isku

Finnish

Etymology

iskeä +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈisku/, [ˈis̠ku]
• Rhymes: -isku
• Hyphenation^(key): is‧ku

Noun

isku

1. hit, blow (act of striking or hitting)

   Synonyms: lyönti, moukku, tälli

2. impact (striking of one body against another, particularly a fast-moving body against something else)

   Synonym: osuma

3. attack, strike, raid
4. (figuratively) blow (damaging occurrence; something that is difficult for one mentally)
5. (music) beat (pulse on the beat level)
6. (machinery) stroke (single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth)

Declension

Inflection of isku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		isku	iskut
genitive		iskun	iskujen
partitive		iskua	iskuja
illative		iskuun	iskuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		isku	iskut
accusative	nom.	isku	iskut
	gen.	iskun
genitive		iskun	iskujen
partitive		iskua	iskuja
inessive		iskussa	iskuissa
elative		iskusta	iskuista
illative		iskuun	iskuihin
adessive		iskulla	iskuilla
ablative		iskulta	iskuilta
allative		iskulle	iskuille
essive		iskuna	iskuina
translative		iskuksi	iskuiksi
abessive		iskutta	iskuitta
instructive		—	iskuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of isku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative iskuni iskuni accusative nom. iskuni iskuni gen. iskuni genitive iskuni iskujeni partitive iskuani iskujani inessive iskussani iskuissani elative iskustani iskuistani illative iskuuni iskuihini adessive iskullani iskuillani ablative iskultani iskuiltani allative iskulleni iskuilleni essive iskunani iskuinani translative iskukseni iskuikseni abessive iskuttani iskuittani instructive — — comitative — iskuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative iskusi iskusi accusative nom. iskusi iskusi gen. iskusi genitive iskusi iskujesi partitive iskuasi iskujasi inessive iskussasi iskuissasi elative iskustasi iskuistasi illative iskuusi iskuihisi adessive iskullasi iskuillasi ablative iskultasi iskuiltasi allative iskullesi iskuillesi essive iskunasi iskuinasi translative iskuksesi iskuiksesi abessive iskuttasi iskuittasi instructive — — comitative — iskuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative iskumme iskumme accusative nom. iskumme iskumme gen. iskumme genitive iskumme iskujemme partitive iskuamme iskujamme inessive iskussamme iskuissamme elative iskustamme iskuistamme illative iskuumme iskuihimme adessive iskullamme iskuillamme ablative iskultamme iskuiltamme allative iskullemme iskuillemme essive iskunamme iskuinamme translative iskuksemme iskuiksemme abessive iskuttamme iskuittamme instructive — — comitative — iskuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative iskunne iskunne accusative nom. iskunne iskunne gen. iskunne genitive iskunne iskujenne partitive iskuanne iskujanne inessive iskussanne iskuissanne elative iskustanne iskuistanne illative iskuunne iskuihinne adessive iskullanne iskuillanne ablative iskultanne iskuiltanne allative iskullenne iskuillenne essive iskunanne iskuinanne translative iskuksenne iskuiksenne abessive iskuttanne iskuittanne instructive — — comitative — iskuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative iskunsa iskunsa accusative nom. iskunsa iskunsa gen. iskunsa genitive iskunsa iskujensa partitive iskuaan iskuansa iskujaan iskujansa inessive iskussaan iskussansa iskuissaan iskuissansa elative iskustaan iskustansa iskuistaan iskuistansa illative iskuunsa iskuihinsa adessive iskullaan iskullansa iskuillaan iskuillansa ablative iskultaan iskultansa iskuiltaan iskuiltansa allative iskulleen iskullensa iskuilleen iskuillensa essive iskunaan iskunansa iskuinaan iskuinansa translative iskukseen iskuksensa iskuikseen iskuiksensa abessive iskuttaan iskuttansa iskuittaan iskuittansa instructive — — comitative — iskuineen iskuinensa

Derived terms

• armonisku
• autoisku
• ensi-isku
• harhaisku
• ilmaisku
• iskuaalto
• iskuala
• iskuenergia
• iskuhaava
• iskujoukko
• iskujousi
• iskukoe
• iskukoukku
• iskukuumennus
• iskukuumentaa
• iskukyky
• iskulause
• iskullinen
• iskulyönti
• iskumurskain
• iskumylly
• iskunappula
• iskunkestävä
• iskunpituus
• iskunvaimennin
• iskupallo
• iskupora
• iskuporaus
• iskupää
• iskurepliikki (Compounds)
• iskuruuvain
• iskuryhmä
• iskusana
• iskusarja
• iskusitkeys
• iskusävel
• iskuteho
• iskutilavuus
• iskuttaa
• iskutyyny
• iskuvalmis
• iskuvasara
• iskuvoima
• itsemurhaisku
• karateisku
• kirveenisku
• kostoisku
• kovaiskuinen
• kuokanisku
• kuolinisku
• kyberisku
• kämmensyrjäisku
• miekanisku
• nyrkinisku
• paineisku
• palleaisku
• piiskanisku
• pommi-isku
• puukonisku
• pääisku
• raipanisku
• ruoskanisku
• salamanisku
• siivenisku
• silmänisku
• suonenisku
• surmanisku
• sähköisku
• taikaisku
• takaisku
• tehoisku
• terrori-isku
• terrorismi-isku
• terroristi-isku
• tietoisku
• tuli-isku
• turkisisku
• tyrmäysisku
• vasaranisku
• vastaisku
• vastaiskumoottori
• ydinisku

Further reading

• “isku”, 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 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• kisu, kusi, suki, uksi

Ingrian

Etymology

From iskiä (“to hit”) +‎ -u. Akin to Finnish isku.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈisku/, [ˈis̠kŭ̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈisku/, [ˈiʃku]
• Rhymes: -isku
• Hyphenation: is‧ku

Noun

isku

1. hit, blow

Declension

Declension of isku (type 4/koivu, k- gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	isku	isut
genitive	isun	iskuin, iskuloin
partitive	iskua	iskuja, iskuloja
illative	iskuu	iskui, iskuloihe
inessive	isus	isuis, iskulois
elative	isust	isuist, iskuloist
allative	isulle	isuille, iskuloille
adessive	isul	isuil, iskuloil
ablative	isult	isuilt, iskuloilt
translative	isuks	isuiks, iskuloiks
essive	iskunna, iskuun	iskuinna, iskuloinna, iskuin, iskuloin
exessive1)	iskunt	iskuint, iskuloint
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.

Synonyms

• nappu, napsu, tiltukkain

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 94

Quechua

Noun

isku

1. lime, chalk

Declension

Declension of isku

	singular	plural
nominative	isku	iskukuna
accusative	iskuta	iskukunata
dative	iskuman	iskukunaman
genitive	iskup	iskukunap
locative	iskupi	iskukunapi
terminative	iskukama	iskukunakama
ablative	iskumanta	iskukunamanta
instrumental	iskuwan	iskukunawan
comitative	iskuntin	iskukunantin
abessive	iskunnaq	iskukunannaq
comparative	iskuhina	iskukunahina
causative	iskurayku	iskukunarayku
benefactive	iskupaq	iskukunapaq
associative	iskupura	iskukunapura
distributive	iskunka	iskukunanka
exclusive	iskulla	iskukunalla

Possessive forms of isku

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative iskuy iskuykuna accusative iskuyta iskuykunata dative iskuyman iskuykunaman genitive iskuypa iskuykunap locative iskuypi iskuykunapi terminative iskuykama iskuykunakama ablative iskuymanta iskuykunamanta instrumental iskuywan iskuykunawan comitative iskuynintin iskuykunantin abessive iskuyninnaq iskuykunannaq comparative iskuyhina iskuykunahina causative iskuyrayku iskuykunarayku benefactive iskuypaq iskuykunapaq associative iskuypura iskuykunapura distributive iskuyninka iskuykunanka exclusive iskuylla iskuykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative iskuyki iskuykikuna accusative iskuykita iskuykikunata dative iskuykiman iskuykikunaman genitive iskuykipa iskuykikunap locative iskuykipi iskuykikunapi terminative iskuykikama iskuykikunakama ablative iskuykimanta iskuykikunamanta instrumental iskuykiwan iskuykikunawan comitative iskuykintin iskuykikunantin abessive iskuykinnaq iskuykikunannaq comparative iskuykihina iskuykikunahina causative iskuykirayku iskuykikunarayku benefactive iskuykipaq iskuykikunapaq associative iskuykipura iskuykikunapura distributive iskuykinka iskuykikunanka exclusive iskuykilla iskuykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative iskun iskunkuna accusative iskunta iskunkunata dative iskunman iskunkunaman genitive iskunpa iskunkunap locative iskunpi iskunkunapi terminative iskunkama iskunkunakama ablative iskunmanta iskunkunamanta instrumental iskunwan iskunkunawan comitative iskunintin iskunkunantin abessive iskunninnaq iskunkunannaq comparative iskunhina iskunkunahina causative iskunrayku iskunkunarayku benefactive iskunpaq iskunkunapaq associative iskunpura iskunkunapura distributive iskuninka iskunkunanka exclusive iskunlla iskunkunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative iskunchik iskunchikkuna accusative iskunchikta iskunchikkunata dative iskunchikman iskunchikkunaman genitive iskunchikpa iskunchikkunap locative iskunchikpi iskunchikkunapi terminative iskunchikkama iskunchikkunakama ablative iskunchikmanta iskunchikkunamanta instrumental iskunchikwan iskunchikkunawan comitative iskunchiknintin iskunchikkunantin abessive iskunchikninnaq iskunchikkunannaq comparative iskunchikhina iskunchikkunahina causative iskunchikrayku iskunchikkunarayku benefactive iskunchikpaq iskunchikkunapaq associative iskunchikpura iskunchikkunapura distributive iskunchikninka iskunchikkunanka exclusive iskunchiklla iskunchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative iskuyku iskuykukuna accusative iskuykuta iskuykukunata dative iskuykuman iskuykukunaman genitive iskuykupa iskuykukunap locative iskuykupi iskuykukunapi terminative iskuykukama iskuykukunakama ablative iskuykumanta iskuykukunamanta instrumental iskuykuwan iskuykukunawan comitative iskuykuntin iskuykukunantin abessive iskuykunnaq iskuykukunannaq comparative iskuykuhina iskuykukunahina causative iskuykurayku iskuykukunarayku benefactive iskuykupaq iskuykukunapaq associative iskuykupura iskuykukunapura distributive iskuykunka iskuykukunanka exclusive iskuykulla iskuykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative iskuykichik iskuykichikkuna accusative iskuykichikta iskuykichikkunata dative iskuykichikman iskuykichikkunaman genitive iskuykichikpa iskuykichikkunap locative iskuykichikpi iskuykichikkunapi terminative iskuykichikkama iskuykichikkunakama ablative iskuykichikmanta iskuykichikkunamanta instrumental iskuykichikwan iskuykichikkunawan comitative iskuykichiknintin iskuykichikkunantin abessive iskuykichikninnaq iskuykichikkunannaq comparative iskuykichikhina iskuykichikkunahina causative iskuykichikrayku iskuykichikkunarayku benefactive iskuykichikpaq iskuykichikkunapaq associative iskuykichikpura iskuykichikkunapura distributive iskuykichikninka iskuykichikkunanka exclusive iskuykichiklla iskuykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative iskunku iskunkukuna accusative iskunkuta iskunkukunata dative iskunkuman iskunkukunaman genitive iskunkupa iskunkukunap locative iskunkupi iskunkukunapi terminative iskunkukama iskunkukunakama ablative iskunkumanta iskunkukunamanta instrumental iskunkuwan iskunkukunawan comitative iskunkuntin iskunkukunantin abessive iskunkunnaq iskunkukunannaq comparative iskunkuhina iskunkukunahina causative iskunkurayku iskunkukunarayku benefactive iskunkupaq iskunkukunapaq associative iskunkupura iskunkukunapura distributive iskunkunka iskunkukunanka exclusive iskunkulla iskunkukunalla