kirnu
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Kirnu.
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kirnu, borrowed from Proto-Norse , from Proto-Germanic *kirnijǭ (“churn”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kirnu
Declension
| Inflection of kirnu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kirnu | kirnut | |
| genitive | kirnun | kirnujen | |
| partitive | kirnua | kirnuja | |
| illative | kirnuun | kirnuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kirnu | kirnut | |
| accusative | nom. | kirnu | kirnut |
| gen. | kirnun | ||
| genitive | kirnun | kirnujen | |
| partitive | kirnua | kirnuja | |
| inessive | kirnussa | kirnuissa | |
| elative | kirnusta | kirnuista | |
| illative | kirnuun | kirnuihin | |
| adessive | kirnulla | kirnuilla | |
| ablative | kirnulta | kirnuilta | |
| allative | kirnulle | kirnuille | |
| essive | kirnuna | kirnuina | |
| translative | kirnuksi | kirnuiksi | |
| abessive | kirnutta | kirnuitta | |
| instructive | — | kirnuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “kirnu”, 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 2023-07-02
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
Cognates include Finnish kirnu and Estonian kirn.
Pronunciation
Noun
kirnu
Declension
| Declension of kirnu (type 4/koivu, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kirnu | kirnut |
| genitive | kirnun | kirnuin, kirnuloin |
| partitive | kirnua | kirnuja, kirnuloja |
| illative | kirnuu | kirnui, kirnuloihe |
| inessive | kirnuus | kirnuis, kirnulois |
| elative | kirnust | kirnuist, kirnuloist |
| allative | kirnulle | kirnuille, kirnuloille |
| adessive | kirnuul | kirnuil, kirnuloil |
| ablative | kirnult | kirnuilt, kirnuloilt |
| translative | kirnuks | kirnuiks, kirnuloiks |
| essive | kirnunna, kirnuun | kirnuinna, kirnuloinna, kirnuin, kirnuloin |
| exessive1) | kirnunt | kirnuint, kirnuloint |
| 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. | ||
Synonyms
- hörsky (dialectal)
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 168