tolkku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tolkku | tolkut | |
| genitive | tolkun | tolkkujen | |
| partitive | tolkkua | tolkkuja | |
| illative | tolkkuun | tolkkuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | tolkku | tolkut | |
| accusative | nom. | tolkku | tolkut |
| gen. | tolkun | ||
| genitive | tolkun | tolkkujen | |
| partitive | tolkkua | tolkkuja | |
| inessive | tolkussa | tolkuissa | |
| elative | tolkusta | tolkuista | |
| illative | tolkkuun | tolkkuihin | |
| adessive | tolkulla | tolkuilla | |
| ablative | tolkulta | tolkuilta | |
| allative | tolkulle | tolkuille | |
| essive | tolkkuna | tolkkuina | |
| translative | tolkuksi | tolkuiksi | |
| abessive | tolkutta | tolkuitta | |
| instructive | — | tolkuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
References
- ^ Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.
- ^ 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
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
Further reading
- “tolkku”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian толк (tolk). Compare Finnish tolkku.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtolkːu/, [ˈto̞ɫkːŭ̥]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtolkːu/, [ˈto̞ɫkːu]
- Rhymes: -olkːu
- Hyphenation: tolk‧ku
Noun
tolkku
- sense, sensibility
- Täs ei oo mittää tolkkua. ― This makes no sense. (literally, “There is no sense in this.”)
Declension
| Declension of tolkku (type 4/koivu, kk-k gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | tolkku | tolkut |
| genitive | tolkun | tolkkuin, tolkkuloin |
| partitive | tolkkua | tolkkuja, tolkkuloja |
| illative | tolkkuu | tolkkui, tolkkuloihe |
| inessive | tolkuus | tolkuis, tolkkulois |
| elative | tolkust | tolkuist, tolkkuloist |
| allative | tolkulle | tolkuille, tolkkuloille |
| adessive | tolkuul | tolkuil, tolkkuloil |
| ablative | tolkult | tolkuilt, tolkkuloilt |
| translative | tolkuks | tolkuiks, tolkkuloiks |
| essive | tolkkunna, tolkkuun | tolkkuinna, tolkkuloinna, tolkkuin, tolkkuloin |
| exessive1) | tolkkunt | tolkkuint, tolkkuloint |
| 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. | ||
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 591
Votic
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian толк (tolk).
Pronunciation
- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈtolkːu/, [ˈtoɫkːu]
- Rhymes: -olkːu
- Hyphenation: tolk‧ku
Noun
tolkku
Inflection
| Declension of tolkku (type II/võrkko, kk-k gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | tolkku | tolkud |
| genitive | tolku | tolkkujõ, tolkkui |
| partitive | tolkkua | tolkkuitõ, tolkkui |
| illative | tolkkusõ, tolkku | tolkkuisõ |
| inessive | tolkuz | tolkkuiz |
| elative | tolkussõ | tolkkuissõ |
| allative | tolkulõ | tolkkuilõ |
| adessive | tolkullõ | tolkkuillõ |
| ablative | tolkultõ | tolkkuiltõ |
| translative | tolkussi | tolkkuissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “tolkku”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn