# vekkuli
## Finnish
### Etymology

vekk- +‎ -uli, sound-symbolic

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋekːuli/, [ˈʋe̞kːuli]
* Rhymes: -ekːuli
* Hyphenation: vek‧ku‧li

### Noun

vekkuli
* scamp, imp, clown

#### Declension

Possessive forms of vekkuli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vekkulini
vekkulini
accusative
nom.
vekkulini
vekkulini
gen.
vekkulini
genitive
vekkulini
vekkulieni vekkuleideni vekkuleitteni
partitive
vekkuliani
vekkuleitani vekkulejani
inessive
vekkulissani
vekkuleissani
elative
vekkulistani
vekkuleistani
illative
vekkuliini
vekkuleihini
adessive
vekkulillani
vekkuleillani
ablative
vekkuliltani
vekkuleiltani
allative
vekkulilleni
vekkuleilleni
essive
vekkulinani
vekkuleinani
translative
vekkulikseni
vekkuleikseni
abessive
vekkulittani
vekkuleittani
instructive
comitative
—vekkuleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vekkulisi
vekkulisi
accusative
nom.
vekkulisi
vekkulisi
gen.
vekkulisi
genitive
vekkulisi
vekkuliesi vekkuleidesi vekkuleittesi
partitive
vekkuliasi
vekkuleitasi vekkulejasi
inessive
vekkulissasi
vekkuleissasi
elative
vekkulistasi
vekkuleistasi
illative
vekkuliisi
vekkuleihisi
adessive
vekkulillasi
vekkuleillasi
ablative
vekkuliltasi
vekkuleiltasi
allative
vekkulillesi
vekkuleillesi
essive
vekkulinasi
vekkuleinasi
translative
vekkuliksesi
vekkuleiksesi
abessive
vekkulittasi
vekkuleittasi
instructive
comitative
—vekkuleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vekkulimme
vekkulimme
accusative
nom.
vekkulimme
vekkulimme
gen.
vekkulimme
genitive
vekkulimme
vekkuliemme vekkuleidemme vekkuleittemme
partitive
vekkuliamme
vekkuleitamme vekkulejamme
inessive
vekkulissamme
vekkuleissamme
elative
vekkulistamme
vekkuleistamme
illative
vekkuliimme
vekkuleihimme
adessive
vekkulillamme
vekkuleillamme
ablative
vekkuliltamme
vekkuleiltamme
allative
vekkulillemme
vekkuleillemme
essive
vekkulinamme
vekkuleinamme
translative
vekkuliksemme
vekkuleiksemme
abessive
vekkulittamme
vekkuleittamme
instructive
comitative
—vekkuleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vekkulinne
vekkulinne
accusative
nom.
vekkulinne
vekkulinne
gen.
vekkulinne
genitive
vekkulinne
vekkulienne vekkuleidenne vekkuleittenne
partitive
vekkulianne
vekkuleitanne vekkulejanne
inessive
vekkulissanne
vekkuleissanne
elative
vekkulistanne
vekkuleistanne
illative
vekkuliinne
vekkuleihinne
adessive
vekkulillanne
vekkuleillanne
ablative
vekkuliltanne
vekkuleiltanne
allative
vekkulillenne
vekkuleillenne
essive
vekkulinanne
vekkuleinanne
translative
vekkuliksenne
vekkuleiksenne
abessive
vekkulittanne
vekkuleittanne
instructive
comitative
—vekkuleinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vekkulinsa
vekkulinsa
accusative
nom.
vekkulinsa
vekkulinsa
gen.
vekkulinsa
genitive
vekkulinsa
vekkuliensa vekkuleidensa vekkuleittensa
partitive
vekkuliaan vekkuliansa
vekkuleitaan vekkulejaan vekkuleitansa vekkulejansa
inessive
vekkulissaan vekkulissansa
vekkuleissaan vekkuleissansa
elative
vekkulistaan vekkulistansa
vekkuleistaan vekkuleistansa
illative
vekkuliinsa
vekkuleihinsa
adessive
vekkulillaan vekkulillansa
vekkuleillaan vekkuleillansa
ablative
vekkuliltaan vekkuliltansa
vekkuleiltaan vekkuleiltansa
allative
vekkulilleen vekkulillensa
vekkuleilleen vekkuleillensa
essive
vekkulinaan vekkulinansa
vekkuleinaan vekkuleinansa
translative
vekkulikseen vekkuliksensa
vekkuleikseen vekkuleiksensa
abessive
vekkulittaan vekkulittansa
vekkuleittaan vekkuleittansa
instructive
comitative
—vekkuleineen vekkuleinensa :

### Adjective

vekkuli (comparative vekkulimpi, superlative vekkulein)
* playful, jocose

#### Declension

Possessive forms of vekkuli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vekkulini
vekkulini
accusative
nom.
vekkulini
vekkulini
gen.
vekkulini
genitive
vekkulini
vekkulieni vekkuleideni vekkuleitteni
partitive
vekkuliani
vekkuleitani vekkulejani
inessive
vekkulissani
vekkuleissani
elative
vekkulistani
vekkuleistani
illative
vekkuliini
vekkuleihini
adessive
vekkulillani
vekkuleillani
ablative
vekkuliltani
vekkuleiltani
allative
vekkulilleni
vekkuleilleni
essive
vekkulinani
vekkuleinani
translative
vekkulikseni
vekkuleikseni
abessive
vekkulittani
vekkuleittani
instructive
comitative
—vekkuleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vekkulisi
vekkulisi
accusative
nom.
vekkulisi
vekkulisi
gen.
vekkulisi
genitive
vekkulisi
vekkuliesi vekkuleidesi vekkuleittesi
partitive
vekkuliasi
vekkuleitasi vekkulejasi
inessive
vekkulissasi
vekkuleissasi
elative
vekkulistasi
vekkuleistasi
illative
vekkuliisi
vekkuleihisi
adessive
vekkulillasi
vekkuleillasi
ablative
vekkuliltasi
vekkuleiltasi
allative
vekkulillesi
vekkuleillesi
essive
vekkulinasi
vekkuleinasi
translative
vekkuliksesi
vekkuleiksesi
abessive
vekkulittasi
vekkuleittasi
instructive
comitative
—vekkuleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vekkulimme
vekkulimme
accusative
nom.
vekkulimme
vekkulimme
gen.
vekkulimme
genitive
vekkulimme
vekkuliemme vekkuleidemme vekkuleittemme
partitive
vekkuliamme
vekkuleitamme vekkulejamme
inessive
vekkulissamme
vekkuleissamme
elative
vekkulistamme
vekkuleistamme
illative
vekkuliimme
vekkuleihimme
adessive
vekkulillamme
vekkuleillamme
ablative
vekkuliltamme
vekkuleiltamme
allative
vekkulillemme
vekkuleillemme
essive
vekkulinamme
vekkuleinamme
translative
vekkuliksemme
vekkuleiksemme
abessive
vekkulittamme
vekkuleittamme
instructive
comitative
—vekkuleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vekkulinne
vekkulinne
accusative
nom.
vekkulinne
vekkulinne
gen.
vekkulinne
genitive
vekkulinne
vekkulienne vekkuleidenne vekkuleittenne
partitive
vekkulianne
vekkuleitanne vekkulejanne
inessive
vekkulissanne
vekkuleissanne
elative
vekkulistanne
vekkuleistanne
illative
vekkuliinne
vekkuleihinne
adessive
vekkulillanne
vekkuleillanne
ablative
vekkuliltanne
vekkuleiltanne
allative
vekkulillenne
vekkuleillenne
essive
vekkulinanne
vekkuleinanne
translative
vekkuliksenne
vekkuleiksenne
abessive
vekkulittanne
vekkuleittanne
instructive
comitative
—vekkuleinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vekkulinsa
vekkulinsa
accusative
nom.
vekkulinsa
vekkulinsa
gen.
vekkulinsa
genitive
vekkulinsa
vekkuliensa vekkuleidensa vekkuleittensa
partitive
vekkuliaan vekkuliansa
vekkuleitaan vekkulejaan vekkuleitansa vekkulejansa
inessive
vekkulissaan vekkulissansa
vekkuleissaan vekkuleissansa
elative
vekkulistaan vekkulistansa
vekkuleistaan vekkuleistansa
illative
vekkuliinsa
vekkuleihinsa
adessive
vekkulillaan vekkulillansa
vekkuleillaan vekkuleillansa
ablative
vekkuliltaan vekkuliltansa
vekkuleiltaan vekkuleiltansa
allative
vekkulilleen vekkulillensa
vekkuleilleen vekkuleillensa
essive
vekkulinaan vekkulinansa
vekkuleinaan vekkuleinansa
translative
vekkulikseen vekkuliksensa
vekkuleikseen vekkuleiksensa
abessive
vekkulittaan vekkulittansa
vekkuleittaan vekkuleittansa
instructive
comitative
—vekkuleineen vekkuleinensa :

#### Derived terms

* pojanvekkuli
* vekkulisti

### References

* ↑ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “vekkuli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04