hanhikki

Finnish

Etymology

hanhi (goose) + -kki

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑnhikːi/, [ˈhɑnhikːi]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnhikːi
  • Syllabification(key): han‧hik‧ki

Noun

hanhikki

  1. (botany) potentilla (plant of the genus Potentilla consisting of more than 300 species)
    Synonym: sormihanhikki
  2. More generally, a plant in the closely related genera Potentilla, Argentina, Dasiphora, Drymocallis and Sibbaldiopsis.

Usage notes

  • Many of the plants in the genus Potentilla are commonly called cinquefoils in English, but also names five fingers and silverweed are used. Some species are called tormentils and barren strawberries.

Declension

Inflection of hanhikki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)
nominative hanhikki hanhikit
genitive hanhikin hanhikkien
partitive hanhikkia hanhikkeja
illative hanhikkiin hanhikkeihin
singular plural
nominative hanhikki hanhikit
accusative nom. hanhikki hanhikit
gen. hanhikin
genitive hanhikin hanhikkien
partitive hanhikkia hanhikkeja
inessive hanhikissa hanhikeissa
elative hanhikista hanhikeista
illative hanhikkiin hanhikkeihin
adessive hanhikilla hanhikeilla
ablative hanhikilta hanhikeilta
allative hanhikille hanhikeille
essive hanhikkina hanhikkeina
translative hanhikiksi hanhikeiksi
instructive hanhikein
abessive hanhikitta hanhikeitta
comitative hanhikkeineen
Possessive forms of hanhikki (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person hanhikkini hanhikkimme
2nd person hanhikkisi hanhikkinne
3rd person hanhikkinsa

Compounds

  • grönlanninhanhikki (plant of the genus Sibbaldiopsis)
  • parihanhikki (plant of the genus Argentina)
  • pensashanhikki (plant of the genus Dasiphora)
  • sormihanhikki (plant of the genus Potentilla)
  • valkohanhikki (plant of the genus Drymocallis)
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