kurki
See also: Kurki
Estonian
Noun
kurki
- partitive singular of kurk
- illative singular of kurk
Finnish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *kurki, from Proto-Uralic *kurke, itself an onomatopoeic word. Cognates include Estonian kurg, Northern Sami guorga and Erzya карго (kargo).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkurki/, [ˈkurki]
- Rhymes: -urki
- Syllabification(key): kur‧ki
Noun
kurki
- crane, Grus grus (large wading bird)
- Any bird of the family Gruidae, the cranes.
- stilt or handle of a plough
Declension
Inflection of kurki (Kotus type 7*L/ovi, k-j gradation) | |||
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nominative | kurki | kurjet | |
genitive | kurjen | kurkien | |
partitive | kurkea | kurkia | |
illative | kurkeen | kurkiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kurki | kurjet | |
accusative | nom. | kurki | kurjet |
gen. | kurjen | ||
genitive | kurjen | kurkien | |
partitive | kurkea | kurkia | |
inessive | kurjessa | kurjissa | |
elative | kurjesta | kurjista | |
illative | kurkeen | kurkiin | |
adessive | kurjella | kurjilla | |
ablative | kurjelta | kurjilta | |
allative | kurjelle | kurjille | |
essive | kurkena | kurkina | |
translative | kurjeksi | kurjiksi | |
instructive | — | kurjin | |
abessive | kurjetta | kurjitta | |
comitative | — | kurkineen |
Possessive forms of kurki (type ovi) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | kurkeni | kurkemme |
2nd person | kurkesi | kurkenne |
3rd person | kurkensa |
Derived terms
Derived terms
- helttakurki
- kotilokurki
- kruunukurki
- kurkihirsi
- kurkiaura
- kyssäkurki
- neitokurki
- nostokurki
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkurkiˣ/, [ˈkurki(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -urki
- Syllabification(key): kur‧ki
Verb
kurki
- present active indicative connegative of kurkkia
- second-person singular present imperative of kurkkia
- second-person singular present active imperative connegative of kurkkia
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
Anagrams
- irkku, rukki, urkki
Ingrian
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Kurki.
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kurki. Cognates include Finnish kurki and Estonian kurg.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkurki/, [ˈkurk]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkurki/, [ˈkurɡ̊i]
- Rhymes: -urki
- Hyphenation: kur‧ki
Noun
kurki
- crane
- 1936, V. I. Junus; P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 4:
- Kärpäin lentää. Kurki harkkii.
- The fly flies. The crane paces around.
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Declension
Declension of kurki (type 5/lehti, k- gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | kurki | kuret |
genitive | kuren | kurkiin, kurkiloin |
partitive | kurkia | kurkija, kurkiloja |
illative | kurkee | kurkii, kurkiloihe |
inessive | kures | kuris, kurkilois |
elative | kurest | kurist, kurkiloist |
allative | kurelle | kurille, kurkiloille |
adessive | kurel | kuril, kurkiloil |
ablative | kurelt | kurilt, kurkiloilt |
translative | kureks | kuriks, kurkiloiks |
essive | kurkenna, kurkeen | kurkinna, kurkiloinna, kurkiin, kurkiloin |
exessive1) | kurkent | kurkint, kurkiloint |
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. |
References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 62
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 221
Karelian
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Kurki.
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kurki. Cognates include Finnish kurki and Estonian kurg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkurki/
- Hyphenation: kur‧ki
Noun
kurki (genitive kuren, partitive kurkie)
- (North Karelian) crane
Alternative forms
- kurgi (South Karelian)
References
- P. Zaykov; L. Rugoyeva (1999), “kurki”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkurkʲi/
Noun
kurki
- inflection of kurka:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative plural
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkur.ki/
- Rhymes: -urki
- Syllabification: kur‧ki
Noun
kurki f
- inflection of kurka:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Noun
kurki m inan or m anim
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of kurek