spurgu
Finnish
Etymology
Possibly from purkumies.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspurɡu/, [ˈs̠purɡu]
- Rhymes: -urɡu
- Syllabification(key): spur‧gu
Noun
spurgu
- (slang) drunkard
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:juoppo
Declension
| Inflection of spurgu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | spurgu | spurgut | |
| genitive | spurgun | spurgujen | |
| partitive | spurgua | spurguja | |
| illative | spurguun | spurguihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | spurgu | spurgut | |
| accusative | nom. | spurgu | spurgut |
| gen. | spurgun | ||
| genitive | spurgun | spurgujen | |
| partitive | spurgua | spurguja | |
| inessive | spurgussa | spurguissa | |
| elative | spurgusta | spurguista | |
| illative | spurguun | spurguihin | |
| adessive | spurgulla | spurguilla | |
| ablative | spurgulta | spurguilta | |
| allative | spurgulle | spurguille | |
| essive | spurguna | spurguina | |
| translative | spurguksi | spurguiksi | |
| instructive | — | spurguin | |
| abessive | spurgutta | spurguitta | |
| comitative | — | spurguineen | |
| Possessive forms of spurgu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | spurguni | spurgumme |
| 2nd person | spurgusi | spurgunne |
| 3rd person | spurgunsa | |
References
- Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes other etymological sources], Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN