peukalo

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *peikälo (with varying forms in descendants, such as dialectal peikalo, Karelian peikalo, Veps peigol, Estonian pöial, Livonian pēgal), probably a somewhat irregular derivation of Pre-Proto-Finnic *pelkä, from Proto-Uralic *pälkä (compare Northern Sami bealgi, Erzya пелька (pelʹka, thumb), Komi-Zyrian пев (pev)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeu̯kɑlo/, [ˈpe̞u̯kɑlo̞]
  • Rhymes: -eukɑlo
  • Syllabification(key): peu‧ka‧lo

Noun

peukalo

  1. thumb

Declension

Inflection of peukalo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative peukalo peukalot
genitive peukalon peukalojen
peukaloiden
peukaloitten
partitive peukaloa peukaloja
peukaloita
illative peukaloon peukaloihin
singular plural
nominative peukalo peukalot
accusative nom. peukalo peukalot
gen. peukalon
genitive peukalon peukalojen
peukaloiden
peukaloitten
partitive peukaloa peukaloja
peukaloita
inessive peukalossa peukaloissa
elative peukalosta peukaloista
illative peukaloon peukaloihin
adessive peukalolla peukaloilla
ablative peukalolta peukaloilta
allative peukalolle peukaloille
essive peukalona peukaloina
translative peukaloksi peukaloiksi
instructive peukaloin
abessive peukalotta peukaloitta
comitative peukaloineen
Possessive forms of peukalo (type palvelu)
possessor singular plural
1st person peukaloni peukalomme
2nd person peukalosi peukalonne
3rd person peukalonsa

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *peukalo. Cognates include Finnish peukalo.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpeu̯kɑlo/, [ˈpe̞u̯kəɫŏ̞̥]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpeu̯kɑlo/, [ˈpe̞u̯ɡ̊ɑɫo̞]
  • Rhymes: -eu̯kɑlo
  • Hyphenation: peu‧ka‧lo

Noun

peukalo

  1. thumb
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, N. J. Molotsova, transl., Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 74:
      Sentää ku peukalon olo ono mokoma, ni meijen käsi ono hakkiimisorgana.
      It's because the location of the thumb is such, that our hand is the organ of apprehension.

Declension

Declension of peukalo (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative peukalo peukalot
genitive peukalon peukaloin, peukaloloin
partitive peukaloa peukaloja, peukaloloja
illative peukaloo peukaloihe, peukaloloihe
inessive peukaloos peukalois, peukalolois
elative peukalost peukaloist, peukaloloist
allative peukalolle peukaloille, peukaloloille
adessive peukalool peukaloil, peukaloloil
ablative peukalolt peukaloilt, peukaloloilt
translative peukaloks peukaloiks, peukaloloiks
essive peukalonna, peukaloon peukaloinna, peukaloloinna, peukaloin, peukaloloin
exessive1) peukalont peukaloint, peukaloloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 12
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 404
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