ukko
See also: Ukko
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ukko. Probably a Finnic pet form of uros (“man, male”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ukko
- old man, gaffer
- adult male wood grouse or black grouse
- Synonym: ukkometso
- (informal) token in a board game, meeple, game piece
- (video games, informal) player character in video games
Declension
Inflection of ukko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | ukko | ukot | |
genitive | ukon | ukkojen | |
partitive | ukkoa | ukkoja | |
illative | ukkoon | ukkoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ukko | ukot | |
accusative | nom. | ukko | ukot |
gen. | ukon | ||
genitive | ukon | ukkojen | |
partitive | ukkoa | ukkoja | |
inessive | ukossa | ukoissa | |
elative | ukosta | ukoista | |
illative | ukkoon | ukkoihin | |
adessive | ukolla | ukoilla | |
ablative | ukolta | ukoilta | |
allative | ukolle | ukoille | |
essive | ukkona | ukkoina | |
translative | ukoksi | ukoiksi | |
abessive | ukotta | ukoitta | |
instructive | — | ukoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “ukko”, 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 2023-07-03
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ukko (“old man”). Cognates include Finnish ukko and Veps uk.
The sense "thunder" was attained through the name of the god Ukko, the Finnic god of thunder.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈukːo/, [ˈukːŏ̞̥]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈukːo/, [ˈukːo̞]
- Rhymes: -ukːo
- Hyphenation: uk‧ko
Noun
ukko
- old man
- thunder
- Short for lumiukko.
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:
- Käsijä palensi, mut ukko tuli hyvä.
- [Their] hands feel cold, but the [snow]man turned out good.
Declension
Declension of ukko (type 4/koivu, kk-k gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | ukko | ukot |
genitive | ukon | ukkoin, ukkoloin |
partitive | ukkoa | ukkoja, ukkoloja |
illative | ukkoo | ukkoi, ukkoloihe |
inessive | ukos | ukois, ukkolois |
elative | ukost | ukoist, ukkoloist |
allative | ukolle | ukoille, ukkoloille |
adessive | ukol | ukoil, ukkoloil |
ablative | ukolt | ukoilt, ukkoloilt |
translative | ukoks | ukoiks, ukkoloiks |
essive | ukkonna, ukkoon | ukkoinna, ukkoloinna, ukkoin, ukkoloin |
exessive1) | ukkont | ukkoint, ukkoloint |
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. |
Synonyms
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 622
Karelian
North Karelian (Viena) |
ukko |
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South Karelian (Tver) |
ukko |
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ukko. Cognates include Finnish ukko and Ingrian ukko.
The sense "thunder" was attained through the name of the god Ukko, the Finnic god of thunder.
Pronunciation
Noun
ukko (genitive ukon, partitive ukkuo)
- old man
- 1963, “1. Repo ta ukko kalalla”, in U. S. Konkka et al., editors, Карельские народные сказки [Karelian folk tales][2], page 52:
- Panou ukko kokkua järveh ta ryšyä niihi kokkih.
- An old man was putting hooks into the lake and nets on these hooks.
- husband
- thunder
Declension
Viena Karelian declension of ukko (type 1/tyttö, kk-k gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | ukko | ukot | |
genitive | ukon | ukkojen | |
partitive | ukkuo | ukkoja | |
illative | ukkoh | ukkoloih | |
inessive | ukošša | ukkoloissa | |
elative | ukošta | ukkoloista | |
adessive | ukolla | ukkoloilla | |
ablative | ukolta | ukkoloilta | |
translative | ukokši | ukkoloiksi | |
essive | ukkona | ukkoloina | |
comitative | — | ukkoloineh | |
abessive | ukotta | ukkoloitta |
Tver Karelian declension of ukko (type 1/tyttö kk-k gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | ukko | ukot | |
genitive | ukon | ukkoloin | |
partitive | ukkuo | ukkoloida | |
illative | ukkoh | ukkoloih | |
inessive | ukošša | ukkoloissa | |
elative | ukošta | ukkoloista | |
adessive | ukolla | ukkoloilla | |
ablative | ukolda | ukkoloilda | |
translative | ukokši | ukkoloiksi | |
essive | ukkona | ukkoloina | |
comitative | ukonke | ukkoloinke | |
abessive | ukotta | ukkoloitta |
Possessive forms of ukko | ||
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1st person | ukkoni | |
2nd person | ukkoš | |
3rd person | ukkoh | |
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses. |
Derived terms
References
- A. V. Punzhina (1994) “ukko”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
- P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) “дед”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ukko.
Pronunciation
Noun
ukko
Inflection
Declension of ukko (type II/võrkko, kk-k gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | ukko | ukod |
genitive | uko | ukkojõ, ukkoi |
partitive | ukkoa | ukkoitõ, ukkoi |
illative | ukkosõ, ukko | ukkoisõ |
inessive | ukoz | ukkoiz |
elative | ukossõ | ukkoissõ |
allative | ukolõ | ukkoilõ |
adessive | ukollõ | ukkoillõ |
ablative | ukoltõ | ukkoiltõ |
translative | ukossi | ukkoissi |
*) 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) “ukko”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
Categories:
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ukːo
- Rhymes:Finnish/ukːo/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish informal terms
- fi:Video games
- Finnish valo-type nominals
- fi:Age
- fi:Male animals
- fi:Games
- fi:Male people
- Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ukːo
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ukːo/2 syllables
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian nouns
- Ingrian short forms
- Ingrian terms with quotations
- izh:Atmospheric phenomena
- izh:Male people
- Karelian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Karelian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Karelian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Karelian lemmas
- Karelian nouns
- Karelian terms with quotations
- krl:Male family members
- krl:Atmospheric phenomena
- Votic terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Votic terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Votic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Votic/ukːo
- Rhymes:Votic/ukːo/2 syllables
- Votic lemmas
- Votic nouns
- Votic võrkko-type nominals