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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