murska
Finnish
Etymology
< murskata (“to crush”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmurskɑ/, [ˈmurs̠kɑ]
- Hyphenation: murs‧ka
Noun
murska
- (usually with modifier) crushed material
- tiilimurska ― crushed brick
- jäämurska ― crushed ice
Usage notes
- In principle, murske is the product of crushing something on purpose and murska is a by-product or something that occurs naturally. The usage is not completely logical, though. E.g. "crushed ice" is usually called jäämurska even when produced on purpose for drinks etc.
Declension
| Inflection of murska (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | murska | murskat | |
| genitive | murskan | murskien | |
| partitive | murskaa | murskia | |
| illative | murskaan | murskiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | murska | murskat | |
| accusative | nom. | murska | murskat |
| gen. | murskan | ||
| genitive | murskan | murskien murskainrare | |
| partitive | murskaa | murskia | |
| inessive | murskassa | murskissa | |
| elative | murskasta | murskista | |
| illative | murskaan | murskiin | |
| adessive | murskalla | murskilla | |
| ablative | murskalta | murskilta | |
| allative | murskalle | murskille | |
| essive | murskana | murskina | |
| translative | murskaksi | murskiksi | |
| instructive | — | murskin | |
| abessive | murskatta | murskitta | |
| comitative | — | murskineen | |
Related terms
- murske
Anagrams
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