nakki

See also: Näkki and näkki

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hnakki, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô (“nape, neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (“back of the head, nape, neck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaʰt͡ʃːɪ/
• Rhymes: -aʰt͡ʃːɪ

Noun

nakki m (genitive singular nakka, plural nakkar)

1. (anatomy) neck

Declension

m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nakki	nakkin	nakkar	nakkarnir
accusative	nakka	nakkan	nakkar	nakkarnar
dative	nakka	nakkanum	nakkum	nakkunum
genitive	nakka	nakkans	nakka	nakkanna

m3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nakki	nakkin	nakkar	nakkarnir
accusative	nakka	nakkan	nakkar	nakkarnar
dative	nakka	nakkanum	nøkkum	nøkkunum
genitive	nakka	nakkans	nakka	nakkanna

Anagrams

• kikan
• nikka

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑkːi/, [ˈnɑ̝kːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑkːi
• Hyphenation^(key): nak‧ki

Etymology 1

Back-formation from nakkimakkara, from Swedish knackkorv.

Noun

nakki

1. wiener, frankfurter, hot dog (type of sausage)

   nauravat nakit ― wieners/frankfurters with slits on one end or both ends so that the ends spread out (literally, “laughing wieners/frankfurters”)

2. (idiomatic, humorous) nakit silmillä (literally, wieners on the eyes) = pissed (heavily drunk)

Declension

Inflection of nakki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)
nominative		nakki	nakit
genitive		nakin	nakkien
partitive		nakkia	nakkeja
illative		nakkiin	nakkeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nakki	nakit
accusative	nom.	nakki	nakit
	gen.	nakin
genitive		nakin	nakkien
partitive		nakkia	nakkeja
inessive		nakissa	nakeissa
elative		nakista	nakeista
illative		nakkiin	nakkeihin
adessive		nakilla	nakeilla
ablative		nakilta	nakeilta
allative		nakille	nakeille
essive		nakkina	nakkeina
translative		nakiksi	nakeiksi
abessive		nakitta	nakeitta
instructive		—	nakein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nakki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nakkini nakkini accusative nom. nakkini nakkini gen. nakkini genitive nakkini nakkieni partitive nakkiani nakkejani inessive nakissani nakeissani elative nakistani nakeistani illative nakkiini nakkeihini adessive nakillani nakeillani ablative nakiltani nakeiltani allative nakilleni nakeilleni essive nakkinani nakkeinani translative nakikseni nakeikseni abessive nakittani nakeittani instructive — — comitative — nakkeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nakkisi nakkisi accusative nom. nakkisi nakkisi gen. nakkisi genitive nakkisi nakkiesi partitive nakkiasi nakkejasi inessive nakissasi nakeissasi elative nakistasi nakeistasi illative nakkiisi nakkeihisi adessive nakillasi nakeillasi ablative nakiltasi nakeiltasi allative nakillesi nakeillesi essive nakkinasi nakkeinasi translative nakiksesi nakeiksesi abessive nakittasi nakeittasi instructive — — comitative — nakkeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nakkimme nakkimme accusative nom. nakkimme nakkimme gen. nakkimme genitive nakkimme nakkiemme partitive nakkiamme nakkejamme inessive nakissamme nakeissamme elative nakistamme nakeistamme illative nakkiimme nakkeihimme adessive nakillamme nakeillamme ablative nakiltamme nakeiltamme allative nakillemme nakeillemme essive nakkinamme nakkeinamme translative nakiksemme nakeiksemme abessive nakittamme nakeittamme instructive — — comitative — nakkeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nakkinne nakkinne accusative nom. nakkinne nakkinne gen. nakkinne genitive nakkinne nakkienne partitive nakkianne nakkejanne inessive nakissanne nakeissanne elative nakistanne nakeistanne illative nakkiinne nakkeihinne adessive nakillanne nakeillanne ablative nakiltanne nakeiltanne allative nakillenne nakeillenne essive nakkinanne nakkeinanne translative nakiksenne nakeiksenne abessive nakittanne nakeittanne instructive — — comitative — nakkeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nakkinsa nakkinsa accusative nom. nakkinsa nakkinsa gen. nakkinsa genitive nakkinsa nakkiensa partitive nakkiaan nakkiansa nakkejaan nakkejansa inessive nakissaan nakissansa nakeissaan nakeissansa elative nakistaan nakistansa nakeistaan nakeistansa illative nakkiinsa nakkeihinsa adessive nakillaan nakillansa nakeillaan nakeillansa ablative nakiltaan nakiltansa nakeiltaan nakeiltansa allative nakilleen nakillensa nakeilleen nakeillensa essive nakkinaan nakkinansa nakkeinaan nakkeinansa translative nakikseen nakiksensa nakeikseen nakeiksensa abessive nakittaan nakittansa nakeittaan nakeittansa instructive — — comitative — nakkeineen nakkeinensa

Synonyms

• (wiener): nakkimakkara

Derived terms

• snagari

 

compounds

• kasvisnakki
• nakkikastike
• nakkikeitto
• nakkikioski
• nakkikori
• nakkipiilo
• nakkisormi
• nakkisota
• nakkisämpylä
• prinssinakki
• talousnakki

 

Further reading

• “1. nakki”, 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 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

From nakata +‎ -i.

Noun

nakki

1. (obsolete, Eastern Finnish) trap for small fur animals
2. (dialectal) mousetrap
3. (colloquial) job, task, usually an unwanted one

   Tämä on nyt sun nakki.

   This is your task now.

   Tämä on helppo nakki.

   This is a piece of cake.

Declension

Inflection of nakki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)
nominative		nakki	nakit
genitive		nakin	nakkien
partitive		nakkia	nakkeja
illative		nakkiin	nakkeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nakki	nakit
accusative	nom.	nakki	nakit
	gen.	nakin
genitive		nakin	nakkien
partitive		nakkia	nakkeja
inessive		nakissa	nakeissa
elative		nakista	nakeista
illative		nakkiin	nakkeihin
adessive		nakilla	nakeilla
ablative		nakilta	nakeilta
allative		nakille	nakeille
essive		nakkina	nakkeina
translative		nakiksi	nakeiksi
abessive		nakitta	nakeitta
instructive		—	nakein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nakki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nakkini nakkini accusative nom. nakkini nakkini gen. nakkini genitive nakkini nakkieni partitive nakkiani nakkejani inessive nakissani nakeissani elative nakistani nakeistani illative nakkiini nakkeihini adessive nakillani nakeillani ablative nakiltani nakeiltani allative nakilleni nakeilleni essive nakkinani nakkeinani translative nakikseni nakeikseni abessive nakittani nakeittani instructive — — comitative — nakkeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nakkisi nakkisi accusative nom. nakkisi nakkisi gen. nakkisi genitive nakkisi nakkiesi partitive nakkiasi nakkejasi inessive nakissasi nakeissasi elative nakistasi nakeistasi illative nakkiisi nakkeihisi adessive nakillasi nakeillasi ablative nakiltasi nakeiltasi allative nakillesi nakeillesi essive nakkinasi nakkeinasi translative nakiksesi nakeiksesi abessive nakittasi nakeittasi instructive — — comitative — nakkeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nakkimme nakkimme accusative nom. nakkimme nakkimme gen. nakkimme genitive nakkimme nakkiemme partitive nakkiamme nakkejamme inessive nakissamme nakeissamme elative nakistamme nakeistamme illative nakkiimme nakkeihimme adessive nakillamme nakeillamme ablative nakiltamme nakeiltamme allative nakillemme nakeillemme essive nakkinamme nakkeinamme translative nakiksemme nakeiksemme abessive nakittamme nakeittamme instructive — — comitative — nakkeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nakkinne nakkinne accusative nom. nakkinne nakkinne gen. nakkinne genitive nakkinne nakkienne partitive nakkianne nakkejanne inessive nakissanne nakeissanne elative nakistanne nakeistanne illative nakkiinne nakkeihinne adessive nakillanne nakeillanne ablative nakiltanne nakeiltanne allative nakillenne nakeillenne essive nakkinanne nakkeinanne translative nakiksenne nakeiksenne abessive nakittanne nakeittanne instructive — — comitative — nakkeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nakkinsa nakkinsa accusative nom. nakkinsa nakkinsa gen. nakkinsa genitive nakkinsa nakkiensa partitive nakkiaan nakkiansa nakkejaan nakkejansa inessive nakissaan nakissansa nakeissaan nakeissansa elative nakistaan nakistansa nakeistaan nakeistansa illative nakkiinsa nakkeihinsa adessive nakillaan nakillansa nakeillaan nakeillansa ablative nakiltaan nakiltansa nakeiltaan nakeiltansa allative nakilleen nakillensa nakeilleen nakeillensa essive nakkinaan nakkinansa nakkeinaan nakkeinansa translative nakikseen nakiksensa nakeikseen nakeiksensa abessive nakittaan nakittansa nakeittaan nakeittansa instructive — — comitative — nakkeineen nakkeinensa

Synonyms

• (trap): ansa
• (mousetrap): hiirenloukku
• (task): homma

Derived terms

• nakittaa

 

compounds

• hiirennakki

 

Further reading

• “2. nakki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
• “4. nakki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 3

From Swedish knackspel.

Noun

nakki

1. A particular card game.

Declension

Inflection of nakki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)
nominative		nakki	nakit
genitive		nakin	nakkien
partitive		nakkia	nakkeja
illative		nakkiin	nakkeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nakki	nakit
accusative	nom.	nakki	nakit
	gen.	nakin
genitive		nakin	nakkien
partitive		nakkia	nakkeja
inessive		nakissa	nakeissa
elative		nakista	nakeista
illative		nakkiin	nakkeihin
adessive		nakilla	nakeilla
ablative		nakilta	nakeilta
allative		nakille	nakeille
essive		nakkina	nakkeina
translative		nakiksi	nakeiksi
abessive		nakitta	nakeitta
instructive		—	nakein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nakki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nakkini nakkini accusative nom. nakkini nakkini gen. nakkini genitive nakkini nakkieni partitive nakkiani nakkejani inessive nakissani nakeissani elative nakistani nakeistani illative nakkiini nakkeihini adessive nakillani nakeillani ablative nakiltani nakeiltani allative nakilleni nakeilleni essive nakkinani nakkeinani translative nakikseni nakeikseni abessive nakittani nakeittani instructive — — comitative — nakkeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nakkisi nakkisi accusative nom. nakkisi nakkisi gen. nakkisi genitive nakkisi nakkiesi partitive nakkiasi nakkejasi inessive nakissasi nakeissasi elative nakistasi nakeistasi illative nakkiisi nakkeihisi adessive nakillasi nakeillasi ablative nakiltasi nakeiltasi allative nakillesi nakeillesi essive nakkinasi nakkeinasi translative nakiksesi nakeiksesi abessive nakittasi nakeittasi instructive — — comitative — nakkeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nakkimme nakkimme accusative nom. nakkimme nakkimme gen. nakkimme genitive nakkimme nakkiemme partitive nakkiamme nakkejamme inessive nakissamme nakeissamme elative nakistamme nakeistamme illative nakkiimme nakkeihimme adessive nakillamme nakeillamme ablative nakiltamme nakeiltamme allative nakillemme nakeillemme essive nakkinamme nakkeinamme translative nakiksemme nakeiksemme abessive nakittamme nakeittamme instructive — — comitative — nakkeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nakkinne nakkinne accusative nom. nakkinne nakkinne gen. nakkinne genitive nakkinne nakkienne partitive nakkianne nakkejanne inessive nakissanne nakeissanne elative nakistanne nakeistanne illative nakkiinne nakkeihinne adessive nakillanne nakeillanne ablative nakiltanne nakeiltanne allative nakillenne nakeillenne essive nakkinanne nakkeinanne translative nakiksenne nakeiksenne abessive nakittanne nakeittanne instructive — — comitative — nakkeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nakkinsa nakkinsa accusative nom. nakkinsa nakkinsa gen. nakkinsa genitive nakkinsa nakkiensa partitive nakkiaan nakkiansa nakkejaan nakkejansa inessive nakissaan nakissansa nakeissaan nakeissansa elative nakistaan nakistansa nakeistaan nakeistansa illative nakkiinsa nakkeihinsa adessive nakillaan nakillansa nakeillaan nakeillansa ablative nakiltaan nakiltansa nakeiltaan nakeiltansa allative nakilleen nakillensa nakeilleen nakeillensa essive nakkinaan nakkinansa nakkeinaan nakkeinansa translative nakikseen nakiksensa nakeikseen nakeiksensa abessive nakittaan nakittansa nakeittaan nakeittansa instructive — — comitative — nakkeineen nakkeinensa

Further reading

• “3. nakki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Anagrams

• -kkain, kakin, kanki, kikan, nikka