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-hko
-hko
See also: -hkö
Finnish
Suffix
-hko (front vowel harmony variant -hkö)
- an adjectival suffix used with adjectives with back vowel harmony (a, o or u) in order to give the original adjective the meaning "quite, relatively, somewhat"; -ish
Declension
| Inflection of -hko (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -hko | -hkot | |
| genitive | -hkon | -hkojen | |
| partitive | -hkoa | -hkoja | |
| illative | -hkoon | -hkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | -hko | -hkot | |
| accusative | nom. | -hko | -hkot |
| gen. | -hkon | ||
| genitive | -hkon | -hkojen | |
| partitive | -hkoa | -hkoja | |
| inessive | -hkossa | -hkoissa | |
| elative | -hkosta | -hkoista | |
| illative | -hkoon | -hkoihin | |
| adessive | -hkolla | -hkoilla | |
| ablative | -hkolta | -hkoilta | |
| allative | -hkolle | -hkoille | |
| essive | -hkona | -hkoina | |
| translative | -hkoksi | -hkoiksi | |
| instructive | — | -hkoin | |
| abessive | -hkotta | -hkoitta | |
| comitative | — | -hkoine | |
Usage notes
- The adjectives with this suffix have no comparative or superlative forms.