< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic
Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kiuru
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Probably onomatopoeic origin. Alternatively, possibly borrowed Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian cīrulis).
Noun
*kiuru
- lark (bird of family Alaudidae)
- Synonym: *leivo
Inflection
Inflection of *kiuru
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *kiuru | *kiurut | |
accusative | *kiurun | *kiurut | |
genitive | *kiurun | *kiuruden *kiuruiden | |
partitive | *kiuruda | *kiuruida | |
inessive | *kiurussa | *kiuruissa | |
elative | *kiurusta | *kiuruista | |
illative | *kiuruhen | *kiuruihen | |
adessive | *kiurulla | *kiuruilla | |
ablative | *kiurulta | *kiuruilta | |
allative | *kiurulen | *kiuruilen | |
essive | *kiuruna | *kiuruina | |
translative | *kiuruksi | *kiuruiksi | |
instructive | *kiurun | *kiuruin | |
comitative | *kiurunek | *kiuruinek | |
abessive | *kiurukta | *kiuruikta |
Descendants
- Estonian: (dialectal) kiur
- Finnish: kiuru
- Ingrian: kiuru
- Karelian: kiuru
- Livvi: kiuru
- Ludian: kiur, kiuroi
- Votic: tšiuru
Further reading
- kiur in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN