surkea
Finnish
Etymology
From surku; originally a loan of Germanic origin, compare eg. Swedish sorg, German Sorge, English sorrow.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsurkeɑ/, [ˈs̠urke̞ɑ]
Adjective
surkea (comparative surkeampi, superlative surkein)
- miserable, wretched
- pitiful
- lousy
- squalid
Declension
| Inflection of surkea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | surkea | surkeat | |
| genitive | surkean | surkeiden surkeitten | |
| partitive | surkeaa surkeata | surkeita | |
| illative | surkeaan | surkeisiin surkeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | surkea | surkeat | |
| accusative | nom. | surkea | surkeat |
| gen. | surkean | ||
| genitive | surkean | surkeiden surkeitten surkeainrare | |
| partitive | surkeaa surkeata | surkeita | |
| inessive | surkeassa | surkeissa | |
| elative | surkeasta | surkeista | |
| illative | surkeaan | surkeisiin surkeihin | |
| adessive | surkealla | surkeilla | |
| ablative | surkealta | surkeilta | |
| allative | surkealle | surkeille | |
| essive | surkeana | surkeina | |
| translative | surkeaksi | surkeiksi | |
| instructive | — | surkein | |
| abessive | surkeatta | surkeitta | |
| comitative | — | surkeine | |
Derived terms
- surkeasti
- surkeus
Anagrams
- ruskea