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 | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kaku | ||
| genitive | 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 | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kaku | ||
| genitive | 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
- “kakk”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “kakk”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
- kakk in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
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