Finnish

Suffix

-kko ‎(front vowel harmony variant -kkö)

1. Forms collective nouns.

   aallokko ‎(“swell”), from aalto ‎(“wave”)

   kehikko ‎(“framework”), from kehä ‎(“frame”)

   kolmikko ‎(“threesome”), from kolme ‎(“three”)

   nurmikko ‎(“lawn”), from nurmi ‎(“grass”)

   valjakko ‎(“team”), from valjaat ‎(“harness”)

2. Forms nouns denoting essential characteristics of a location.

   rannikko ‎(“coast”), from ranta ‎(“shore”)

   hietikko ‎(“sands”), from hieta ‎(“sand”)

3. Forms nouns from verbs denoting activities or tools for an activity.

   rynnäkkö ‎(“attack”), from rynnätä ‎(“to attack”)

   ylläkkö ‎(“raid”), from yllättää ‎(“to surprise”)

   valikko ‎(“menu (computing)”), from valita ‎(“to choose”)

4. Forms names for various beings.

   poliitikko ‎(“politician”), from politiikka ‎(“politics”)

   fyysikko ‎(“physicist”), from fysiikka ‎(“physics”)

   lumikko ‎(“least weasel”), from lumi ‎(“snow”)

   venakko ‎(“Russian female”), from Venäjä ‎(“Russia”)

5. Forms descriptive nouns.

   haulikko ‎(“shotgun”), from hauli ‎(“shot”)

Usage notes

In its collective senses, added to the plural stem of the base noun.

Declension

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