kärki
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Finnic *kärki (“tip, sharp point”), probably a shift from etymology 2 (see the Proto-Finnic entry for more).
Noun edit
kärki
- point, tip, cusp (sharp point or pointed end)
- lead (the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in a game in an incomplete game)
- (geometry) vertex
- (heraldry) pile
Declension edit
Inflection of kärki (Kotus type 7*L/ovi, k-j gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kärki | kärjet | ||
genitive | kärjen | kärkien | ||
partitive | kärkeä | kärkiä | ||
illative | kärkeen | kärkiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kärki | kärjet | ||
accusative | nom. | kärki | kärjet | |
gen. | kärjen | |||
genitive | kärjen | kärkien | ||
partitive | kärkeä | kärkiä | ||
inessive | kärjessä | kärjissä | ||
elative | kärjestä | kärjistä | ||
illative | kärkeen | kärkiin | ||
adessive | kärjellä | kärjillä | ||
ablative | kärjeltä | kärjiltä | ||
allative | kärjelle | kärjille | ||
essive | kärkenä | kärkinä | ||
translative | kärjeksi | kärjiksi | ||
abessive | kärjettä | kärjittä | ||
instructive | — | kärjin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kärki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-10-16
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Finnic *kärki (“black woodpecker”), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kärke (“woodpecker”). Cognates include Karelian kärki/kärgi, Võro kärgʼ (“woodpecker”), Veps kärg (“woodpecker”) and Erzya керьгата (keŕgata, “woodpecker”).
Noun edit
kärki (dialectal)
- Synonym of palokärki (“black woodpecker”)
Declension edit
Inflection of kärki (Kotus type 7*L/ovi, k-j gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kärki | kärjet | ||
genitive | kärjen | kärkien | ||
partitive | kärkeä | kärkiä | ||
illative | kärkeen | kärkiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kärki | kärjet | ||
accusative | nom. | kärki | kärjet | |
gen. | kärjen | |||
genitive | kärjen | kärkien | ||
partitive | kärkeä | kärkiä | ||
inessive | kärjessä | kärjissä | ||
elative | kärjestä | kärjistä | ||
illative | kärkeen | kärkiin | ||
adessive | kärjellä | kärjillä | ||
ablative | kärjeltä | kärjiltä | ||
allative | kärjelle | kärjille | ||
essive | kärkenä | kärkinä | ||
translative | kärjeksi | kärjiksi | ||
abessive | kärjettä | kärjittä | ||
instructive | — | kärjin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Derived terms edit
Anagrams edit
Karelian edit
North Karelian (Viena) |
kärki |
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South Karelian (Tver) |
kärgi |
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *kärki. Cognates include Finnish kärki and dialectal Estonian kärg.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kärki (genitive kären, partitive kärkie)
Declension edit
Viena Karelian declension of kärki (type 3/ovi, k- gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | kärki | käret | |
genitive | kären | kärkien | |
partitive | kärkie | kärkijä | |
illative | kärkih | kärkilöih | |
inessive | käreššä | kärkilöissä | |
elative | käreštä | kärkilöistä | |
adessive | kärellä | kärkilöillä | |
ablative | käreltä | kärkilöiltä | |
translative | kärekši | kärkilöiksi | |
essive | kärkinä | kärkilöinä | |
comitative | — | kärkilöineh | |
abessive | kärettä | kärkilöittä |
Possessive forms of kärki | ||
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1st person | kärkeni | |
2nd person | kärkeš | |
3rd person | kärkeh | |
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses. |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015), “дятел”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN