kurkku

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkurkːu/, [ˈkurkːu]
  • Rhymes: -urkːu
  • Syllabification(key): kurk‧ku

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kurkku (compare Estonian, Livonian, and Veps kurk), borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*kwerku), from Proto-Germanic *kwerkō (compare Old Norse kverk, Swedish Kvarken), and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (to devour) (compare Erzya кирьга (kirʹga)[1]).

Noun

kurkku

  1. (anatomy) throat (gullet)
  2. throat (front part of the neck)
  3. throat (narrow opening)
    kaasuttimen kurkkuthe throat of a carburetor
  4. the axe handle just below the head
Declension
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
Compounds

References

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swedish gurka, German Gurke, ultimately from a Slavic language.

Noun

kurkku

  1. cucumber (vine and vegetable)
  2. pickle (pickled cucumber)
Declension
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

Ingrian

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkurkːu/, [ˈkurkːŭ̥]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkurkːu/, [ˈkurkːu]
  • Rhymes: -urkːu
  • Hyphenation: kurk‧ku

Noun

kurkku

  1. Alternative form of kulkku

Declension

Declension of kurkku (type 4/koivu, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative kurkku kurkut
genitive kurkun kurkkuin, kurkkuloin
partitive kurkkua kurkkuja, kurkkuloja
illative kurkkuu kurkkui, kurkkuloihe
inessive kurkuus kurkkuis, kurkkulois
elative kurkust kurkkuist, kurkkuloist
allative kurkulle kurkkuille, kurkkuloille
adessive kurkuul kurkkuil, kurkkuloil
ablative kurkult kurkkuilt, kurkkuloilt
translative kurkuks kurkkuiks, kurkkuloiks
essive kurkkunna, kurkkuun kurkkuinna, kurkkuloinna, kurkkuin, kurkkuloin
exessive1) kurkkunt kurkkuint, kurkkuloint
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.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 222

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kurkku.

Pronunciation

  • (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈkurkːu/, [ˈkurkːu]
  • Rhymes: -urkːu
  • Hyphenation: kurk‧ku

Noun

kurkku

  1. throat

Inflection

Declension of kurkku (type II/võrkko, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative kurkku kurkud
genitive kurku kurkkuje, kurkkujõ, kurkkui
partitive kurkkua kurkkuitõ, kurkkui
illative kurkku, kurkkusõ kurkkuje, kurkkujõ, kurkkuisõ
inessive kurkuz kurkkuiz
elative kurkussõ kurkkuissõ
allative kurkulõ kurkkuilõ
adessive kurkullõ kurkkuillõ
ablative kurkultõ kurkkuiltõ
translative kurkussi kurkkuissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

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