ankkuri
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Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old Swedish (whence Swedish ancker, a variant of ankare; compare Old Swedish ankæri, ankar; perhaps adapted with -uri), ultimately from Old Norse akkeri, from Proto-Germanic *ankurô, itself ultimately from Latin ancora.
Noun
ankkuri
- (nautical) anchor (tool to hook a vessel into the seabed)
- (figurative) anchor (something that serves to provide a fixing point)
- (radio, television) anchor, anchorman, anchorwoman (main host of a television or radio program relating to the broadcast of news)
- (sports) anchor, anchorman, anchorwoman (final runner in relay race)
- (electronics) armature (rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo in an electromagnetic apparatus)
- (electronics) plunger (moving portion of a solenoid)
- (commerce) anchor (superstore or other facility that serves as a focus to bring customers into an area)
- (chronometry) anchor (the main part of an anchor escapement)
Declension
| Inflection of ankkuri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ankkuri | ankkurit | |
| genitive | ankkurin | ankkurien ankkureiden ankkureitten | |
| partitive | ankkuria | ankkureita ankkureja | |
| illative | ankkuriin | ankkureihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ankkuri | ankkurit | |
| accusative | nom. | ankkuri | ankkurit |
| gen. | ankkurin | ||
| genitive | ankkurin | ankkurien ankkureiden ankkureitten | |
| partitive | ankkuria | ankkureita ankkureja | |
| inessive | ankkurissa | ankkureissa | |
| elative | ankkurista | ankkureista | |
| illative | ankkuriin | ankkureihin | |
| adessive | ankkurilla | ankkureilla | |
| ablative | ankkurilta | ankkureilta | |
| allative | ankkurille | ankkureille | |
| essive | ankkurina | ankkureina | |
| translative | ankkuriksi | ankkureiksi | |
| abessive | ankkuritta | ankkureitta | |
| instructive | — | ankkurein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
compounds
- ajoankkuri
- ankkurihissi
- ankkurikauppa
- ankkurikela
- ankkuriketju
- ankkurikettinki
- ankkuriköysi
- ankkurilapsi
- ankkurilyhty
- ankkurimiina
- ankkurinhaara
- ankkurinkoura
- ankkuriosuus
- ankkuripaikka
- ankkuripari
- ankkuripeli
- ankkuritalja
- ankkuritouvi
- ankkurivalo
- ankkurivarustus
- laahusankkuri
- naara-ankkuri
- palkka-ankkuri
- tuuliankkuri
- uutisankkuri
- varppiankkuri
Further reading
- “ankkuri”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-08-10
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Swedish ankare, ultimately from Medieval Latin ancria.
Noun
ankkuri
- (historical) an obsolete Finnish unit of measurement for volume of liquid substances, equal to around 39 litres
Declension
| Inflection of ankkuri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | ankkuri | ankkurit | |
| genitive | ankkurin | ankkurien ankkureiden ankkureitten | |
| partitive | ankkuria | ankkureita ankkureja | |
| illative | ankkuriin | ankkureihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ankkuri | ankkurit | |
| accusative | nom. | ankkuri | ankkurit |
| gen. | ankkurin | ||
| genitive | ankkurin | ankkurien ankkureiden ankkureitten | |
| partitive | ankkuria | ankkureita ankkureja | |
| inessive | ankkurissa | ankkureissa | |
| elative | ankkurista | ankkureista | |
| illative | ankkuriin | ankkureihin | |
| adessive | ankkurilla | ankkureilla | |
| ablative | ankkurilta | ankkureilta | |
| allative | ankkurille | ankkureille | |
| essive | ankkurina | ankkureina | |
| translative | ankkuriksi | ankkureiksi | |
| abessive | ankkuritta | ankkureitta | |
| instructive | — | ankkurein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
Ultimately from Old Swedish (compare ankæri, ankar, Swedish ankare), possibly through Finnish ankkuri.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑŋkːuri/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑŋkːuri/,
- Rhymes: -ɑŋkːurʲ, -ɑŋkːuri
- Hyphenation: ank‧ku‧ri
Noun
ankkuri
Declension
| Declension of ankkuri (type 5/vahti, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | ankkuri | ankkurit |
| genitive | ankkurin | ankkuriin, ankkuriloin |
| partitive | ankkuria | ankkurija, ankkuriloja |
| illative | ankkurii | ankkurii, ankkuriloihe |
| inessive | ankkuriis | ankkuriis, ankkurilois |
| elative | ankkurist | ankkuriist, ankkuriloist |
| allative | ankkurille | ankkuriille, ankkuriloille |
| adessive | ankkuriil | ankkuriil, ankkuriloil |
| ablative | ankkurilt | ankkuriilt, ankkuriloilt |
| translative | ankkuriks | ankkuriiks, ankkuriloiks |
| essive | ankkurinna, ankkuriin | ankkuriinna, ankkuriloinna, ankkuriin, ankkuriloin |
| exessive1) | ankkurint | ankkuriint, ankkuriloint |
| 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. | ||
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 16