# tasanko
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɑsɑŋko/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝s̠ɑ̝ŋko̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑsɑŋko
* Hyphenation: ta‧san‧ko

### Etymology 1

tasa +‎ -nko

#### Noun

tasanko
* (geography) plain, flatland
* (geography) land with an elevation below 5 meters (according to J. G. Granö's classification)
    Coordinate terms: lakeus, kankaremaa, mäkimaa, vuorimaa, ylhiömaa

##### Usage notes

* In Finnish, tasanko often refers to a large tract of land. Smaller flatlands may be called tasamaa and very small ones tasanne. There are no clear delineations, though.

##### Declension

Possessive forms of tasanko (Kotus type 1*G/valo, nk-ng gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tasankoni
tasankoni
accusative
nom.
tasankoni
tasankoni
gen.
tasankoni
genitive
tasankoni
tasankojeni
partitive
tasankoani
tasankojani
inessive
tasangossani
tasangoissani
elative
tasangostani
tasangoistani
illative
tasankooni
tasankoihini
adessive
tasangollani
tasangoillani
ablative
tasangoltani
tasangoiltani
allative
tasangolleni
tasangoilleni
essive
tasankonani
tasankoinani
translative
tasangokseni
tasangoikseni
abessive
tasangottani
tasangoittani
instructive
comitative
—tasankoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tasankosi
tasankosi
accusative
nom.
tasankosi
tasankosi
gen.
tasankosi
genitive
tasankosi
tasankojesi
partitive
tasankoasi
tasankojasi
inessive
tasangossasi
tasangoissasi
elative
tasangostasi
tasangoistasi
illative
tasankoosi
tasankoihisi
adessive
tasangollasi
tasangoillasi
ablative
tasangoltasi
tasangoiltasi
allative
tasangollesi
tasangoillesi
essive
tasankonasi
tasankoinasi
translative
tasangoksesi
tasangoiksesi
abessive
tasangottasi
tasangoittasi
instructive
comitative
—tasankoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tasankomme
tasankomme
accusative
nom.
tasankomme
tasankomme
gen.
tasankomme
genitive
tasankomme
tasankojemme
partitive
tasankoamme
tasankojamme
inessive
tasangossamme
tasangoissamme
elative
tasangostamme
tasangoistamme
illative
tasankoomme
tasankoihimme
adessive
tasangollamme
tasangoillamme
ablative
tasangoltamme
tasangoiltamme
allative
tasangollemme
tasangoillemme
essive
tasankonamme
tasankoinamme
translative
tasangoksemme
tasangoiksemme
abessive
tasangottamme
tasangoittamme
instructive
comitative
—tasankoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tasankonne
tasankonne
accusative
nom.
tasankonne
tasankonne
gen.
tasankonne
genitive
tasankonne
tasankojenne
partitive
tasankoanne
tasankojanne
inessive
tasangossanne
tasangoissanne
elative
tasangostanne
tasangoistanne
illative
tasankoonne
tasankoihinne
adessive
tasangollanne
tasangoillanne
ablative
tasangoltanne
tasangoiltanne
allative
tasangollenne
tasangoillenne
essive
tasankonanne
tasankoinanne
translative
tasangoksenne
tasangoiksenne
abessive
tasangottanne
tasangoittanne
instructive
comitative
—tasankoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tasankonsa
tasankonsa
accusative
nom.
tasankonsa
tasankonsa
gen.
tasankonsa
genitive
tasankonsa
tasankojensa
partitive
tasankoaan tasankoansa
tasankojaan tasankojansa
inessive
tasangossaan tasangossansa
tasangoissaan tasangoissansa
elative
tasangostaan tasangostansa
tasangoistaan tasangoistansa
illative
tasankoonsa
tasankoihinsa
adessive
tasangollaan tasangollansa
tasangoillaan tasangoillansa
ablative
tasangoltaan tasangoltansa
tasangoiltaan tasangoiltansa
allative
tasangolleen tasangollensa
tasangoilleen tasangoillensa
essive
tasankonaan tasankonansa
tasankoinaan tasankoinansa
translative
tasangokseen tasangoksensa
tasangoikseen tasangoiksensa
abessive
tasangottaan tasangottansa
tasangoittaan tasangoittansa
instructive
comitative
—tasankoineen tasankoinensa :

##### Derived terms

* rantatasanko
* suolatasanko
* tasankomaa
* tulvatasanko
* ylätasanko

#### See also

* tasamaa
* tasanne
* alanko
* ylänkö

#### Further reading

* “tasanko”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2
#### Adverb

tasanko
* form of tasan (with enclitic -ko)

### Anagrams

* Toskana

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From tasa (“flat”) +‎ -nko. Akin to Finnish tasanko.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈtɑsɑŋko/, [ˈtɑs̠ɑŋkŏ̞̥]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈtɑsɑŋkoi̯/, [ˈtɑʒ̥ɑŋɡ̊o̞i̯]
* Rhymes: -ɑsɑŋko, -ɑsɑŋkoi̯
* Hyphenation: ta‧san‧ko

### Noun

tasanko
* flatland
** 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 23:Lumekas tasanko kuumotti ja paistoi vihmakaaron kuvil.The snowy flatland glimmered and shined in the colours of the rainbow.

#### Derived terms

* alatasanko