murska

Finnish

Etymology

< murskata (“to crush”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmurskɑ/, [ˈmurs̠kɑ]
  • Hyphenation: murs‧ka

Noun

murska

  1. (usually with modifier) crushed material
    tiilimurska ― crushed brick
    jäämurska ― crushed ice

Usage notes
  • In principle, murske is the product of crushing something on purpose and murska is a by-product or something that occurs naturally. The usage is not completely logical, though. E.g. "crushed ice" is usually called jäämurska even when produced on purpose for drinks etc.

Declension
Inflection of murska (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative murska murskat
genitive murskan murskien
partitive murskaa murskia
illative murskaan murskiin
singular plural
nominative murska murskat
accusative nom. murska murskat
gen. murskan
genitive murskan murskien
murskainrare
partitive murskaa murskia
inessive murskassa murskissa
elative murskasta murskista
illative murskaan murskiin
adessive murskalla murskilla
ablative murskalta murskilta
allative murskalle murskille
essive murskana murskina
translative murskaksi murskiksi
instructive — murskin
abessive murskatta murskitta
comitative — murskineen

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