"-ks" meaning in Finnish

See -ks in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: /-ks/, [-ks̠]
Etymology: Contraction of -kos. Etymology templates: {{contraction|fi|-kos}} Contraction of -kos Head templates: {{head|fi|particle}} -ks, {{tlb|fi|colloquial|enclitic particle}} (colloquial, enclitic particle)
  1. synonym of -ko (interrogative clitic) Tags: colloquial, enclitic, particle Synonyms: -ko [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: Auli Hakulinen with Maria Vilkuna, Riitta Korhonen, Vesa Koivisto, Tarja Riitta Heinonen, and Irja Alho (2004), in, Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, →ISBN
    Sense id: en--ks-fi-particle-Rwa1Ibgs Categories (other): Finnish particles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /-ks/, [-ks̠]
Head templates: {{head|fi|suffix}} -ks, {{tlb|fi|colloquial|dialectal}} (colloquial, dialectal)
  1. alternative form of -ksi Tags: alt-of, alternative, colloquial, dialectal, enclitic, morpheme, particle Alternative form of: -ksi
    Sense id: en--ks-fi-suffix-mUfU3HGS Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 12 45 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 14 44 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "-kos"
      },
      "expansion": "Contraction of -kos",
      "name": "contraction"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Contraction of -kos.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "particle"
      },
      "expansion": "-ks",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "colloquial",
        "3": "enclitic particle"
      },
      "expansion": "(colloquial, enclitic particle)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Finnish particles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "are you finding anything?",
          "text": "löytyyks mitää?",
          "translation": "are you finding anything?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "synonym of -ko (interrogative clitic)"
      ],
      "id": "en--ks-fi-particle-Rwa1Ibgs",
      "links": [
        [
          "-ko",
          "-ko#Finnish"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "urls": [
            "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/sisallys.php?p=837",
            "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/etusivu.php"
          ],
          "word": "Auli Hakulinen with Maria Vilkuna"
        },
        {
          "urls": [
            "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/sisallys.php?p=837",
            "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/etusivu.php"
          ],
          "word": "Riitta Korhonen"
        },
        {
          "urls": [
            "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/sisallys.php?p=837",
            "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/etusivu.php"
          ],
          "word": "Vesa Koivisto"
        },
        {
          "urls": [
            "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/sisallys.php?p=837",
            "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/etusivu.php"
          ],
          "word": "Tarja Riitta Heinonen"
        },
        {
          "urls": [
            "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/sisallys.php?p=837",
            "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/etusivu.php"
          ],
          "word": "and Irja Alho (2004)"
        },
        {
          "urls": [
            "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/sisallys.php?p=837",
            "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/etusivu.php"
          ],
          "word": "in"
        },
        {
          "urls": [
            "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/sisallys.php?p=837",
            "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/etusivu.php"
          ],
          "word": "Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura"
        },
        {
          "urls": [
            "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/sisallys.php?p=837",
            "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/etusivu.php"
          ],
          "word": "→ISBN"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "interrogative clitic",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "-ko"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "enclitic",
        "particle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-ks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-ks̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ks"
}

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      "args": {
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        "2": "suffix"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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        "3": "dialectal"
      },
      "expansion": "(colloquial, dialectal)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "-ksi"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 12 45 43",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 14 44 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "-ksi",
          "-ksi#Finnish"
        ]
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        "colloquial",
        "dialectal",
        "enclitic",
        "morpheme",
        "particle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/-ks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-ks̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ks"
}
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    "Finnish contractions",
    "Finnish dialectal terms",
    "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Finnish lemmas",
    "Finnish particles",
    "Finnish suffixes",
    "Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
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      },
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      "name": "contraction"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Contraction of -kos.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "particle"
      },
      "expansion": "-ks",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "colloquial",
        "3": "enclitic particle"
      },
      "expansion": "(colloquial, enclitic particle)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "particle",
  "related": [
    {
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        "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/sisallys.php?p=837",
        "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/etusivu.php"
      ],
      "word": "Auli Hakulinen with Maria Vilkuna"
    },
    {
      "urls": [
        "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/sisallys.php?p=837",
        "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/etusivu.php"
      ],
      "word": "Riitta Korhonen"
    },
    {
      "urls": [
        "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/sisallys.php?p=837",
        "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/etusivu.php"
      ],
      "word": "Vesa Koivisto"
    },
    {
      "urls": [
        "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/sisallys.php?p=837",
        "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/etusivu.php"
      ],
      "word": "Tarja Riitta Heinonen"
    },
    {
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        "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/sisallys.php?p=837",
        "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/etusivu.php"
      ],
      "word": "and Irja Alho (2004)"
    },
    {
      "urls": [
        "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/sisallys.php?p=837",
        "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/etusivu.php"
      ],
      "word": "in"
    },
    {
      "urls": [
        "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/sisallys.php?p=837",
        "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/etusivu.php"
      ],
      "word": "Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura"
    },
    {
      "urls": [
        "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/sisallys.php?p=837",
        "https://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/etusivu.php"
      ],
      "word": "→ISBN"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "are you finding anything?",
          "text": "löytyyks mitää?",
          "translation": "are you finding anything?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "synonym of -ko (interrogative clitic)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-ko",
          "-ko#Finnish"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "interrogative clitic",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "-ko"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "enclitic",
        "particle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-ks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-ks̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ks"
}

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    "Finnish colloquialisms",
    "Finnish dialectal terms",
    "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Finnish lemmas",
    "Finnish suffixes",
    "Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-ks",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
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      },
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      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "word": "-ksi"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-ksi",
          "-ksi#Finnish"
        ]
      ],
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        "colloquial",
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        "morpheme",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/-ks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-ks̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ks"
}

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