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-ikko

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See also: KKO, ikkō, Ikkō, and -ikkö

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *-ikkoi. Equivalent to -i- (plural stem) + -kko. Cognate with Estonian -ik(u).

Suffix

-ikko (front vowel harmony variant -ikkö, linguistic notation -ikkO)

  1. alternative form of -kko
Declension

Usually:

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

But when attached to monosyllabic stems:

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Derived terms

Etymology 2

An extension of -kko (including -ikko, etymology 1) inspired by the adjective endings Latin -icus and Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós).

Suffix

-ikko (front vowel harmony variant -ikkö, linguistic notation -ikkO)

  1. Forms names for people, particularly from Latinate or Greek roots.
    politiikka (politics) + -kko + -ikkopoliitikko (politician)
    fysiikka (physics) + -kko + -ikkofyysikko (physicist)
  2. (rare) Forms nouns from Latinate or Greek words ending in -icus or -ῐκός (-ĭkós).
    klassi- + -kko + -ikkoklassikko (classic)
Declension

Usually:

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

But when attached to monosyllabic stems:

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
Derived terms

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-ikkoi. Cognates include Finnish -ikko and Estonian -ik(u).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ikko (front vowel variant -ikkö)

  1. alternative form of -kko

Declension

More information Declension of (type 4/koivu, kk-k gradation), singular ...
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