kurkku
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Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *kurkku (compare Estonian, Livonian and Veps kurk), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kwerkō (compare Old Norse kverk, Swedish Kvarken), and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”).
Noun[edit]
kurkku
- (anatomy) throat (gullet)
- throat (front part of the neck)
- throat (narrow opening)
- kaasuttimen kurkku ― the throat of a carburetor
- beard (curved underside of an axe head next to the handle)
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of kurkku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kurkku | kurkut | |
| genitive | kurkun | kurkkujen | |
| partitive | kurkkua | kurkkuja | |
| illative | kurkkuun | kurkkuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kurkku | kurkut | |
| accusative | nom. | kurkku | kurkut |
| gen. | kurkun | ||
| genitive | kurkun | kurkkujen | |
| partitive | kurkkua | kurkkuja | |
| inessive | kurkussa | kurkuissa | |
| elative | kurkusta | kurkuista | |
| illative | kurkkuun | kurkkuihin | |
| adessive | kurkulla | kurkuilla | |
| ablative | kurkulta | kurkuilta | |
| allative | kurkulle | kurkuille | |
| essive | kurkkuna | kurkkuina | |
| translative | kurkuksi | kurkuiksi | |
| instructive | — | kurkuin | |
| abessive | kurkutta | kurkuitta | |
| comitative | — | kurkkuineen | |
| Possessive forms of kurkku (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kurkkuni | kurkkumme |
| 2nd person | kurkkusi | kurkkunne |
| 3rd person | kurkkunsa | |
Derived terms[edit]
Compounds[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Swedish gurka, German Gurke, ultimately from a Slavic language.
Noun[edit]
kurkku
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of kurkku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kurkku | kurkut | |
| genitive | kurkun | kurkkujen | |
| partitive | kurkkua | kurkkuja | |
| illative | kurkkuun | kurkkuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kurkku | kurkut | |
| accusative | nom. | kurkku | kurkut |
| gen. | kurkun | ||
| genitive | kurkun | kurkkujen | |
| partitive | kurkkua | kurkkuja | |
| inessive | kurkussa | kurkuissa | |
| elative | kurkusta | kurkuista | |
| illative | kurkkuun | kurkkuihin | |
| adessive | kurkulla | kurkuilla | |
| ablative | kurkulta | kurkuilta | |
| allative | kurkulle | kurkuille | |
| essive | kurkkuna | kurkkuina | |
| translative | kurkuksi | kurkuiksi | |
| instructive | — | kurkuin | |
| abessive | kurkutta | kurkuitta | |
| comitative | — | kurkkuineen | |
| Possessive forms of kurkku (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kurkkuni | kurkkumme |
| 2nd person | kurkkusi | kurkkunne |
| 3rd person | kurkkunsa | |
Compounds[edit]
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- Rhymes:Finnish/urkːu
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