kakk
Estonian
Etymology 1
Of onomatopoeic origin. Possibly influenced by kakk (“loaf of bread”), due to the shape of an owl's head.
Declension
Declension of kakk (ÕS type 22e/riik, k-ø gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kakk | kakud |
| genitive | kaku | kakkude |
| partitive | kakku | kakke kakkusid |
| illative | kakku kakusse |
kakkudesse kakesse |
| inessive | kakus | kakkudes kakes |
| elative | kakust | kakkudest kakest |
| allative | kakule | kakkudele kakele |
| adessive | kakul | kakkudel kakel |
| ablative | kakult | kakkudelt kakelt |
| translative | kakuks | kakkudeks kakeks |
| terminative | kakuni | kakkudeni |
| essive | kakuna | kakkudena |
| abessive | kakuta | kakkudeta |
| comitative | kakuga | kakkudega |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Finnic *kakku, borrowed crom Proto-Norse *ᚲᚨᚲᛟ (*kakō, “cake”); compare Swedish kaka. Cognate to Finnish kakku and Votic kakku, kakko. Possibly a newer loan from Old Swedish or Swedish.
Declension
Declension of kakk (ÕS type 22e/riik, k-ø gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kakk | kakud |
| genitive | kaku | kakkude |
| partitive | kakku | kakke kakkusid |
| illative | kakku kakusse |
kakkudesse kakesse |
| inessive | kakus | kakkudes kakes |
| elative | kakust | kakkudest kakest |
| allative | kakule | kakkudele kakele |
| adessive | kakul | kakkudel kakel |
| ablative | kakult | kakkudelt kakelt |
| translative | kakuks | kakkudeks kakeks |
| terminative | kakuni | kakkudeni |
| essive | kakuna | kakkudena |
| abessive | kakuta | kakkudeta |
| comitative | kakuga | kakkudega |
Further reading
- M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), “kakk”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
- kakk in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
- kakk in Sõnaveeb
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