derkku

Finnish

Etymology

Combined from DDR (“GDR, German Democratic Republic”) and serkku (“cousin”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈderkːu/, [ˈde̞rkːu]

Noun

derkku

  1. A citizen of the former East Germany.
  2. (in the plural, informal) East Germany

Declension
Inflection of derkku (Kotus type 1/valo, kk-k gradation)
nominative derkku derkut
genitive derkun derkkujen
partitive derkkua derkkuja
illative derkkuun derkkuihin
singular plural
nominative derkku derkut
accusative nom. derkku derkut
gen. derkun
genitive derkun derkkujen
partitive derkkua derkkuja
inessive derkussa derkuissa
elative derkusta derkuista
illative derkkuun derkkuihin
adessive derkulla derkuilla
ablative derkulta derkuilta
allative derkulle derkuille
essive derkkuna derkkuina
translative derkuksi derkuiksi
instructive — derkuin
abessive derkutta derkuitta
comitative — derkkuineen

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