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
Noun
    
tolkku
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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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] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), 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] (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
    
    
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
    
    
Pronunciation
    
- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈtolkːu/, [ˈtoɫkːu]
- Rhymes: -olkːu
- Hyphenation: tolk‧ku
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
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