lokakuu

== Finnish == === Alternative forms === loka, lokak. (abbreviation) === Etymology === loka (“mud, dirt, sludge”) +‎ kuu (“month”), referring to the weather around October === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlokɑˌkuː/, [ˈlo̞kɑ̝ˌkuː] Rhymes: -uː Syllabification(key): lo‧ka‧kuu Hyphenation(key): loka‧kuu === Noun === lokakuu October (month) ==== Usage notes ==== “in October” is expressed with the inessive case (lokakuussa). When the day is specified, the partitive case is typically used (e.g. 1. lokakuuta), but the genitive is also possible in a structure like lokakuun 1. päivä. ==== Declension ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== lokakuinen === References === === Further reading === “lokakuu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023