kurkku
FinnishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Finnic *kurkku (compare Estonian, Livonian and Veps kurk), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kwerkō (compare Old Norse kverk, Swedish Kvarken), and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”).
NounEdit
kurkku
- (anatomy) throat (gullet)
- throat (front part of the neck)
- throat (narrow opening)
- kaasuttimen kurkku ― the throat of a carburetor
- beard (curved underside of an axe head next to the handle)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of kurkku (Kotus type 1/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | kurkku | kurkut | |
genitive | kurkun | kurkkujen | |
partitive | kurkkua | kurkkuja | |
illative | kurkkuun | kurkkuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kurkku | kurkut | |
accusative | nom. | kurkku | kurkut |
gen. | kurkun | ||
genitive | kurkun | kurkkujen | |
partitive | kurkkua | kurkkuja | |
inessive | kurkussa | kurkuissa | |
elative | kurkusta | kurkuista | |
illative | kurkkuun | kurkkuihin | |
adessive | kurkulla | kurkuilla | |
ablative | kurkulta | kurkuilta | |
allative | kurkulle | kurkuille | |
essive | kurkkuna | kurkkuina | |
translative | kurkuksi | kurkuiksi | |
instructive | — | kurkuin | |
abessive | kurkutta | kurkuitta | |
comitative | — | kurkkuineen |
Possessive forms of kurkku (type valo) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | kurkkuni | kurkkumme |
2nd person | kurkkusi | kurkkunne |
3rd person | kurkkunsa |
Derived termsEdit
CompoundsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Borrowed from Swedish gurka, German Gurke, ultimately from a Slavic language.
NounEdit
kurkku
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of kurkku (Kotus type 1/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | kurkku | kurkut | |
genitive | kurkun | kurkkujen | |
partitive | kurkkua | kurkkuja | |
illative | kurkkuun | kurkkuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kurkku | kurkut | |
accusative | nom. | kurkku | kurkut |
gen. | kurkun | ||
genitive | kurkun | kurkkujen | |
partitive | kurkkua | kurkkuja | |
inessive | kurkussa | kurkuissa | |
elative | kurkusta | kurkuista | |
illative | kurkkuun | kurkkuihin | |
adessive | kurkulla | kurkuilla | |
ablative | kurkulta | kurkuilta | |
allative | kurkulle | kurkuille | |
essive | kurkkuna | kurkkuina | |
translative | kurkuksi | kurkuiksi | |
instructive | — | kurkuin | |
abessive | kurkutta | kurkuitta | |
comitative | — | kurkkuineen |
Possessive forms of kurkku (type valo) | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | kurkkuni | kurkkumme |
2nd person | kurkkusi | kurkkunne |
3rd person | kurkkunsa |