From Proto-Finnic *kurja (compare Estonian kuri (“bad, evil”)), of unclear further origin.
kurja (comparative kurjempi, superlative kurjin)
Inflection of kurja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | kurja | kurjat | |
genitive | kurjan | kurjien | |
partitive | kurjaa | kurjia | |
illative | kurjaan | kurjiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kurja | kurjat | |
accusative | nom. | kurja | kurjat |
gen. | kurjan | ||
genitive | kurjan | kurjien kurjainrare | |
partitive | kurjaa | kurjia | |
inessive | kurjassa | kurjissa | |
elative | kurjasta | kurjista | |
illative | kurjaan | kurjiin | |
adessive | kurjalla | kurjilla | |
ablative | kurjalta | kurjilta | |
allative | kurjalle | kurjille | |
essive | kurjana | kurjina | |
translative | kurjaksi | kurjiksi | |
abessive | kurjatta | kurjitta | |
instructive | — | kurjin | |
comitative | — | kurjine |
From Proto-Finnic *kurja. Cognates include Finnish kurja and Estonian kuri.
kurja (comparative kurjemp)
Declension of kurja (type 3/koira, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | kurja | kurjat |
genitive | kurjan | kurjiin |
partitive | kurjaa | kurjia |
illative | kurjaa | kurjii |
inessive | kurjaas | kurjiis |
elative | kurjast | kurjist |
allative | kurjalle | kurjille |
adessive | kurjaal | kurjiil |
ablative | kurjalt | kurjilt |
translative | kurjaks | kurjiks |
essive | kurjanna, kurjaan | kurjinna, kurjiin |
exessive1) | kurjant | kurjint |
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. |