rikki

See also: Rikki

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *rikki, of unknown further origin. Cognates include Ingrian rikki, Karelian rikki, Ludian rik (“sulfur, earwax”), Veps rik (“sulfur, rheum”) and Votic rittši. Germanic loan origin has been suggested (compare German Dreck), as well as indigenous derivation as rikka +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrikːi/, [ˈrikːi]
• Rhymes: -ikːi
• Syllabification^(key): rik‧ki

Noun

rikki

1. sulfur, sulphur

Declension

Inflection of rikki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)
nominative		rikki	rikit
genitive		rikin	rikkien
partitive		rikkiä	rikkejä
illative		rikkiin	rikkeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rikki	rikit
accusative	nom.	rikki	rikit
	gen.	rikin
genitive		rikin	rikkien
partitive		rikkiä	rikkejä
inessive		rikissä	rikeissä
elative		rikistä	rikeistä
illative		rikkiin	rikkeihin
adessive		rikillä	rikeillä
ablative		rikiltä	rikeiltä
allative		rikille	rikeille
essive		rikkinä	rikkeinä
translative		rikiksi	rikeiksi
instructive		—	rikein
abessive		rikittä	rikeittä
comitative		—	rikkeineen

Possessive forms of rikki (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	rikkini	rikkimme
2nd person	rikkisi	rikkinne
3rd person	rikkinsä

Derived terms

Derived terms

• rikkipitoinen
• rikinkatkuinen
• rikkidioksidi
• rikkihapoke
• rikkihappo
• rikkikiisu
• rikkiviisas

Etymology 2

rikk- +‎ -i; the root is shared with rikkoa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrikːi(ˣ)/, [ˈrikːi(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ikːi
• Syllabification^(key): rik‧ki

Adverb

rikki

1. broken

   Kelloni on rikki.

   My watch is broken.

   Lasi meni rikki.

   The glass broke.

   Synonyms: hajalla, (dialectal) särki

Derived terms

• rikkinäinen (adjective)

Votic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Finnish rikki.

Pronunciation

• (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈrikːi/, [ˈrikːi]
• Rhymes: -ikːi
• Hyphenation: rik‧ki

Adverb

rikki

1. broken

References

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