runko

Finnish

runko (“(tree) trunk”)

Etymology

Proto-Finnic *runka +‎ -o, the root borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skrunkaz (compare Icelandic skrokkur).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈruŋko/, [ˈruŋko̞]
• Rhymes: -uŋko
• Syllabification^(key): run‧ko
• Hyphenation^(key): run‧ko

Noun

runko

1. trunk (usually single, more or less upright part of a tree)
2. frame (structural elements of a building or other constructed object)
   1. body (largest or most important structural part of anything, e.g. a car)
   2. hull (body or frame of a vessel, such as a ship or plane)
   3. fuselage (main body of an aerospace vehicle)
   4. chassis (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment)
   5. case (enclosing frame or casing, e.g. of a watch)
3. structure (overall form or organization of something)
4. build (physique of an animal body)
5. (colloquial) body (physique of a human body; the human body, e.g. in an aesthetic sense)
6. (mathematics) skeleton

Declension

Inflection of runko (Kotus type 1*G/valo, nk–ng gradation)
nominative		runko	rungot
genitive		rungon	runkojen
partitive		runkoa	runkoja
illative		runkoon	runkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		runko	rungot
accusative	nom.	runko	rungot
	gen.	rungon
genitive		rungon	runkojen
partitive		runkoa	runkoja
inessive		rungossa	rungoissa
elative		rungosta	rungoista
illative		runkoon	runkoihin
adessive		rungolla	rungoilla
ablative		rungolta	rungoilta
allative		rungolle	rungoille
essive		runkona	runkoina
translative		rungoksi	rungoiksi
abessive		rungotta	rungoitta
instructive		—	rungoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of runko (Kotus type 1*G/valo, nk–ng gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative runkoni runkoni accusative nom. runkoni runkoni gen. runkoni genitive runkoni runkojeni partitive runkoani runkojani inessive rungossani rungoissani elative rungostani rungoistani illative runkooni runkoihini adessive rungollani rungoillani ablative rungoltani rungoiltani allative rungolleni rungoilleni essive runkonani runkoinani translative rungokseni rungoikseni abessive rungottani rungoittani instructive — — comitative — runkoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative runkosi runkosi accusative nom. runkosi runkosi gen. runkosi genitive runkosi runkojesi partitive runkoasi runkojasi inessive rungossasi rungoissasi elative rungostasi rungoistasi illative runkoosi runkoihisi adessive rungollasi rungoillasi ablative rungoltasi rungoiltasi allative rungollesi rungoillesi essive runkonasi runkoinasi translative rungoksesi rungoiksesi abessive rungottasi rungoittasi instructive — — comitative — runkoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative runkomme runkomme accusative nom. runkomme runkomme gen. runkomme genitive runkomme runkojemme partitive runkoamme runkojamme inessive rungossamme rungoissamme elative rungostamme rungoistamme illative runkoomme runkoihimme adessive rungollamme rungoillamme ablative rungoltamme rungoiltamme allative rungollemme rungoillemme essive runkonamme runkoinamme translative rungoksemme rungoiksemme abessive rungottamme rungoittamme instructive — — comitative — runkoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative runkonne runkonne accusative nom. runkonne runkonne gen. runkonne genitive runkonne runkojenne partitive runkoanne runkojanne inessive rungossanne rungoissanne elative rungostanne rungoistanne illative runkoonne runkoihinne adessive rungollanne rungoillanne ablative rungoltanne rungoiltanne allative rungollenne rungoillenne essive runkonanne runkoinanne translative rungoksenne rungoiksenne abessive rungottanne rungoittanne instructive — — comitative — runkoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative runkonsa runkonsa accusative nom. runkonsa runkonsa gen. runkonsa genitive runkonsa runkojensa partitive runkoaan runkoansa runkojaan runkojansa inessive rungossaan rungossansa rungoissaan rungoissansa elative rungostaan rungostansa rungoistaan rungoistansa illative runkoonsa runkoihinsa adessive rungollaan rungollansa rungoillaan rungoillansa ablative rungoltaan rungoltansa rungoiltaan rungoiltansa allative rungolleen rungollensa rungoilleen rungoillensa essive runkonaan runkonansa runkoinaan runkoinansa translative rungokseen rungoksensa rungoikseen rungoiksensa abessive rungottaan rungottansa rungoittaan rungoittansa instructive — — comitative — runkoineen runkoinensa

Derived terms

• -runkoinen

compounds

• aivorunko
• hoikkarunkoinen
• kaksirunkoinen
• kapearunkoinen
• keskirunko
• keuhkovaltimorunko
• kirjainrunko
• kohdunrunko
• koivunrunko
• laajarunkoinen
• liukuvarunkoinen
• lukkorunko
• männynrunko
• ohutrunkoinen
• perusrunko
• puunrunko
• puurunko
• pyöränrunko
• rakennusrunko
• ristikkorunko
• rungonkatsastus
• runkoaine
• runkoaines
• runkoanalyysi
• runkohinta
• runkohuone
• runkojohto
• runkokaava
• runkokappale
• runkokauppa
• runkokuitu
• runkokunta
• runkokuutio
• runkokäyrä
• runkolaakeri
• runkolaho
• runkoleima
• runkolevy
• runkolinja
• runkolukko
• runkoluku
• runkoluokka
• runkomaa
• runkomittaus
• runkomuoto
• runkonopeus
• runkonumero
• runko-ohjattu
• runko-ohjaus
• runko-oja
• runko-osa
• runkopalkki
• runkopatja
• runkopiste
• runkoputki
• runkopuu
• runkorakenne
• runkorata
• runkoristikko
• runkoruusu
• runkosarja
• runkosopimus
• runkosuoja
• runkosuunnitelma
• runkosävel
• runkotie
• runkotulppa
• runkovalunta
• runkoverkko
• runkovesa
• runkoääni
• solakkarunkoinen
• suorarunkoinen
• sängynrunko
• teräsbetonirunko
• teräsrunko
• teräsrunkoinen
• tienrunko
• timanttirunko
• villirunko

Further reading

• “runko”, 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 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• korun, kuron, orkun