sokko
See also: sokkō
Finnish
Etymology
Variant of sokea, from Proto-Finnic *sokeda, though the exact method of derivation is unclear.
Noun
sokko
- blind man's buff (children's game in which a blindfolded person tries to catch the other players)
- blindman (the blindfolded person in this game, also called "It")
- Someone who is temporarily unable to see, either due to being blinded or because something essential is hidden from that person, as in a "blind test".
- (dated) blind person
Declension
| Inflection of sokko (Kotus type 1/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sokko | sokot | |
| genitive | sokon | sokkojen | |
| partitive | sokkoa | sokkoja | |
| illative | sokkoon | sokkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sokko | sokot | |
| accusative | nom. | sokko | sokot |
| gen. | sokon | ||
| genitive | sokon | sokkojen | |
| partitive | sokkoa | sokkoja | |
| inessive | sokossa | sokoissa | |
| elative | sokosta | sokoista | |
| illative | sokkoon | sokkoihin | |
| adessive | sokolla | sokoilla | |
| ablative | sokolta | sokoilta | |
| allative | sokolle | sokoille | |
| essive | sokkona | sokkoina | |
| translative | sokoksi | sokoiksi | |
| instructive | — | sokoin | |
| abessive | sokotta | sokoitta | |
| comitative | — | sokkoineen | |
Synonyms
- (blind man's buff): sokkoleikki, sokkosilla olo
Derived terms
- sokkosilla
- sokkosille
Compounds
Related terms
See also
- säkkipimeä (“pitch-dark”)
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