herkku
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *hërkku. Cognates include Estonian hõrk, Karelian herkku and Votic erkku (Mati), herkku. Probably equivalent to herkkä + -u.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈherkːu/, [ˈhe̞rkːu]
- Rhymes: -erkːu
- Syllabification(key): herk‧ku
- Hyphenation(key): herk‧ku
Noun
[edit]herkku
- delicacy, treat (pleasing food or drink)
- treat (snack food item designed to be given to pets)
- Synonym: herkkupala
- (chiefly in the plural) sweet foods, desserts, candy, etc.
- (figuratively) delicacy, treat (something pleasing)
- (informal) option, accessory
- kaikilla herkuilla ― with all options; loaded
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of herkku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | herkku | herkut | |
| genitive | herkun | herkkujen | |
| partitive | herkkua | herkkuja | |
| illative | herkkuun | herkkuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | herkku | herkut | |
| accusative | nom. | herkku | herkut |
| gen. | herkun | ||
| genitive | herkun | herkkujen | |
| partitive | herkkua | herkkuja | |
| inessive | herkussa | herkuissa | |
| elative | herkusta | herkuista | |
| illative | herkkuun | herkkuihin | |
| adessive | herkulla | herkuilla | |
| ablative | herkulta | herkuilta | |
| allative | herkulle | herkuille | |
| essive | herkkuna | herkkuina | |
| translative | herkuksi | herkuiksi | |
| abessive | herkutta | herkuitta | |
| instructive | — | herkuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
[edit]compounds
Further reading
[edit]- “herkku”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Ingrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *hërkku. Cognates include Finnish herkku and Estonian hõrk.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈherkːu/, [ˈhe̞rkːŭ̥]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈherkːu/, [ˈhe̞rkːu]
- Rhymes: -erkːu
- Hyphenation: herk‧ku
Noun
[edit]herkku
Declension
[edit]| Declension of herkku (type 4/koivu, kk-k gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | herkku | herkut |
| genitive | herkun | herkkuin, herkkuloin |
| partitive | herkkua | herkkuja, herkkuloja |
| illative | herkkuu | herkkui, herkkuloihe |
| inessive | herkuus | herkuis, herkkulois |
| elative | herkust | herkuist, herkkuloist |
| allative | herkulle | herkuille, herkkuloille |
| adessive | herkuul | herkuil, herkkuloil |
| ablative | herkult | herkuilt, herkkuloilt |
| translative | herkuks | herkuiks, herkkuloiks |
| essive | herkkunna, herkkuun | herkkuinna, herkkuloinna, herkkuin, herkkuloin |
| exessive1) | herkkunt | herkkuint, herkkuloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Descendants
[edit]- → Votic: herkku
References
[edit]- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 58
Categories:
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms suffixed with -u
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/erkːu
- Rhymes:Finnish/erkːu/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish informal terms
- Finnish terms with usage examples
- Finnish valo-type nominals
- fi:Food and drink
- Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/erkːu
- Rhymes:Ingrian/erkːu/2 syllables
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian nouns