From Proto-Finnic *kurkku (compare Estonian, Livonian, and Veps kurk), borrowed from Proto-Norse (*kwerku), from Proto-Germanic *kwerkō (compare Old Norse kverk, Swedish Kvarken), and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”) (compare Erzya кирьга (kiŕga)).
kurkku
Inflection of kurkku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kurkku | kurkut | ||
genitive | kurkun | kurkkujen | ||
partitive | kurkkua | kurkkuja | ||
illative | kurkkuun | kurkkuihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kurkku | kurkut | ||
accusative | nom. | kurkku | kurkut | |
gen. | kurkun | |||
genitive | kurkun | kurkkujen | ||
partitive | kurkkua | kurkkuja | ||
inessive | kurkussa | kurkuissa | ||
elative | kurkusta | kurkuista | ||
illative | kurkkuun | kurkkuihin | ||
adessive | kurkulla | kurkuilla | ||
ablative | kurkulta | kurkuilta | ||
allative | kurkulle | kurkuille | ||
essive | kurkkuna | kurkkuina | ||
translative | kurkuksi | kurkuiksi | ||
abessive | kurkutta | kurkuitta | ||
instructive | — | kurkuin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Borrowed from Swedish gurka, German Gurke, ultimately from a Slavic language.
kurkku
Inflection of kurkku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kurkku | kurkut | ||
genitive | kurkun | kurkkujen | ||
partitive | kurkkua | kurkkuja | ||
illative | kurkkuun | kurkkuihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kurkku | kurkut | ||
accusative | nom. | kurkku | kurkut | |
gen. | kurkun | |||
genitive | kurkun | kurkkujen | ||
partitive | kurkkua | kurkkuja | ||
inessive | kurkussa | kurkuissa | ||
elative | kurkusta | kurkuista | ||
illative | kurkkuun | kurkkuihin | ||
adessive | kurkulla | kurkuilla | ||
ablative | kurkulta | kurkuilta | ||
allative | kurkulle | kurkuille | ||
essive | kurkkuna | kurkkuina | ||
translative | kurkuksi | kurkuiksi | ||
abessive | kurkutta | kurkuitta | ||
instructive | — | kurkuin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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kurkku
Declension of kurkku (type 4/koivu, kk-k gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | kurkku | kurkut |
genitive | kurkun | kurkkuin, kurkkuloin |
partitive | kurkkua | kurkkuja, kurkkuloja |
illative | kurkkuu | kurkkui, kurkkuloihe |
inessive | kurkuus | kurkuis, kurkkulois |
elative | kurkust | kurkuist, kurkkuloist |
allative | kurkulle | kurkuille, kurkkuloille |
adessive | kurkuul | kurkuil, kurkkuloil |
ablative | kurkult | kurkuilt, kurkkuloilt |
translative | kurkuks | kurkuiks, kurkkuloiks |
essive | kurkkunna, kurkkuun | kurkkuinna, kurkkuloinna, kurkkuin, kurkkuloin |
exessive1) | kurkkunt | kurkkuint, kurkkuloint |
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. |
From Proto-Finnic *kurkku.
kurkku
Declension of kurkku (type II/võrkko, kk-k gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | kurkku | kurkud |
genitive | kurku | kurkkujõ, kurkkui |
partitive | kurkkua | kurkkuitõ, kurkkui |
illative | kurkkusõ, kurkku | kurkkuisõ |
inessive | kurkuz | kurkkuiz |
elative | kurkussõ | kurkkuissõ |
allative | kurkulõ | kurkkuilõ |
adessive | kurkullõ | kurkkuillõ |
ablative | kurkultõ | kurkkuiltõ |
translative | kurkussi | kurkkuissi |
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. |