peikko
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom older peikkoi, from Proto-Finnic *peikoi, *peiko[1] (reshaped later with -kko; compare Estonian peig (“bridegroom”)), deriving either from Proto-Germanic *faihaz (“hostile, criminal”), *faigijaz (“fey”), or alternatively from a lost Baltic cognate (inexact parallels include Lithuanian paikas (“stupid”), piktas (“angry, bad”), pikčius (“devil”), pikulas (“devil”)), all ultimately based on Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- (“to mark”).[2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpeikko
- (folklore) goblin, hobgoblin, gnome, gremlin (mythical man-like creature, often depicted hairy, tailed and mischievous)
- troll (in modern children's literature often a good-natured forest-dwelling humanoid)
- hobgoblin (cause of dread, fear or apprehension)
Declension
editInflection of peikko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | peikko | peikot | |
genitive | peikon | peikkojen | |
partitive | peikkoa | peikkoja | |
illative | peikkoon | peikkoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | peikko | peikot | |
accusative | nom. | peikko | peikot |
gen. | peikon | ||
genitive | peikon | peikkojen | |
partitive | peikkoa | peikkoja | |
inessive | peikossa | peikoissa | |
elative | peikosta | peikoista | |
illative | peikkoon | peikkoihin | |
adessive | peikolla | peikoilla | |
ablative | peikolta | peikoilta | |
allative | peikolle | peikoille | |
essive | peikkona | peikkoina | |
translative | peikoksi | peikoiksi | |
abessive | peikotta | peikoitta | |
instructive | — | peikoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editcompounds
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Etymologiadata:imsm:peiko(i), Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (EVE)
- ^ Koivulehto, Jorma. 2005. "Noin jalot vietettiin hevonsuistajan Hektorin peijaat. Peijaiset- ja peikko-sanojen etymologia." Virittäjä 3/2005: 322–335.
Further reading
edit- “peikko”, 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
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- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/eikːo
- Rhymes:Finnish/eikːo/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- fi:Folklore
- Finnish valo-type nominals