tasanko

See also: Tasanko

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑsɑŋko/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝s̠ɑ̝ŋko̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑsɑŋko
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧san‧ko

Etymology 1

tasa +‎ -nko

Noun

tasanko

1. (geography) plain, flatland

Usage notes

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

Declension

Inflection of tasanko (Kotus type 1*G/valo, nk-ng gradation)
nominative		tasanko	tasangot
genitive		tasangon	tasankojen
partitive		tasankoa	tasankoja
illative		tasankoon	tasankoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tasanko	tasangot
accusative	nom.	tasanko	tasangot
	gen.	tasangon
genitive		tasangon	tasankojen
partitive		tasankoa	tasankoja
inessive		tasangossa	tasangoissa
elative		tasangosta	tasangoista
illative		tasankoon	tasankoihin
adessive		tasangolla	tasangoilla
ablative		tasangolta	tasangoilta
allative		tasangolle	tasangoille
essive		tasankona	tasankoina
translative		tasangoksi	tasangoiksi
abessive		tasangotta	tasangoitta
instructive		—	tasangoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

compounds

• rantatasanko
• suolatasanko
• tasankomaa
• tulvatasanko
• ylätasanko

 

See also

• tasamaa
• tasanne
• alanko
• ylänkö

Further reading

• “tasanko”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

1. form of tasan (with enclitic -ko)

Anagrams

• Toskana

Ingrian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tasanko

1. 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.

Declension

Declension of tasanko (type 4/koivu, nk-ng gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	tasanko	tasangot
genitive	tasangon	tasankoin, tasankoloin
partitive	tasankoa	tasankoja, tasankoloja
illative	tasankoo	tasankoihe, tasankoloihe
inessive	tasangoos	tasangois, tasankolois
elative	tasangost	tasangoist, tasankoloist
allative	tasangolle	tasangoille, tasankoloille
adessive	tasangool	tasangoil, tasankoloil
ablative	tasangolt	tasangoilt, tasankoloilt
translative	tasangoks	tasangoiks, tasankoloiks
essive	tasankonna, tasankoon	tasankoinna, tasankoloinna, tasankoin, tasankoloin
exessive1)	tasankont	tasankoint, tasankoloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• alatasanko