funkis

English

Adjective

funkis (comparative more funkis, superlative most funkis)

  1. Pertaining to a Scandinavian style of functionalist architecture.
    • 2010, Margaret Hayford O'Leary, Culture and Customs of Norway, page 191:
      Funkis buildings can be identified by their flat roofs, large, flat surfaces, curved walls, geometric shapes, horizontal bands of windows, flexible interiors, and lack of excess decorations.
    • 2014, Richard Orange, The Guardian, 18 March:
      It moves on next month to include two further nesting boxes, both fitted out in Scandinavia's trademark Funkis architectural style, where Klann hopes the show's feathered stars will hatch and rear their young.
    • 2016, Philip Roughton, translating Steinumm Sigurðardóttir, The Good Lover, World Editions 2016, p. 19:
      A two-story house, so strictly funkis that he named it monkish, and earned top points from his girlfriend for it.

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Clipping of funktionalismi + -is.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfuŋk(ː)is/, [ˈfuŋk(ː)is̠]
  • Rhymes: -uŋkis
  • Syllabification(key): fun‧kis

Noun

funkis

  1. (architecture, informal) Synonym of funktionalismi.

Declension

Inflection of funkis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative funkis
genitive funkiksen
partitive funkista
illative funkikseen
singular plural
nominative funkis
accusative nom. funkis
gen. funkiksen
genitive funkiksen
partitive funkista
inessive funkiksessa
elative funkiksesta
illative funkikseen
adessive funkiksella
ablative funkikselta
allative funkikselle
essive funkiksena
translative funkikseksi
instructive
abessive funkiksetta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of funkis (type vastaus)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative funkikseni
accusative nom. funkikseni
gen. funkikseni
genitive funkikseni
partitive funkistani
inessive funkiksessani
elative funkiksestani
illative funkikseeni
adessive funkiksellani
ablative funkikseltani
allative funkikselleni
essive funkiksenani
translative funkiksekseni
instructive
abessive funkiksettani
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative funkiksesi
accusative nom. funkiksesi
gen. funkiksesi
genitive funkiksesi
partitive funkistasi
inessive funkiksessasi
elative funkiksestasi
illative funkikseesi
adessive funkiksellasi
ablative funkikseltasi
allative funkiksellesi
essive funkiksenasi
translative funkikseksesi
instructive
abessive funkiksettasi
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative funkiksemme
accusative nom. funkiksemme
gen. funkiksemme
genitive funkiksemme
partitive funkistamme
inessive funkiksessamme
elative funkiksestamme
illative funkikseemme
adessive funkiksellamme
ablative funkikseltamme
allative funkiksellemme
essive funkiksenamme
translative funkikseksemme
instructive
abessive funkiksettamme
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative funkiksenne
accusative nom. funkiksenne
gen. funkiksenne
genitive funkiksenne
partitive funkistanne
inessive funkiksessanne
elative funkiksestanne
illative funkikseenne
adessive funkiksellanne
ablative funkikseltanne
allative funkiksellenne
essive funkiksenanne
translative funkikseksenne
instructive
abessive funkiksettanne
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative funkiksensa
accusative nom. funkiksensa
gen. funkiksensa
genitive funkiksensa
partitive funkistaan
funkistansa
inessive funkiksessaan
funkiksessansa
elative funkiksestaan
funkiksestansa
illative funkikseensa
adessive funkiksellaan
funkiksellansa
ablative funkikseltaan
funkikseltansa
allative funkikselleen
funkiksellensa
essive funkiksenaan
funkiksenansa
translative funkiksekseen
funkikseksensa
instructive
abessive funkiksettaan
funkiksettansa
comitative

Anagrams

Swedish

Etymology 1

Clipping of funktionalism + -is.

Noun

funkis c

  1. (colloquial) functionalism, a modernistic (1930s) style in architecture and interior decoration guided by function
Declension
Declension of funkis 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative funkis funkisen
Genitive funkis funkisens

Etymology 2

Clipping of funktionshindrad + -is.

Noun

funkis c

  1. (colloquial) a crip, a disabled person
Declension
Declension of funkis 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative funkis funkisen funkisar funkisarna
Genitive funkis funkisens funkisars funkisarnas
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