harkki
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harkki (middle or right)
See also: härkki
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *harkki (compare Estonian hark, Livonian ärk).
Pronunciation
Noun
harkki
- tow distaff (a type of distaff used to hold crash)
- a tool made of a branched wooden stick, used e.g. to work soil
Declension
| Inflection of harkki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | harkki | harkit | |
| genitive | harkin | harkkien | |
| partitive | harkkia | harkkeja | |
| illative | harkkiin | harkkeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | harkki | harkit | |
| accusative | nom. | harkki | harkit |
| gen. | harkin | ||
| genitive | harkin | harkkien | |
| partitive | harkkia | harkkeja | |
| inessive | harkissa | harkeissa | |
| elative | harkista | harkeista | |
| illative | harkkiin | harkkeihin | |
| adessive | harkilla | harkeilla | |
| ablative | harkilta | harkeilta | |
| allative | harkille | harkeille | |
| essive | harkkina | harkkeina | |
| translative | harkiksi | harkeiksi | |
| abessive | harkitta | harkeitta | |
| instructive | — | harkein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *harkki. Cognates include Finnish harkki and Estonian hark.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhɑrkːi/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhɑrkːi/,
- Rhymes: -ɑrkʲː, -ɑrkːi
- Hyphenation: hark‧ki
Noun
harkki
- A kind of scaffold used to dry nets, seines or clothes on. (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
Declension
| Declension of harkki (type 5/vahti, kk-k gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | harkki | harkit |
| genitive | harkin | harkkiin, harkkiloin |
| partitive | harkkia | harkkija, harkkiloja |
| illative | harkkii | harkkii, harkkiloihe |
| inessive | harkiis | harkkiis, harkkilois |
| elative | harkist | harkkiist, harkkiloist |
| allative | harkille | harkkiille, harkkiloille |
| adessive | harkiil | harkkiil, harkkiloil |
| ablative | harkilt | harkkiilt, harkkiloilt |
| translative | harkiks | harkkiiks, harkkiloiks |
| essive | harkkinna, harkkiin | harkkiinna, harkkiloinna, harkkiin, harkkiloin |
| exessive1) | harkkint | harkkiint, harkkiloint |
| 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. | ||
Descendants
- → Votic: harkki
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 47