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peikko
peikko
Finnish
Noun
peikko
- (folklore) goblin, hobgoblin, gnome, gremlin (mythical man-like creature, often depicted hairy, tailed and mischievous)
- troll (in modern children's literature often a good-natured forest-dwelling humanoid)
- hobgoblin (cause of dread, fear or apprehension)
Declension
| Inflection of peikko (Kotus type 1/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | peikko | peikot | |
| genitive | peikon | peikkojen | |
| partitive | peikkoa | peikkoja | |
| illative | peikkoon | peikkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | peikko | peikot | |
| accusative | nom. | peikko | peikot |
| gen. | peikon | ||
| genitive | peikon | peikkojen | |
| partitive | peikkoa | peikkoja | |
| inessive | peikossa | peikoissa | |
| elative | peikosta | peikoista | |
| illative | peikkoon | peikkoihin | |
| adessive | peikolla | peikoilla | |
| ablative | peikolta | peikoilta | |
| allative | peikolle | peikoille | |
| essive | peikkona | peikkoina | |
| translative | peikoksi | peikoiksi | |
| instructive | — | peikoin | |
| abessive | peikotta | peikoitta | |
| comitative | — | peikkoineen | |