olki

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *olki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈolki/, [ˈo̞lk̟i]
• Rhymes: -olki
• Hyphenation^(key): ol‧ki

Noun

olki

1. straw (dried stalk or stalks)
2. thatch (straw etc. as material for building roofs)

Declension

Inflection of olki (Kotus type 7*L/ovi, k-j gradation)
nominative		olki	oljet
genitive		oljen	olkien
partitive		olkea	olkia
illative		olkeen	olkiin
		singular	plural
nominative		olki	oljet
accusative	nom.	olki	oljet
	gen.	oljen
genitive		oljen	olkien
partitive		olkea	olkia
inessive		oljessa	oljissa
elative		oljesta	oljista
illative		olkeen	olkiin
adessive		oljella	oljilla
ablative		oljelta	oljilta
allative		oljelle	oljille
essive		olkena	olkina
translative		oljeksi	oljiksi
abessive		oljetta	oljitta
instructive		—	oljin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of olki (Kotus type 7*L/ovi, k-j gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative olkeni olkeni accusative nom. olkeni olkeni gen. olkeni genitive olkeni olkieni partitive olkeani olkiani inessive oljessani oljissani elative oljestani oljistani illative olkeeni olkiini adessive oljellani oljillani ablative oljeltani oljiltani allative oljelleni oljilleni essive olkenani olkinani translative oljekseni oljikseni abessive oljettani oljittani instructive — — comitative — olkineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative olkesi olkesi accusative nom. olkesi olkesi gen. olkesi genitive olkesi olkiesi partitive olkeasi olkiasi inessive oljessasi oljissasi elative oljestasi oljistasi illative olkeesi olkiisi adessive oljellasi oljillasi ablative oljeltasi oljiltasi allative oljellesi oljillesi essive olkenasi olkinasi translative oljeksesi oljiksesi abessive oljettasi oljittasi instructive — — comitative — olkinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative olkemme olkemme accusative nom. olkemme olkemme gen. olkemme genitive olkemme olkiemme partitive olkeamme olkiamme inessive oljessamme oljissamme elative oljestamme oljistamme illative olkeemme olkiimme adessive oljellamme oljillamme ablative oljeltamme oljiltamme allative oljellemme oljillemme essive olkenamme olkinamme translative oljeksemme oljiksemme abessive oljettamme oljittamme instructive — — comitative — olkinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative olkenne olkenne accusative nom. olkenne olkenne gen. olkenne genitive olkenne olkienne partitive olkeanne olkianne inessive oljessanne oljissanne elative oljestanne oljistanne illative olkeenne olkiinne adessive oljellanne oljillanne ablative oljeltanne oljiltanne allative oljellenne oljillenne essive olkenanne olkinanne translative oljeksenne oljiksenne abessive oljettanne oljittanne instructive — — comitative — olkinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative olkensa olkensa accusative nom. olkensa olkensa gen. olkensa genitive olkensa olkiensa partitive olkeaan olkeansa olkiaan olkiansa inessive oljessaan oljessansa oljissaan oljissansa elative oljestaan oljestansa oljistaan oljistansa illative olkeensa olkiinsa adessive oljellaan oljellansa oljillaan oljillansa ablative oljeltaan oljeltansa oljiltaan oljiltansa allative oljelleen oljellensa oljilleen oljillensa essive olkenaan olkenansa olkinaan olkinansa translative oljekseen oljeksensa oljikseen oljiksensa abessive oljettaan oljettansa oljittaan oljittansa instructive — — comitative — olkineen olkinensa

Synonyms

• pahna (straw as bedding material)

Derived terms

• olkinen

 

compounds

• oljenkeltainen
• oljenkorsi
• oljenvaalea
• olkihattu
• olkihimmeli
• olkijauho
• olkikate
• olkikatto
• olkikattoinen
• olkikela
• olkikorsiainen
• olkikukka
• olkileipä
• Olkiluoto
• olkimaja
• olkimatto
• olkinukke
• Olkinuora
• olkipaali
• olkipatja
• olkipelletti
• olkipistiäinen
• olkipuriste
• olkisilppuri
• olkituppo
• olkityö
• olkiukko
• olkivelli
• olkivuode
• rukiinolki

 

Further reading

• “olki”, 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

Anagrams

• Koli, kilo, kilo-, loki

Ingrian

Olki.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *olki. Cognates include Finnish olki and Estonian õlg.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈolki/, [ˈo̞ɫkʲ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈolki/, [ˈo̞ɫɡ̊i]
• Rhymes: -olkʲ, -olki
• Hyphenation: ol‧ki

Noun

olki

1. straw

Declension

Declension of olki (type 5/lehti, k- gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	olki	olet
genitive	olen	olkiin, olkiloin
partitive	olkia	olkija, olkiloja
illative	olkee	olkii, olkiloihe
inessive	oles	olis, olkilois
elative	olest	olist, olkiloist
allative	olelle	olille, olkiloille
adessive	olel	olil, olkiloil
ablative	olelt	olilt, olkiloilt
translative	oleks	oliks, olkiloiks
essive	olkenna, olkeen	olkinna, olkiloinna, olkiin, olkiloin
exessive1)	olkent	olkint, olkiloint
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

• olkimytty
• olkitalla
• ruisolki

 

References

• Fedor Tumansky (1790) “олги”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 695
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 361