Sakko

== Finnish == === Etymology === Variant of Sakki. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɑkːo/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝kːo̞] Rhymes: -ɑkːo Syllabification(key): Sak‧ko Hyphenation(key): Sak‧ko === Proper noun === Sakko a Finnish surname ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Sakko is the 2496th (tied with 6 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 319 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === == German == === Alternative forms === Sacco (obsolete) === Etymology === From Sack (“sack”), which was used in the 19th century to refer to an unwaisted jacket; compare English sack coat. This name was due to the loose fitting, possibly reinforced by the idea of it being unpretentious and humble (compare Sack und Asche, English sackcloth). The later alteration of the form on the basis of Italian sacco was intended to have the opposite effect, namely to make it sound fashionable. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈzako/ (Germany) IPA(key): /saˈkoː/ (Austria) === Noun === Sakko n or (southern also) m (strong, genitive Sakkos, plural Sakkos) sportcoat; sports coat; sports jacket ==== Usage notes ==== The word is exclusively neuter in the northern half of the language area, but may alternatively be masculine in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and South Tyrol. ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Czech: sako → Serbo-Croatian: sàkō / са̀ко̄ === Further reading === “Sakko” in Duden online “Sakko”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)