farkut

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑrkut/, [ˈfɑ̝rkut̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑrkut
• Syllabification^(key): far‧kut
• Hyphenation^(key): far‧kut

Etymology 1

Clipping of farmarihousut +‎ -kku. Originally considered a colloquialism, but has become neutral in tone.

Noun

farkut

1. (plural only) jeans
2. (in compounds) denim

   Synonym: denim

   farkkukangas ― denim (material) (literally, “jean cloth”)

   farkkutakki ― denim coat

Declension

Inflection of farkut (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
nominative		—	farkut
genitive		—	farkkujen
partitive		—	farkkuja
illative		—	farkkuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		—	farkut
accusative	nom.	—	farkut
	gen.	—
genitive		—	farkkujen
partitive		—	farkkuja
inessive		—	farkuissa
elative		—	farkuista
illative		—	farkkuihin
adessive		—	farkuilla
ablative		—	farkuilta
allative		—	farkuille
essive		—	farkkuina
translative		—	farkuiksi
abessive		—	farkuitta
instructive		—	farkuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of farkut (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — farkkuni accusative nom. — farkkuni gen. — genitive — farkkujeni partitive — farkkujani inessive — farkuissani elative — farkuistani illative — farkkuihini adessive — farkuillani ablative — farkuiltani allative — farkuilleni essive — farkkuinani translative — farkuikseni abessive — farkuittani instructive — — comitative — farkkuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — farkkusi accusative nom. — farkkusi gen. — genitive — farkkujesi partitive — farkkujasi inessive — farkuissasi elative — farkuistasi illative — farkkuihisi adessive — farkuillasi ablative — farkuiltasi allative — farkuillesi essive — farkkuinasi translative — farkuiksesi abessive — farkuittasi instructive — — comitative — farkkuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — farkkumme accusative nom. — farkkumme gen. — genitive — farkkujemme partitive — farkkujamme inessive — farkuissamme elative — farkuistamme illative — farkkuihimme adessive — farkuillamme ablative — farkuiltamme allative — farkuillemme essive — farkkuinamme translative — farkuiksemme abessive — farkuittamme instructive — — comitative — farkkuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — farkkunne accusative nom. — farkkunne gen. — genitive — farkkujenne partitive — farkkujanne inessive — farkuissanne elative — farkuistanne illative — farkkuihinne adessive — farkuillanne ablative — farkuiltanne allative — farkuillenne essive — farkkuinanne translative — farkuiksenne abessive — farkuittanne instructive — — comitative — farkkuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative — farkkunsa accusative nom. — farkkunsa gen. — genitive — farkkujensa partitive — farkkujaan farkkujansa inessive — farkuissaan farkuissansa elative — farkuistaan farkuistansa illative — farkkuihinsa adessive — farkuillaan farkuillansa ablative — farkuiltaan farkuiltansa allative — farkuilleen farkuillensa essive — farkkuinaan farkkuinansa translative — farkuikseen farkuiksensa abessive — farkuittaan farkuittansa instructive — — comitative — farkkuineen farkkuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• farkkuhame
• farkkukangas
• farkkukankainen
• farkkukansa
• farkkuliivi
• farkkupusero
• farkkutakki
• lantiofarkut
• merkkifarkut
• pillifarkut
• samettifarkut
• talvifarkut

Further reading

• “farkut”, 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 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Noun

farkut

1. nominative plural of farkku (“station wagon”)