kurki

See also: Kurki

Estonian

Noun

kurki

1. partitive singular of kurk
2. illative singular of kurk

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kurki, from Proto-Uralic *kurke, itself an onomatopoeic word. Cognates include Estonian kurg, Northern Sami guorga and Erzya карго (kargo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurki/, [ˈkurk̟i]
• Rhymes: -urki
• Syllabification^(key): kur‧ki
• Hyphenation^(key): kur‧ki

Noun

kurki

1. crane, Grus grus (large wading bird)
2. Any bird of the family Gruidae, the cranes.
3. stilt or handle of a plough

Declension

Inflection of kurki (Kotus type 7*L/ovi, k-j gradation)
nominative		kurki	kurjet
genitive		kurjen	kurkien
partitive		kurkea	kurkia
illative		kurkeen	kurkiin
		singular	plural
nominative		kurki	kurjet
accusative	nom.	kurki	kurjet
	gen.	kurjen
genitive		kurjen	kurkien
partitive		kurkea	kurkia
inessive		kurjessa	kurjissa
elative		kurjesta	kurjista
illative		kurkeen	kurkiin
adessive		kurjella	kurjilla
ablative		kurjelta	kurjilta
allative		kurjelle	kurjille
essive		kurkena	kurkina
translative		kurjeksi	kurjiksi
abessive		kurjetta	kurjitta
instructive		—	kurjin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kurki (Kotus type 7*L/ovi, k-j gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kurkeni kurkeni accusative nom. kurkeni kurkeni gen. kurkeni genitive kurkeni kurkieni partitive kurkeani kurkiani inessive kurjessani kurjissani elative kurjestani kurjistani illative kurkeeni kurkiini adessive kurjellani kurjillani ablative kurjeltani kurjiltani allative kurjelleni kurjilleni essive kurkenani kurkinani translative kurjekseni kurjikseni abessive kurjettani kurjittani instructive — — comitative — kurkineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kurkesi kurkesi accusative nom. kurkesi kurkesi gen. kurkesi genitive kurkesi kurkiesi partitive kurkeasi kurkiasi inessive kurjessasi kurjissasi elative kurjestasi kurjistasi illative kurkeesi kurkiisi adessive kurjellasi kurjillasi ablative kurjeltasi kurjiltasi allative kurjellesi kurjillesi essive kurkenasi kurkinasi translative kurjeksesi kurjiksesi abessive kurjettasi kurjittasi instructive — — comitative — kurkinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kurkemme kurkemme accusative nom. kurkemme kurkemme gen. kurkemme genitive kurkemme kurkiemme partitive kurkeamme kurkiamme inessive kurjessamme kurjissamme elative kurjestamme kurjistamme illative kurkeemme kurkiimme adessive kurjellamme kurjillamme ablative kurjeltamme kurjiltamme allative kurjellemme kurjillemme essive kurkenamme kurkinamme translative kurjeksemme kurjiksemme abessive kurjettamme kurjittamme instructive — — comitative — kurkinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kurkenne kurkenne accusative nom. kurkenne kurkenne gen. kurkenne genitive kurkenne kurkienne partitive kurkeanne kurkianne inessive kurjessanne kurjissanne elative kurjestanne kurjistanne illative kurkeenne kurkiinne adessive kurjellanne kurjillanne ablative kurjeltanne kurjiltanne allative kurjellenne kurjillenne essive kurkenanne kurkinanne translative kurjeksenne kurjiksenne abessive kurjettanne kurjittanne instructive — — comitative — kurkinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kurkensa kurkensa accusative nom. kurkensa kurkensa gen. kurkensa genitive kurkensa kurkiensa partitive kurkeaan kurkeansa kurkiaan kurkiansa inessive kurjessaan kurjessansa kurjissaan kurjissansa elative kurjestaan kurjestansa kurjistaan kurjistansa illative kurkeensa kurkiinsa adessive kurjellaan kurjellansa kurjillaan kurjillansa ablative kurjeltaan kurjeltansa kurjiltaan kurjiltansa allative kurjelleen kurjellensa kurjilleen kurjillensa essive kurkenaan kurkenansa kurkinaan kurkinansa translative kurjekseen kurjeksensa kurjikseen kurjiksensa abessive kurjettaan kurjettansa kurjittaan kurjittansa instructive — — comitative — kurkineen kurkinensa

Derived terms

• Kurki
• kurkiainen
• Kurkinen

compounds

• aurankurki
• aurinkokurki
• australiankurki
• helttakurki
• hietakurki
• hopeakurki
• huppukurki
• japaninkurki
• kamelikurki
• kotilokurki
• kruunukurki
• kurjenherne
• kurjenjalka
• kurjenkanerva
• kurjenkello
• kurjenmarja
• kurjenmiekka
• kurjennokka
• kurjenpolvi
• kurkiaura
• kurkihirsi
• Kurkijoki
• kurkilintu
• Kurkimäki
• kyssäkurki
• käärmekurki
• lumikurki
• mantšuriankurki
• munkkikurki
• mustakaulakurki
• neitokurki
• nostokurki
• nälkäkurki
• saruskurki
• Savikurki
• trumpettikurki

Further reading

• “kurki”, 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 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurkiˣ/, [ˈkurk̟i(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -urki
• Syllabification^(key): kur‧ki
• Hyphenation^(key): kur‧ki

Verb

kurki

1. inflection of kurkkia:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004), Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Anagrams

• irkku, rukki, urkki

Ingrian

Kurki.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kurki. Cognates include Finnish kurki and Estonian kurg.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkurki/, [ˈkurkʲ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkurki/, [ˈkurɡ̊i]
• Rhymes: -urkʲ, -urki
• Hyphenation: kur‧ki

Noun

kurki

1. crane
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 4:

     Kärpäin lentää. Kurki harkkii.

     The fly flies. The crane paces around.

Declension

Declension of kurki (type 5/lehti, k- gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kurki	kuret
genitive	kuren	kurkiin, kurkiloin
partitive	kurkia	kurkija, kurkiloja
illative	kurkee	kurkii, kurkiloihe
inessive	kures	kuris, kurkilois
elative	kurest	kurist, kurkiloist
allative	kurelle	kurille, kurkiloille
adessive	kurel	kuril, kurkiloil
ablative	kurelt	kurilt, kurkiloilt
translative	kureks	kuriks, kurkiloiks
essive	kurkenna, kurkeen	kurkinna, kurkiloinna, kurkiin, kurkiloin
exessive1)	kurkent	kurkint, kurkiloint
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.

Derived terms

• Kurenmäki

Descendants

• → Votic: kurki

References

• Fedor Tumansky (1790), “курги”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 681
• V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 62
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 221

Karelian

Regional variants of kurki

North Karelian (Viena)	kurki
South Karelian (Tver)	kurgi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kurki. Cognates include Finnish kurki and Estonian kurg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurki/
• Hyphenation: kur‧ki

Noun

kurki (genitive kuren, partitive kurkie)

1. (North Karelian) crane

Declension

Viena Karelian declension of kurki (type 3/ovi, k- gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kurki	kuret
genitive	kuren	kurkien
partitive	kurkie	kurkija
illative	kurkih	kurkiloih
inessive	kurešša	kurkiloissa
elative	kurešta	kurkiloista
adessive	kurella	kurkiloilla
ablative	kurelta	kurkiloilta
translative	kurekši	kurkiloiksi
essive	kurkina	kurkiloina
comitative	—	kurkiloineh
abessive	kuretta	kurkiloitta
prolative	—	kurkiloičči
instructive	—	kurkiloin

Possessive forms of kurki
1st person	kurkeni
2nd person	kurkeš
3rd person	kurkeh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References

• P. Zaykov; L. Rugoyeva (1999), “kurki”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkur.kʲi/
• Rhymes: -urkʲi
• Syllabification: kur‧ki

Noun

kurki

1. inflection of kurka:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkur.ki/
• Rhymes: -urki
• Syllabification: kur‧ki

Noun

kurki f

1. inflection of kurka:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Noun

kurki m inan or m animal

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of kurek

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ingrian kurki. Doublet of kurtši.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈkurki/, [ˈkurkʲi]
• Rhymes: -urki
• Hyphenation: kur‧ki

Noun

kurki

1. crane (bird)

Inflection

Declension of kurki (type VII/nimi, k-g gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kurki	kurgõd
genitive	kurgõ	kurkijõ, kurkii
partitive	kurkia	kurkiitõ, kurkii
illative	kurkõsõ, kurkõ	kurkiisõ
inessive	kurgõz	kurkiiz
elative	kurgõssõ	kurkiissõ
allative	kurgõlõ	kurkiilõ
adessive	kurgõllõ	kurkiillõ
ablative	kurgõltõ	kurkiiltõ
translative	kurgõssi	kurkiissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “kurki”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn