Estonian

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Noun

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kakku

  1. illative singular of kagu

Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kakku, borrowed either from Proto-Norse *ᚲᚨᚲᛟ (*kakō, cake (of bread)) or earlier Proto-Germanic *kakǭ; compare modern Swedish kaka and Estonian kakk (loaf of white bread).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kakku

  1. cake
    syödä ja säästää kakku / pitää kakku ja syödä seto have one's cake and eat it too
  2. (figuratively) pie (whole of wealth or resource)
  3. Ellipsis of hunajakakku.
  4. (slang) bit (prison sentence)

Usage notes

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  • (cake): Tends to refer to larger cakes served in slices. Small, individual cakes tend to be called leivos or pikkuleipä, but may also be called kakku, particularly in compounds.

Declension

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Inflection of kakku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
nominative kakku kakut
genitive kakun kakkujen
partitive kakkua kakkuja
illative kakkuun kakkuihin
singular plural
nominative kakku kakut
accusative nom. kakku kakut
gen. kakun
genitive kakun kakkujen
partitive kakkua kakkuja
inessive kakussa kakuissa
elative kakusta kakuista
illative kakkuun kakkuihin
adessive kakulla kakuilla
ablative kakulta kakuilta
allative kakulle kakuille
essive kakkuna kakkuina
translative kakuksi kakuiksi
abessive kakutta kakuitta
instructive kakuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kakku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kakkuni kakkuni
accusative nom. kakkuni kakkuni
gen. kakkuni
genitive kakkuni kakkujeni
partitive kakkuani kakkujani
inessive kakussani kakuissani
elative kakustani kakuistani
illative kakkuuni kakkuihini
adessive kakullani kakuillani
ablative kakultani kakuiltani
allative kakulleni kakuilleni
essive kakkunani kakkuinani
translative kakukseni kakuikseni
abessive kakuttani kakuittani
instructive
comitative kakkuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kakkusi kakkusi
accusative nom. kakkusi kakkusi
gen. kakkusi
genitive kakkusi kakkujesi
partitive kakkuasi kakkujasi
inessive kakussasi kakuissasi
elative kakustasi kakuistasi
illative kakkuusi kakkuihisi
adessive kakullasi kakuillasi
ablative kakultasi kakuiltasi
allative kakullesi kakuillesi
essive kakkunasi kakkuinasi
translative kakuksesi kakuiksesi
abessive kakuttasi kakuittasi
instructive
comitative kakkuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kakkumme kakkumme
accusative nom. kakkumme kakkumme
gen. kakkumme
genitive kakkumme kakkujemme
partitive kakkuamme kakkujamme
inessive kakussamme kakuissamme
elative kakustamme kakuistamme
illative kakkuumme kakkuihimme
adessive kakullamme kakuillamme
ablative kakultamme kakuiltamme
allative kakullemme kakuillemme
essive kakkunamme kakkuinamme
translative kakuksemme kakuiksemme
abessive kakuttamme kakuittamme
instructive
comitative kakkuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kakkunne kakkunne
accusative nom. kakkunne kakkunne
gen. kakkunne
genitive kakkunne kakkujenne
partitive kakkuanne kakkujanne
inessive kakussanne kakuissanne
elative kakustanne kakuistanne
illative kakkuunne kakkuihinne
adessive kakullanne kakuillanne
ablative kakultanne kakuiltanne
allative kakullenne kakuillenne
essive kakkunanne kakkuinanne
translative kakuksenne kakuiksenne
abessive kakuttanne kakuittanne
instructive
comitative kakkuinenne

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Anagrams

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Greenlandic

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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kakku (demonstrative)

  1. plural of kanna; those down a medial distance.

Ingrian

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Kakkuloja.

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kakku. Cognates include Finnish kakku and Estonian kakk.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kakku

  1. flatbread

Declension

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Declension of kakku (type 4/koivu, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative kakku kakut
genitive kakun kakkuin, kakkuloin
partitive kakkua kakkuja, kakkuloja
illative kakkuu kakkui, kakkuloihe
inessive kakus kakuis, kakkulois
elative kakust kakuist, kakkuloist
allative kakulle kakuille, kakkuloille
adessive kakul kakuil, kakkuloil
ablative kakult kakuilt, kakkuloilt
translative kakuks kakuiks, kakkuloiks
essive kakkunna, kakkuun kakkuinna, kakkuloinna, kakkuin, kakkuloin
exessive1) kakkunt kakkuint, kakkuloint
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.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 125

Votic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kakku.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kakku

  1. flatbread, bread, pancake

Inflection

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Declension of kakku (type II/võrkko, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative kakku kakud
genitive kaku kakkujõ, kakkui
partitive kakkua kakkuitõ, kakkui
illative kakkusõ, kakku kakkuisõ
inessive kakuz kakkuiz
elative kakussõ kakkuissõ
allative kakulõ kakkuilõ
adessive kakullõ kakkuillõ
ablative kakultõ kakkuiltõ
translative kakussi kakkuissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

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