mummonmarkka
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
mummon (“grandma's”) + markka (“markka”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈmumːonˌmɑrkːɑ/, [ˈmumːo̞mˌmɑ̝rkːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑrkːɑ
- Syllabification(key): mum‧mon‧mark‧ka
Noun[edit]
mummonmarkka (colloquial)
- A Finnish markka, as opposed to or in comparison with euro. Sometimes abbreviated to mummo.
- Ajattele - kahvikuppi maksaa kahdeksantoista mummoa!
- Just think of it - a cup of coffee costs eighteen markkas!
Declension[edit]
Inflection of mummonmarkka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | ||||
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nominative | mummonmarkka | mummonmarkat | ||
genitive | mummonmarkan | mummonmarkkojen | ||
partitive | mummonmarkkaa | mummonmarkkoja | ||
illative | mummonmarkkaan | mummonmarkkoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | mummonmarkka | mummonmarkat | ||
accusative | nom. | mummonmarkka | mummonmarkat | |
gen. | mummonmarkan | |||
genitive | mummonmarkan | mummonmarkkojen mummonmarkkainrare | ||
partitive | mummonmarkkaa | mummonmarkkoja | ||
inessive | mummonmarkassa | mummonmarkoissa | ||
elative | mummonmarkasta | mummonmarkoista | ||
illative | mummonmarkkaan | mummonmarkkoihin | ||
adessive | mummonmarkalla | mummonmarkoilla | ||
ablative | mummonmarkalta | mummonmarkoilta | ||
allative | mummonmarkalle | mummonmarkoille | ||
essive | mummonmarkkana | mummonmarkkoina | ||
translative | mummonmarkaksi | mummonmarkoiksi | ||
abessive | mummonmarkatta | mummonmarkoitta | ||
instructive | — | mummonmarkoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading[edit]
- “mummonmarkka”, 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