Noun
tikku
- splinter (small fragment of material, especially wood, that gets embedded in the flesh)
- stick (small, thin, long piece of wood)
- Near-synonyms: keppi, sauva
- hammastikku ― toothpick
- jäätelötikku ― ice cream stick
- sliver (long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment)
- stick (small cylindrical piece of e.g. food)
- Ellipsis of tulitikku (“match (device to make fire)”).
Usage notes
English stick is a broader term than Finnish tikku, which only refers to relatively small, thin pieces of wood. Larger pieces of wood are usually called keppi.
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first-person singular possessor |
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singular |
plural |
nominative |
tikkuni |
tikkuni |
accusative |
nom. |
tikkuni |
tikkuni |
gen. |
tikkuni |
genitive |
tikkuni |
tikkujeni |
partitive |
tikkuani |
tikkujani |
inessive |
tikussani |
tikuissani |
elative |
tikustani |
tikuistani |
illative |
tikkuuni |
tikkuihini |
adessive |
tikullani |
tikuillani |
ablative |
tikultani |
tikuiltani |
allative |
tikulleni |
tikuilleni |
essive |
tikkunani |
tikkuinani |
translative |
tikukseni |
tikuikseni |
abessive |
tikuttani |
tikuittani |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | tikkuineni |
second-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
tikkusi |
tikkusi |
accusative |
nom. |
tikkusi |
tikkusi |
gen. |
tikkusi |
genitive |
tikkusi |
tikkujesi |
partitive |
tikkuasi |
tikkujasi |
inessive |
tikussasi |
tikuissasi |
elative |
tikustasi |
tikuistasi |
illative |
tikkuusi |
tikkuihisi |
adessive |
tikullasi |
tikuillasi |
ablative |
tikultasi |
tikuiltasi |
allative |
tikullesi |
tikuillesi |
essive |
tikkunasi |
tikkuinasi |
translative |
tikuksesi |
tikuiksesi |
abessive |
tikuttasi |
tikuittasi |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | tikkuinesi |
first-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
tikkumme |
tikkumme |
accusative |
nom. |
tikkumme |
tikkumme |
gen. |
tikkumme |
genitive |
tikkumme |
tikkujemme |
partitive |
tikkuamme |
tikkujamme |
inessive |
tikussamme |
tikuissamme |
elative |
tikustamme |
tikuistamme |
illative |
tikkuumme |
tikkuihimme |
adessive |
tikullamme |
tikuillamme |
ablative |
tikultamme |
tikuiltamme |
allative |
tikullemme |
tikuillemme |
essive |
tikkunamme |
tikkuinamme |
translative |
tikuksemme |
tikuiksemme |
abessive |
tikuttamme |
tikuittamme |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | tikkuinemme |
second-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
tikkunne |
tikkunne |
accusative |
nom. |
tikkunne |
tikkunne |
gen. |
tikkunne |
genitive |
tikkunne |
tikkujenne |
partitive |
tikkuanne |
tikkujanne |
inessive |
tikussanne |
tikuissanne |
elative |
tikustanne |
tikuistanne |
illative |
tikkuunne |
tikkuihinne |
adessive |
tikullanne |
tikuillanne |
ablative |
tikultanne |
tikuiltanne |
allative |
tikullenne |
tikuillenne |
essive |
tikkunanne |
tikkuinanne |
translative |
tikuksenne |
tikuiksenne |
abessive |
tikuttanne |
tikuittanne |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | tikkuinenne |
third-person possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
tikkunsa |
tikkunsa |
accusative |
nom. |
tikkunsa |
tikkunsa |
gen. |
tikkunsa |
genitive |
tikkunsa |
tikkujensa |
partitive |
tikkuaan tikkuansa |
tikkujaan tikkujansa |
inessive |
tikussaan tikussansa |
tikuissaan tikuissansa |
elative |
tikustaan tikustansa |
tikuistaan tikuistansa |
illative |
tikkuunsa |
tikkuihinsa |
adessive |
tikullaan tikullansa |
tikuillaan tikuillansa |
ablative |
tikultaan tikultansa |
tikuiltaan tikuiltansa |
allative |
tikulleen tikullensa |
tikuilleen tikuillensa |
essive |
tikkunaan tikkunansa |
tikkuinaan tikkuinansa |
translative |
tikukseen tikuksensa |
tikuikseen tikuiksensa |
abessive |
tikuttaan tikuttansa |
tikuittaan tikuittansa |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | tikkuineen tikkuinensa |
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