/ˈtikːu/, [ˈt̪ikːu]
OriginBorrowed from Swedish sticka.
- splinter (small fragment of material, especially wood, that gets embedded in the flesh)
- stick (small, thin, long piece of wood)
“Near-synonyms: keppi, sauva”
“hammastikku” — toothpick
“jäätelötikku” — ice cream stick
- sliver (long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment)
- stick (small cylindrical piece of e.g. food)
- abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsisellipsis of tulitikku (“match (device to make fire)”)
Formstikku(nominative, singular) · tikut(nominative, plural) · tikku(accusative, nominative, singular) · tikut(accusative, nominative, plural) · tikun(accusative, genitive, singular) · tikut(accusative, genitive, plural) · tikun(genitive, singular) · tikkujen(genitive, plural) · tikkua(partitive, singular) · tikkuja(partitive, plural) · tikussa(inessive, singular) · tikuissa(inessive, plural) · tikusta(elative, singular) · tikuista(elative, plural) · tikkuun(illative, singular) · tikkuihin(illative, plural) · tikulla(adessive, singular) · tikuilla(adessive, plural) · tikulta(ablative, singular) · tikuilta(ablative, plural)