skeglu

Finnish

Etymology

From kekäle (“ember”), once used in slang to refer to knives (through the meaning "hot").^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskeɡlu/, [ˈs̠k̟e̞ɡlu]
• Rhymes: -eɡlu
• Syllabification^(key): skeg‧lu

Noun

skeglu

1. (Helsinki slang) A puukko (Nordic hunting knife).

Declension

Inflection of skeglu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		skeglu	skeglut
genitive		skeglun	skeglujen
partitive		skeglua	skegluja
illative		skegluun	skegluihin
		singular	plural
nominative		skeglu	skeglut
accusative	nom.	skeglu	skeglut
	gen.	skeglun
genitive		skeglun	skeglujen
partitive		skeglua	skegluja
inessive		skeglussa	skegluissa
elative		skeglusta	skegluista
illative		skegluun	skegluihin
adessive		skeglulla	skegluilla
ablative		skeglulta	skegluilta
allative		skeglulle	skegluille
essive		skegluna	skegluina
translative		skegluksi	skegluiksi
abessive		skeglutta	skegluitta
instructive		—	skegluin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of skeglu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative skegluni skegluni accusative nom. skegluni skegluni gen. skegluni genitive skegluni skeglujeni partitive skegluani skeglujani inessive skeglussani skegluissani elative skeglustani skegluistani illative skegluuni skegluihini adessive skeglullani skegluillani ablative skeglultani skegluiltani allative skeglulleni skegluilleni essive skeglunani skegluinani translative skeglukseni skegluikseni abessive skegluttani skegluittani instructive — — comitative — skegluineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative skeglusi skeglusi accusative nom. skeglusi skeglusi gen. skeglusi genitive skeglusi skeglujesi partitive skegluasi skeglujasi inessive skeglussasi skegluissasi elative skeglustasi skegluistasi illative skegluusi skegluihisi adessive skeglullasi skegluillasi ablative skeglultasi skegluiltasi allative skeglullesi skegluillesi essive skeglunasi skegluinasi translative skegluksesi skegluiksesi abessive skegluttasi skegluittasi instructive — — comitative — skegluinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative skeglumme skeglumme accusative nom. skeglumme skeglumme gen. skeglumme genitive skeglumme skeglujemme partitive skegluamme skeglujamme inessive skeglussamme skegluissamme elative skeglustamme skegluistamme illative skegluumme skegluihimme adessive skeglullamme skegluillamme ablative skeglultamme skegluiltamme allative skeglullemme skegluillemme essive skeglunamme skegluinamme translative skegluksemme skegluiksemme abessive skegluttamme skegluittamme instructive — — comitative — skegluinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative skeglunne skeglunne accusative nom. skeglunne skeglunne gen. skeglunne genitive skeglunne skeglujenne partitive skegluanne skeglujanne inessive skeglussanne skegluissanne elative skeglustanne skegluistanne illative skegluunne skegluihinne adessive skeglullanne skegluillanne ablative skeglultanne skegluiltanne allative skeglullenne skegluillenne essive skeglunanne skegluinanne translative skegluksenne skegluiksenne abessive skegluttanne skegluittanne instructive — — comitative — skegluinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative skeglunsa skeglunsa accusative nom. skeglunsa skeglunsa gen. skeglunsa genitive skeglunsa skeglujensa partitive skegluaan skegluansa skeglujaan skeglujansa inessive skeglussaan skeglussansa skegluissaan skegluissansa elative skeglustaan skeglustansa skegluistaan skegluistansa illative skegluunsa skegluihinsa adessive skeglullaan skeglullansa skegluillaan skegluillansa ablative skeglultaan skeglultansa skegluiltaan skegluiltansa allative skeglulleen skeglullensa skegluilleen skegluillensa essive skeglunaan skeglunansa skegluinaan skegluinansa translative skeglukseen skegluksensa skegluikseen skegluiksensa abessive skegluttaan skegluttansa skegluittaan skegluittansa instructive — — comitative — skegluineen skegluinensa

References

1. Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN