meikku

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of meikäläinen +‎ -kku

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmei̯kːu/, [ˈme̞i̯kːu]
• Rhymes: -eikːu
• Syllabification^(key): meik‧ku

Noun

meikku (rare, slang, humorous)

1. Synonym of minä (“I”).

   'Meikun auto on uudempi kuin Kallen.

   My car is newer than Kalle's.

Declension

Inflection of meikku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
nominative		meikku	—
genitive		meikun	—
partitive		meikkua	—
illative		meikkuun	—
		singular	plural
nominative		meikku	—
accusative	nom.	meikku	—
	gen.	meikun
genitive		meikun	—
partitive		meikkua	—
inessive		meikussa	—
elative		meikusta	—
illative		meikkuun	—
adessive		meikulla	—
ablative		meikulta	—
allative		meikulle	—
essive		meikkuna	—
translative		meikuksi	—
abessive		meikutta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of meikku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative meikkuni — accusative nom. meikkuni — gen. meikkuni genitive meikkuni — partitive meikkuani — inessive meikussani — elative meikustani — illative meikkuuni — adessive meikullani — ablative meikultani — allative meikulleni — essive meikkunani — translative meikukseni — abessive meikuttani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative meikkusi — accusative nom. meikkusi — gen. meikkusi genitive meikkusi — partitive meikkuasi — inessive meikussasi — elative meikustasi — illative meikkuusi — adessive meikullasi — ablative meikultasi — allative meikullesi — essive meikkunasi — translative meikuksesi — abessive meikuttasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative meikkumme — accusative nom. meikkumme — gen. meikkumme genitive meikkumme — partitive meikkuamme — inessive meikussamme — elative meikustamme — illative meikkuumme — adessive meikullamme — ablative meikultamme — allative meikullemme — essive meikkunamme — translative meikuksemme — abessive meikuttamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative meikkunne — accusative nom. meikkunne — gen. meikkunne genitive meikkunne — partitive meikkuanne — inessive meikussanne — elative meikustanne — illative meikkuunne — adessive meikullanne — ablative meikultanne — allative meikullenne — essive meikkunanne — translative meikuksenne — abessive meikuttanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative meikkunsa — accusative nom. meikkunsa — gen. meikkunsa genitive meikkunsa — partitive meikkuaan meikkuansa — inessive meikussaan meikussansa — elative meikustaan meikustansa — illative meikkuunsa — adessive meikullaan meikullansa — ablative meikultaan meikultansa — allative meikulleen meikullensa — essive meikkunaan meikkunansa — translative meikukseen meikuksensa — abessive meikuttaan meikuttansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Further reading

• “meikku”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03