Karkku

See also: karkku

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from a hypothetical Proto-Norse *karku (from Proto-Germanic *kwerkō (“throat”)) in reference to a narrow strait.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑrkːu/, [ˈkɑ̝rkːu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrkːu
  • Syllabification(key): Kark‧ku

Proper noun

Karkku

  1. A former municipality in Finland, merged with Vammala in 1973.

Declension

Inflection of Karkku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
nominative Karkku —
genitive Karkun —
partitive Karkkua —
illative Karkkuun —
singular plural
nominative Karkku —
accusative nom. Karkku —
gen. Karkun
genitive Karkun —
partitive Karkkua —
inessive Karkussa —
elative Karkusta —
illative Karkkuun —
adessive Karkulla —
ablative Karkulta —
allative Karkulle —
essive Karkkuna —
translative Karkuksi —
abessive Karkutta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Karkku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Karkkuni —
accusative nom. Karkkuni —
gen. Karkkuni
genitive Karkkuni —
partitive Karkkuani —
inessive Karkussani —
elative Karkustani —
illative Karkkuuni —
adessive Karkullani —
ablative Karkultani —
allative Karkulleni —
essive Karkkunani —
translative Karkukseni —
abessive Karkuttani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Karkkusi —
accusative nom. Karkkusi —
gen. Karkkusi
genitive Karkkusi —
partitive Karkkuasi —
inessive Karkussasi —
elative Karkustasi —
illative Karkkuusi —
adessive Karkullasi —
ablative Karkultasi —
allative Karkullesi —
essive Karkkunasi —
translative Karkuksesi —
abessive Karkuttasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Karkkumme —
accusative nom. Karkkumme —
gen. Karkkumme
genitive Karkkumme —
partitive Karkkuamme —
inessive Karkussamme —
elative Karkustamme —
illative Karkkuumme —
adessive Karkullamme —
ablative Karkultamme —
allative Karkullemme —
essive Karkkunamme —
translative Karkuksemme —
abessive Karkuttamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Karkkunne —
accusative nom. Karkkunne —
gen. Karkkunne
genitive Karkkunne —
partitive Karkkuanne —
inessive Karkussanne —
elative Karkustanne —
illative Karkkuunne —
adessive Karkullanne —
ablative Karkultanne —
allative Karkullenne —
essive Karkkunanne —
translative Karkuksenne —
abessive Karkuttanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Karkkunsa —
accusative nom. Karkkunsa —
gen. Karkkunsa
genitive Karkkunsa —
partitive Karkkuaan
Karkkuansa
—
inessive Karkussaan
Karkussansa
—
elative Karkustaan
Karkustansa
—
illative Karkkuunsa —
adessive Karkullaan
Karkullansa
—
ablative Karkultaan
Karkultansa
—
allative Karkulleen
Karkullensa
—
essive Karkkunaan
Karkkunansa
—
translative Karkukseen
Karkuksensa
—
abessive Karkuttaan
Karkuttansa
—
instructive — —
comitative — —

References

  1. Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
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