mokkula
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]mokko (“lump, clump”) + -ula; means "lump, clump" and "doll" in dialects
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mokkula
- gadget, widget, contrivance (any unknown device)
- wireless USB modem
- (dialectal) A machine or device working poorly or not at all.
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of mokkula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mokkula | mokkulat | |
| genitive | mokkulan | mokkuloiden mokkuloitten | |
| partitive | mokkulaa | mokkuloita | |
| illative | mokkulaan | mokkuloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | mokkula | mokkulat | |
| accusative | nom. | mokkula | mokkulat |
| gen. | mokkulan | ||
| genitive | mokkulan | mokkuloiden mokkuloitten mokkulain rare | |
| partitive | mokkulaa | mokkuloita | |
| inessive | mokkulassa | mokkuloissa | |
| elative | mokkulasta | mokkuloista | |
| illative | mokkulaan | mokkuloihin | |
| adessive | mokkulalla | mokkuloilla | |
| ablative | mokkulalta | mokkuloilta | |
| allative | mokkulalle | mokkuloille | |
| essive | mokkulana | mokkuloina | |
| translative | mokkulaksi | mokkuloiksi | |
| abessive | mokkulatta | mokkuloitta | |
| instructive | — | mokkuloin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Synonyms
[edit]- (gadget): vehje, vempain, vekotin, hilavitkutin, rekkula, kilke, vipsetti
- (USB modem): USB-modeemi, nettitikku
- (poorly working device): rakkine