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

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

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
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