Viikon

Viikon is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun viikko, meaning week. In Finnish, genitive forms are used to express possession or a relation to something, and viikon appears in many time-related expressions and compounds. As a grammatical form rather than a stand-alone noun, viikon signals “of the week” or “week’s” in various contexts.

Common usage and examples

- Possessive and time expressions: kuten “tämän viikon tapahtumat” (the events of this week) or “viikon päästä” (in a week).

- Compounds and idioms: one well-known compound is viikonloppu, meaning the weekend, formed from viikon (genitive) and loppu (end).

- Temporal phrases: viikon aikana (during the week), viiden päivän viikonloppu (a five-day weekend) uses viikon in a time-related sense.

These uses show viikon functioning primarily as a connector within phrases that refer to a week or to a point in time relative to the week.

Morphology and related forms

Viikko, the base noun, declines in standard Finnish case endings; viikon is the genitive singular, while other forms include viikkoa (partitive singular), viikkojen (genitive plural), and viikkoja (partitive plural). In daily language, viikon appears in many set phrases and compounds, often with little or no change in pronunciation.

Etymology

Viikko derives from the Finnish language family and has cognates in other Finnic languages. The genitive form viikon arises through regular Finnic inflection, enabling it to pair with other words to indicate temporal relations.

Notes

Viikon is a grammatical form used across many contexts to refer to time related to a week. It is not a separate concept on its own but a key component of phrases that specify weekly timeframes or possessions.