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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *arki, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *argį̄ (“wickedness”).
Pronunciation
Noun
arki
- everyday life, daily life, normal life (ordinary, mundane or non-special days in life)
- (in adverbs) weekday, working day
Kauppa on auki arkisin.- The shop is open on weekdays.
Declension
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Ido
Pronunciation
Noun
arki
- plural of arko
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *arki. Cognates include Finnish arki.
Pronunciation
Noun
arki
- Short for arkirooka.
- (in compounds) workday, weekday
Declension
| Declension of arki (type 5/lehti, k- gradation)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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arki
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aret
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| genitive
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aren
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arkiin, arkiloin
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| partitive
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arkia
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arkija, arkiloja
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| illative
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arkee
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arkii, arkiloihe
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| inessive
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ares
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aris, arkilois
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| elative
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arest
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arist, arkiloist
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| allative
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arelle
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arille, arkiloille
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| adessive
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arel
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aril, arkiloil
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| ablative
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arelt
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arilt, arkiloilt
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| translative
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areks
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ariks, arkiloiks
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| essive
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arkenna, arkeen
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arkinna, arkiloinna, arkiin, arkiloin
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| exessive1)
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arkent
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arkint, arkiloint
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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.
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Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 18
- Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 21
Manchu
Romanization
arki
- Romanization of ᠠᡵᡴᡳ
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈar.ki/
- Rhymes: -arki
- Syllabification: ar‧ki
Noun
arki
- inflection of arka:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Sranan Tongo
Alternative forms
Etymology
From English harken.
Verb
arki
- to listen
1975, Edgar Cairo, “Wan pisi fu libi [A piece of life]”, in Ursy M. Lichtveld, Jan Voorhoeve, editors, Creole drum. An Anthology of Creole Literature in Surinam, New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 256:Mi no ben kan tan arki den betiyesi tori fu Basedi, bika na bigisma no ben lobi te pikinnengre mofo e warsi na ini en tori efu den bradi den yesimama e arki.- I couldn't stay to listen to the ear-catching stories of Master Edi, because the old man didn't like it when children's mouths wandered into his tale if they had stretched their eardrums and were listening in.
- to obey
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