itku
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *itku. Equivalent to itkeä (“to cry”) + -u.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈitku/, [ˈit̪ku]
- Rhymes: -itku
- Syllabification(key): it‧ku
Noun
itku
- cry, crying (shedding of tears)
- Synonyms: kyynelöinti, nyyhkytys, pillitys, poru
Declension
| Inflection of itku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | itku | itkut | |
| genitive | itkun | itkujen | |
| partitive | itkua | itkuja | |
| illative | itkuun | itkuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | itku | itkut | |
| accusative | nom. | itku | itkut |
| gen. | itkun | ||
| genitive | itkun | itkujen | |
| partitive | itkua | itkuja | |
| inessive | itkussa | itkuissa | |
| elative | itkusta | itkuista | |
| illative | itkuun | itkuihin | |
| adessive | itkulla | itkuilla | |
| ablative | itkulta | itkuilta | |
| allative | itkulle | itkuille | |
| essive | itkuna | itkuina | |
| translative | itkuksi | itkuiksi | |
| instructive | — | itkuin | |
| abessive | itkutta | itkuitta | |
| comitative | — | itkuineen | |
| Possessive forms of itku (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | itkuni | itkumme |
| 2nd person | itkusi | itkunne |
| 3rd person | itkunsa | |
Derived terms
- itkuinen
Compounds
compounds
- hääitku
- itkukohtaus
- itkumuuri
- itkunpuuska
- itkunsekainen
- itkupilli
- itkusilmin
- itkuvirsi
- tekoitku
Related terms
- itkeä
Anagrams
- kitu, kuti, tiku, tuki, ukit
Northern Sami
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈitːkuː/
Noun
itku
- shade, place without sun
Inflection
| Even u-stem, tk-tkk gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | itku | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | itkku itkkọ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominative | itku | itkkut | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | itkku | itkkūid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | itkku itkkọ | itkkūid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illative | itkui | itkkūide | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | itkkus | itkkūin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comitative | itkkūin | itkkūiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Essive | itkun | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *itku.
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈitku/, [ˈitku]
- Rhymes: -itku
- Hyphenation: it‧ku
Noun
itku
- crying, cry
- lament
Inflection
| Declension of itku (type II/võrkko, tk-dg gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | itku | idgud |
| genitive | idgu | itkuje, itkujõ, itkui |
| partitive | itkua | itkuitõ, itkui |
| illative | itku, itkusõ | itkuje, itkujõ, itkuisõ |
| inessive | idguz | itkuiz |
| elative | idgussõ | itkuissõ |
| allative | idgulõ | itkuilõ |
| adessive | idgullõ | itkuillõ |
| ablative | idgultõ | itkuiltõ |
| translative | idgussi | itkuissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “itku”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn