pakko

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pakko. Cognate to Estonian pakk (full), Ingrian pakkootoz, Karelian pakko, Ludian pakottada, Veps pakutada and Votic pakko.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑkːo/, [ˈpɑkːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑkːo
  • Syllabification(key): pak‧ko

Noun

pakko

  1. obligation, force, necessity, compulsion
  2. (olla ~ + first infinitive) Expresses obligation; can be translated into English as must, have to, be obliged to, be forced to, be compelled to; the one who is compelled is put in the genitive case and the verb is always in the third-person singular.
    Minun on pakko ostaa auto.
    I have to buy a car.
    Onko sinun pakko?
    Do you have to?
  3. (in compounds) Expresses compulsion, use of force or influence of an external force.
    pakkohuutokauppacompulsory sale
    pakkokeinocoercion
    pakkolaskuforced landing
    pakkolunastusexpropriation
    pakkoluovutusexpropriation
    pakkomielleobsession
    pakkopaitastraitjacket
    pakkoruotsimandatory Swedish
    pakkotoimenpideact of force
    pakkotyöforced labour

Declension

Inflection of pakko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
nominative pakko pakot
genitive pakon pakkojen
partitive pakkoa pakkoja
illative pakkoon pakkoihin
singular plural
nominative pakko pakot
accusative nom. pakko pakot
gen. pakon
genitive pakon pakkojen
partitive pakkoa pakkoja
inessive pakossa pakoissa
elative pakosta pakoista
illative pakkoon pakkoihin
adessive pakolla pakoilla
ablative pakolta pakoilta
allative pakolle pakoille
essive pakkona pakkoina
translative pakoksi pakoiksi
instructive pakoin
abessive pakotta pakoitta
comitative pakkoineen
Possessive forms of pakko (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person pakkoni pakkomme
2nd person pakkosi pakkonne
3rd person pakkonsa

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Votic

Pronunciation

  • (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈpɑkːo/, [ˈpɑkːo]
  • Rhymes: -ɑkːo
  • Hyphenation: pak‧ko

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *pakko.

Noun

pakko

  1. block of wood
Inflection
Declension of pakko (type II/võrkko, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative pakko pakod
genitive pako pakkoje, pakkojõ, pakkoi
partitive pakkoa pakkoitõ, pakkoi
illative pakko, pakkosõ pakkoje, pakkojõ, pakkoisõ
inessive pakoz pakkoiz
elative pakossõ pakkoissõ
allative pakolõ pakkoilõ
adessive pakollõ pakkoillõ
ablative pakoltõ pakkoiltõ
translative pakossi pakkoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *pakko.

Adverb

pakko

  1. required, necessary, (one) must, (one) has to

References

  • V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), pakko”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn
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