kärki
See also: karki
Finnish
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kärke (“woodpecker”). The original meaning is still preserved in palokärki. Cognates include Karelian kärki, Võro kärgʼ (“woodpecker”) and Veps kärg (“woodpecker”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kärki
- point, tip, cusp (sharp point or pointed end)
- lead (the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in a game in an incomplete game)
- (geometry) vertex
- (heraldry) pile
Declension
Inflection of kärki (Kotus type 7*L/ovi, k-j gradation) | |||
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nominative | kärki | kärjet | |
genitive | kärjen | kärkien | |
partitive | kärkeä | kärkiä | |
illative | kärkeen | kärkiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kärki | kärjet | |
accusative | nom. | kärki | kärjet |
gen. | kärjen | ||
genitive | kärjen | kärkien | |
partitive | kärkeä | kärkiä | |
inessive | kärjessä | kärjissä | |
elative | kärjestä | kärjistä | |
illative | kärkeen | kärkiin | |
adessive | kärjellä | kärjillä | |
ablative | kärjeltä | kärjiltä | |
allative | kärjelle | kärjille | |
essive | kärkenä | kärkinä | |
translative | kärjeksi | kärjiksi | |
abessive | kärjettä | kärjittä | |
instructive | — | kärjin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |