kirstu
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kirstu (compare Estonian kirst, Votic kirstu), of unknown further origin, but related to Latvian šķirsts (“chest, coffin”) and dialectal Russian ке́рста (kérsta); there is no consensus on the direction of borrowing. The word however cannot be older than Finnic due to the consonant cluster.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkirstu/, [ˈkirs̠t̪u]
- Rhymes: -irstu
- Syllabification(key): kirs‧tu
Noun
kirstu
- chest, trunk
- Synonym: arkku
Declension
| Inflection of kirstu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kirstu | kirstut | |
| genitive | kirstun | kirstujen | |
| partitive | kirstua | kirstuja | |
| illative | kirstuun | kirstuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kirstu | kirstut | |
| accusative | nom. | kirstu | kirstut |
| gen. | kirstun | ||
| genitive | kirstun | kirstujen | |
| partitive | kirstua | kirstuja | |
| inessive | kirstussa | kirstuissa | |
| elative | kirstusta | kirstuista | |
| illative | kirstuun | kirstuihin | |
| adessive | kirstulla | kirstuilla | |
| ablative | kirstulta | kirstuilta | |
| allative | kirstulle | kirstuille | |
| essive | kirstuna | kirstuina | |
| translative | kirstuksi | kirstuiksi | |
| instructive | — | kirstuin | |
| abessive | kirstutta | kirstuitta | |
| comitative | — | kirstuineen | |
| Possessive forms of kirstu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kirstuni | kirstumme |
| 2nd person | kirstusi | kirstunne |
| 3rd person | kirstunsa | |
Anagrams
- turkis, turski
Votic
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish kirstu.
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈkirstu/, [ˈkirstu]
- Rhymes: -irstu
- Hyphenation: kirs‧tu
Noun
kirstu
- chest
- coffin
Inflection
| Declension of kirstu (type II/võrkko, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kirstu | kirstud |
| genitive | kirstu | kirstuje, kirstujõ, kirstui |
| partitive | kirstua | kirstuitõ, kirstui |
| illative | kirstu, kirstusõ | kirstuje, kirstujõ, kirstuisõ |
| inessive | kirstuz | kirstuiz |
| elative | kirstussõ | kirstuissõ |
| allative | kirstulõ | kirstuilõ |
| adessive | kirstullõ | kirstuillõ |
| ablative | kirstultõ | kirstuiltõ |
| translative | kirstussi | kirstuissi |
| *) 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) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn