kaakko

Finnish

Etymology

Cognate to Estonian kagu (“south-east”) and Ingrian kakkoi (“south-east”). Possibly related to kaakkuri, in which case the cardinal direction meaning could derive from a meaning like "the direction where migratory birds come from".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑːkːo/, [ˈkɑːkːo̞]

Noun

kaakko

  1. southeast

Declension
Inflection of kaakko (Kotus type 1/valo, kk-k gradation)
nominative kaakko kaakot
genitive kaakon kaakkojen
partitive kaakkoa kaakkoja
illative kaakkoon kaakkoihin
singular plural
nominative kaakko kaakot
accusative nom. kaakko kaakot
gen. kaakon
genitive kaakon kaakkojen
partitive kaakkoa kaakkoja
inessive kaakossa kaakoissa
elative kaakosta kaakoista
illative kaakkoon kaakkoihin
adessive kaakolla kaakoilla
ablative kaakolta kaakoilta
allative kaakolle kaakoille
essive kaakkona kaakkoina
translative kaakoksi kaakoiksi
instructive — kaakoin
abessive kaakotta kaakoitta
comitative — kaakkoineen

Antonyms

Derived terms

Cardinal Directions

luodepohjoinenkoillinen
länsiitä
lounaseteläkaakko

Anagrams

Votic

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Estonian kakk.

Noun

kaakko (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. owl

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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