serkku
Finnish
Etymology
Likely developed from an earlier seukku (with contamination from sirkku (“(dialectal) sister”), derived from sisar), from Karelian (compare sevoitar), derived from setä.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈserkːu/, [ˈs̠e̞rkːu]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -erkːu
- Syllabification(key): serk‧ku
Declension
| Inflection of serkku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | serkku | serkut | |
| genitive | serkun | serkkujen | |
| partitive | serkkua | serkkuja | |
| illative | serkkuun | serkkuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | serkku | serkut | |
| accusative | nom. | serkku | serkut |
| gen. | serkun | ||
| genitive | serkun | serkkujen | |
| partitive | serkkua | serkkuja | |
| inessive | serkussa | serkuissa | |
| elative | serkusta | serkuista | |
| illative | serkkuun | serkkuihin | |
| adessive | serkulla | serkuilla | |
| ablative | serkulta | serkuilta | |
| allative | serkulle | serkuille | |
| essive | serkkuna | serkkuina | |
| translative | serkuksi | serkuiksi | |
| instructive | — | serkuin | |
| abessive | serkutta | serkuitta | |
| comitative | — | serkkuineen | |
| Possessive forms of serkku (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | serkkuni | serkkumme |
| 2nd person | serkkusi | serkkunne |
| 3rd person | serkkunsa | |
Synonyms
Compounds
- maalaisserkku
- pikkuserkku
- serkkupoika
- serkkutyttö
- täysiserkku
- täysserkku
See also
Further reading
- "serkku" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).
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