Finnish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sami (compare Northern Sami borgi).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpurkɑ/, [ˈpurkɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -urkɑ
  • Syllabification(key): pur‧ka

Noun edit

purka (dialectal)

  1. moult (the loss of summer fur by an animal before the winter; used at least of reindeer)

Declension edit

Inflection of purka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative purka purkat
genitive purkan purkien
partitive purkaa purkia
illative purkaan purkiin
singular plural
nominative purka purkat
accusative nom. purka purkat
gen. purkan
genitive purkan purkien
purkainrare
partitive purkaa purkia
inessive purkassa purkissa
elative purkasta purkista
illative purkaan purkiin
adessive purkalla purkilla
ablative purkalta purkilta
allative purkalle purkille
essive purkana purkina
translative purkaksi purkiksi
abessive purkatta purkitta
instructive purkin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of purka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative purkani purkani
accusative nom. purkani purkani
gen. purkani
genitive purkani purkieni
purkainirare
partitive purkaani purkiani
inessive purkassani purkissani
elative purkastani purkistani
illative purkaani purkiini
adessive purkallani purkillani
ablative purkaltani purkiltani
allative purkalleni purkilleni
essive purkanani purkinani
translative purkakseni purkikseni
abessive purkattani purkittani
instructive
comitative purkineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative purkasi purkasi
accusative nom. purkasi purkasi
gen. purkasi
genitive purkasi purkiesi
purkaisirare
partitive purkaasi purkiasi
inessive purkassasi purkissasi
elative purkastasi purkistasi
illative purkaasi purkiisi
adessive purkallasi purkillasi
ablative purkaltasi purkiltasi
allative purkallesi purkillesi
essive purkanasi purkinasi
translative purkaksesi purkiksesi
abessive purkattasi purkittasi
instructive
comitative purkinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative purkamme purkamme
accusative nom. purkamme purkamme
gen. purkamme
genitive purkamme purkiemme
purkaimmerare
partitive purkaamme purkiamme
inessive purkassamme purkissamme
elative purkastamme purkistamme
illative purkaamme purkiimme
adessive purkallamme purkillamme
ablative purkaltamme purkiltamme
allative purkallemme purkillemme
essive purkanamme purkinamme
translative purkaksemme purkiksemme
abessive purkattamme purkittamme
instructive
comitative purkinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative purkanne purkanne
accusative nom. purkanne purkanne
gen. purkanne
genitive purkanne purkienne
purkainnerare
partitive purkaanne purkianne
inessive purkassanne purkissanne
elative purkastanne purkistanne
illative purkaanne purkiinne
adessive purkallanne purkillanne
ablative purkaltanne purkiltanne
allative purkallenne purkillenne
essive purkananne purkinanne
translative purkaksenne purkiksenne
abessive purkattanne purkittanne
instructive
comitative purkinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative purkansa purkansa
accusative nom. purkansa purkansa
gen. purkansa
genitive purkansa purkiensa
purkainsarare
partitive purkaansa purkiaan
purkiansa
inessive purkassaan
purkassansa
purkissaan
purkissansa
elative purkastaan
purkastansa
purkistaan
purkistansa
illative purkaansa purkiinsa
adessive purkallaan
purkallansa
purkillaan
purkillansa
ablative purkaltaan
purkaltansa
purkiltaan
purkiltansa
allative purkalleen
purkallensa
purkilleen
purkillensa
essive purkanaan
purkanansa
purkinaan
purkinansa
translative purkakseen
purkaksensa
purkikseen
purkiksensa
abessive purkattaan
purkattansa
purkittaan
purkittansa
instructive
comitative purkineen
purkinensa

Synonyms edit

Anagrams edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

purka m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of purke

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

purka f (definite singular purka, indefinite plural purker or purkor, definite plural purkene or purkone)

  1. definite singular of purke
  2. (pre-2012) alternative form of purke

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

Via Latin porcus (domestic hog, pig), from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (young swine, young pig).

Noun edit

purka f (genitive purku, plural purkur)

  1. sow (female pig)
    Synonyms: gylta, sýr

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: purke
  • Norwegian Bokmål: purke