< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic
Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/herkku
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
*herkku
- delicacy (pleasing food)
Inflection
Inflection of *herkku
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *herkku | *herk'ut | |
accusative | *herk'un | *herk'ut | |
genitive | *herk'un | *herkkuden *herkkuiden | |
partitive | *herkkuda | *herkkuida | |
inessive | *herk'ussa | *herk'uissa | |
elative | *herk'usta | *herk'uista | |
illative | *herkkuhen | *herkkuihen | |
adessive | *herk'ulla | *herk'uilla | |
ablative | *herk'ulta | *herk'uilta | |
allative | *herkkulek | *herkkuilek | |
essive | *herkkuna | *herkkuina | |
translative | *herk'uksi | *herk'uiksi | |
instructive | *herk'un | *herk'uin | |
comitative | *herkkunek | *herkkuinek | |
abessive | *herk'ukta | *herk'uikta |
Descendants
- Estonian: hõrk
- Finnish: herkku
- → Northern Sami: hersko
- Ingrian: herkku
- Karelian: herkku
- Livvi: herkku
- Votic: erkku
Further reading
- hõrk in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN