-kko

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *-kkoi. Equivalent to -kka +‎ -i (compare -kki, see -i for more on the duality). Cognate with Estonian -k(u). === Suffix === -kko (front vowel harmony variant -kkö, linguistic notation -kkO) Forms collective nouns. ‎kehä (“frame”) + ‎-kko → ‎kehikko (“framework”) ‎valjaat (“harness”) + ‎-kko → ‎valjakko (“team”) Forms nouns for groups of a particular number, including tuples. ‎kaksi (“two”) + ‎-kko → ‎kaksikko (“group of two, duo, couple”) ‎kolme (“three”) + ‎-kko → ‎kolmikko (“group of three, threesome”) ‎neljä (“four”) + ‎-kko → ‎nelikko (“group of four, quadruple”) Forms nouns denoting essential characteristics of a location, for a (land) surface covered in something, or for land characterised by something in general. ‎nurmi (“grass”) + ‎-kko → ‎nurmikko (“lawn”) ‎ruoko (“reed”) + ‎-kko → ‎ruoikko (“reed bed”) ‎hieta (“sand”) + ‎-kko → ‎hietikko (“expanse of sand”) ‎lumme (“waterlily”) + ‎-kko → ‎lumpeikko (“water covered in waterlilies”) ‎aalto (“wave”) + ‎-kko → ‎aallokko (“swell”) ‎ranta (“shore”) + ‎-kko → ‎rannikko (“coast”) ‎kostea (“wet, moist”) + ‎-kko → ‎kosteikko (“wetland”) Forms nouns for groups of something, often plants. ‎haapa (“aspen”) + ‎-kko → ‎haavikko (“group of aspen trees, aspen forest”) ‎taimi (“sapling”) + ‎-kko → ‎taimikko (“group of saplings, recently planted forest”) ‎porras (“step”) + ‎-kko → ‎portaikko (“set of steps, staircase”) Forms nouns from verbs denoting activities or tools for an activity. ‎rynnätä (“to attack”) + ‎-kko → ‎rynnäkkö (“attack”) ‎yllättää (“to surprise”) + ‎-kko → ‎ylläkkö (“raid”) ‎valita (“to choose”) + ‎-kko → ‎valikko (“menu (computing)”) Forms names for various beings. ‎lumi (“snow”) + ‎-kko → ‎lumikko (“least weasel”) ‎Venäjä (“Russia”) + ‎-kko → ‎venakko (“Russian female”) Forms descriptive nouns. ‎hauli (“shot”) + ‎-kko → ‎haulikko (“shotgun”) ==== Usage notes ==== Usually added to the plural stem of the base noun (-ikko). ==== Declension ==== Usually: But when attached to monosyllabic stems: ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Anagrams === KOK, kok. == Ingrian == === Alternative forms === -ikko === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *-kkoi. Akin to Finnish -kko. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /-kːo/, [-kːo̞] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /-kːoi̯/, [-kːo̞i̯] === Suffix === -kko (front vowel variant -kkö) Used to form collective nouns. ‎petäjä (“pine”) + ‎-kko → ‎petäisikko (“group of pines”) Used to form groups of a particular number. ‎kymmen (“ten”) + ‎-kko → ‎kymmenikkö (“decuplet”) Used to form nouns describing female people. ‎linna (“town”) + ‎-kko → ‎linnakko (“townswoman”) Used to form diminutives of certain nouns. ‎pää (“head”) + ‎-kko → ‎pääkkö (“head”) (unproductive) Used to form animal names. ‎vesi (“water”) + ‎-kko → ‎vesikko (“mink”) ==== Usage notes ==== This suffix doesn't always conform to vowel harmony: ‎päähkänä (“nut”) (front-vocalic) + ‎-kko → ‎päähkänikko (“nut grove”) (back-vocalic) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Japanese == === Romanization === -kko Rōmaji transcription of っこ == Karelian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *-kkoi. Cognates include Finnish -kko and Ingrian -kko. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /-kːo/ === Suffix === -kko (front vowel variant -kkö) Used to form collective nouns. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ====