Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *purnu, borrowed from Sami language (compare Inari Sami puornâ), ultimately from Proto-Samic *puornë.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpurnu/, [ˈpurnu]
  • Rhymes: -urnu
  • Syllabification(key): pur‧nu

Noun

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purnu

  1. (prehistoric) storage pit for food

Declension

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Inflection of purnu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative purnu purnut
genitive purnun purnujen
partitive purnua purnuja
illative purnuun purnuihin
singular plural
nominative purnu purnut
accusative nom. purnu purnut
gen. purnun
genitive purnun purnujen
partitive purnua purnuja
inessive purnussa purnuissa
elative purnusta purnuista
illative purnuun purnuihin
adessive purnulla purnuilla
ablative purnulta purnuilta
allative purnulle purnuille
essive purnuna purnuina
translative purnuksi purnuiksi
abessive purnutta purnuitta
instructive purnuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of purnu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative purnuni purnuni
accusative nom. purnuni purnuni
gen. purnuni
genitive purnuni purnujeni
partitive purnuani purnujani
inessive purnussani purnuissani
elative purnustani purnuistani
illative purnuuni purnuihini
adessive purnullani purnuillani
ablative purnultani purnuiltani
allative purnulleni purnuilleni
essive purnunani purnuinani
translative purnukseni purnuikseni
abessive purnuttani purnuittani
instructive
comitative purnuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative purnusi purnusi
accusative nom. purnusi purnusi
gen. purnusi
genitive purnusi purnujesi
partitive purnuasi purnujasi
inessive purnussasi purnuissasi
elative purnustasi purnuistasi
illative purnuusi purnuihisi
adessive purnullasi purnuillasi
ablative purnultasi purnuiltasi
allative purnullesi purnuillesi
essive purnunasi purnuinasi
translative purnuksesi purnuiksesi
abessive purnuttasi purnuittasi
instructive
comitative purnuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative purnumme purnumme
accusative nom. purnumme purnumme
gen. purnumme
genitive purnumme purnujemme
partitive purnuamme purnujamme
inessive purnussamme purnuissamme
elative purnustamme purnuistamme
illative purnuumme purnuihimme
adessive purnullamme purnuillamme
ablative purnultamme purnuiltamme
allative purnullemme purnuillemme
essive purnunamme purnuinamme
translative purnuksemme purnuiksemme
abessive purnuttamme purnuittamme
instructive
comitative purnuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative purnunne purnunne
accusative nom. purnunne purnunne
gen. purnunne
genitive purnunne purnujenne
partitive purnuanne purnujanne
inessive purnussanne purnuissanne
elative purnustanne purnuistanne
illative purnuunne purnuihinne
adessive purnullanne purnuillanne
ablative purnultanne purnuiltanne
allative purnullenne purnuillenne
essive purnunanne purnuinanne
translative purnuksenne purnuiksenne
abessive purnuttanne purnuittanne
instructive
comitative purnuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative purnunsa purnunsa
accusative nom. purnunsa purnunsa
gen. purnunsa
genitive purnunsa purnujensa
partitive purnuaan
purnuansa
purnujaan
purnujansa
inessive purnussaan
purnussansa
purnuissaan
purnuissansa
elative purnustaan
purnustansa
purnuistaan
purnuistansa
illative purnuunsa purnuihinsa
adessive purnullaan
purnullansa
purnuillaan
purnuillansa
ablative purnultaan
purnultansa
purnuiltaan
purnuiltansa
allative purnulleen
purnullensa
purnuilleen
purnuillensa
essive purnunaan
purnunansa
purnuinaan
purnuinansa
translative purnukseen
purnuksensa
purnuikseen
purnuiksensa
abessive purnuttaan
purnuttansa
purnuittaan
purnuittansa
instructive
comitative purnuineen
purnuinensa

Derived terms

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *purnu. Cognates include Finnish purnu and Veps purn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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purnu

  1. Synonym of purno

Declension

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Declension of purnu (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative purnu purnut
genitive purnun purnuin, purnuloin
partitive purnua purnuja, purnuloja
illative purnuu purnui, purnuloihe
inessive purnuus purnuis, purnulois
elative purnust purnuist, purnuloist
allative purnulle purnuille, purnuloille
adessive purnuul purnuil, purnuloil
ablative purnult purnuilt, purnuloilt
translative purnuks purnuiks, purnuloiks
essive purnunna, purnuun purnuinna, purnuloinna, purnuin, purnuloin
exessive1) purnunt purnuint, purnuloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 443