herkku
Finnish
(index he)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *herkku. Cognates include Estonian hõrk, Karelian herkku and Votic erkku, herkku. Possibly related to herkkä.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: herk‧ku
Noun
herkku
- A delicacy (food).
Declension
| Inflection of herkku (Kotus type 1/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | herkku | herkut | |
| genitive | herkun | herkkujen | |
| partitive | herkkua | herkkuja | |
| illative | herkkuun | herkkuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | herkku | herkut | |
| accusative | nom. | herkku | herkut |
| gen. | herkun | ||
| genitive | herkun | herkkujen | |
| partitive | herkkua | herkkuja | |
| inessive | herkussa | herkuissa | |
| elative | herkusta | herkuista | |
| illative | herkkuun | herkkuihin | |
| adessive | herkulla | herkuilla | |
| ablative | herkulta | herkuilta | |
| allative | herkulle | herkuille | |
| essive | herkkuna | herkkuina | |
| translative | herkuksi | herkuiksi | |
| instructive | — | herkuin | |
| abessive | herkutta | herkuitta | |
| comitative | — | herkkuineen | |
Related terms
- herkkukurkku
- herkkusuu
- herkullinen
- herkutella