kurki

See also: Kurki

Estonian

Noun

kurki

  1. partitive singular of kurk
  2. illative singular of kurk

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kurki, from Proto-Uralic *kurke, itself an onomatopoeic word. Cognates include Estonian kurg, Northern Sami guorga and Erzya карго (kargo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkurki/, [ˈkurk̟i]
  • Rhymes: -urki
  • Syllabification(key): kur‧ki

Noun

kurki

  1. crane, Grus grus (large wading bird)
  2. Any bird of the family Gruidae, the cranes.
  3. stilt or handle of a plough
Declension
Inflection of kurki (Kotus type 7*L/ovi, k-j gradation)
nominative kurki kurjet
genitive kurjen kurkien
partitive kurkea kurkia
illative kurkeen kurkiin
singular plural
nominative kurki kurjet
accusative nom. kurki kurjet
gen. kurjen
genitive kurjen kurkien
partitive kurkea kurkia
inessive kurjessa kurjissa
elative kurjesta kurjista
illative kurkeen kurkiin
adessive kurjella kurjilla
ablative kurjelta kurjilta
allative kurjelle kurjille
essive kurkena kurkina
translative kurjeksi kurjiksi
abessive kurjetta kurjitta
instructive kurjin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kurki (Kotus type 7*L/ovi, k-j gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kurkeni kurkeni
accusative nom. kurkeni kurkeni
gen. kurkeni
genitive kurkeni kurkieni
partitive kurkeani kurkiani
inessive kurjessani kurjissani
elative kurjestani kurjistani
illative kurkeeni kurkiini
adessive kurjellani kurjillani
ablative kurjeltani kurjiltani
allative kurjelleni kurjilleni
essive kurkenani kurkinani
translative kurjekseni kurjikseni
abessive kurjettani kurjittani
instructive
comitative kurkineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kurkesi kurkesi
accusative nom. kurkesi kurkesi
gen. kurkesi
genitive kurkesi kurkiesi
partitive kurkeasi kurkiasi
inessive kurjessasi kurjissasi
elative kurjestasi kurjistasi
illative kurkeesi kurkiisi
adessive kurjellasi kurjillasi
ablative kurjeltasi kurjiltasi
allative kurjellesi kurjillesi
essive kurkenasi kurkinasi
translative kurjeksesi kurjiksesi
abessive kurjettasi kurjittasi
instructive
comitative kurkinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kurkemme kurkemme
accusative nom. kurkemme kurkemme
gen. kurkemme
genitive kurkemme kurkiemme
partitive kurkeamme kurkiamme
inessive kurjessamme kurjissamme
elative kurjestamme kurjistamme
illative kurkeemme kurkiimme
adessive kurjellamme kurjillamme
ablative kurjeltamme kurjiltamme
allative kurjellemme kurjillemme
essive kurkenamme kurkinamme
translative kurjeksemme kurjiksemme
abessive kurjettamme kurjittamme
instructive
comitative kurkinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kurkenne kurkenne
accusative nom. kurkenne kurkenne
gen. kurkenne
genitive kurkenne kurkienne
partitive kurkeanne kurkianne
inessive kurjessanne kurjissanne
elative kurjestanne kurjistanne
illative kurkeenne kurkiinne
adessive kurjellanne kurjillanne
ablative kurjeltanne kurjiltanne
allative kurjellenne kurjillenne
essive kurkenanne kurkinanne
translative kurjeksenne kurjiksenne
abessive kurjettanne kurjittanne
instructive
comitative kurkinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kurkensa kurkensa
accusative nom. kurkensa kurkensa
gen. kurkensa
genitive kurkensa kurkiensa
partitive kurkeaan
kurkeansa
kurkiaan
kurkiansa
inessive kurjessaan
kurjessansa
kurjissaan
kurjissansa
elative kurjestaan
kurjestansa
kurjistaan
kurjistansa
illative kurkeensa kurkiinsa
adessive kurjellaan
kurjellansa
kurjillaan
kurjillansa
ablative kurjeltaan
kurjeltansa
kurjiltaan
kurjiltansa
allative kurjelleen
kurjellensa
kurjilleen
kurjillensa
essive kurkenaan
kurkenansa
kurkinaan
kurkinansa
translative kurjekseen
kurjeksensa
kurjikseen
kurjiksensa
abessive kurjettaan
kurjettansa
kurjittaan
kurjittansa
instructive
comitative kurkineen
kurkinensa
Derived terms
compounds

Further reading

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkurkiˣ/, [ˈkurk̟i(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -urki
  • Syllabification(key): kur‧ki

Verb

kurki

  1. inflection of kurkkia:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

References

  • Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Anagrams

Ingrian

Kurki.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kurki. Cognates include Finnish kurki and Estonian kurg.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkurki/, [ˈkurkʲ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkurki/, [ˈkurɡ̊i]
  • Rhymes: -urkʲ, -urki
  • Hyphenation: kur‧ki

Noun

kurki

  1. crane
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 4:
      Kärpäin lentää. Kurki harkkii.
      The fly flies. The crane paces around.

Declension

Declension of kurki (type 5/lehti, k- gradation)
singular plural
nominative kurki kuret
genitive kuren kurkiin, kurkiloin
partitive kurkia kurkija, kurkiloja
illative kurkee kurkii, kurkiloihe
inessive kures kuris, kurkilois
elative kurest kurist, kurkiloist
allative kurelle kurille, kurkiloille
adessive kurel kuril, kurkiloil
ablative kurelt kurilt, kurkiloilt
translative kureks kuriks, kurkiloiks
essive kurkenna, kurkeen kurkinna, kurkiloinna, kurkiin, kurkiloin
exessive1) kurkent kurkint, kurkiloint
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.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Votic: kurki

References

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 62
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 221

Karelian

Regional variants of kurki
North Karelian
(Viena)
kurki
South Karelian
(Tver)
kurgi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kurki. Cognates include Finnish kurki and Estonian kurg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkurki/
  • Hyphenation: kur‧ki

Noun

kurki (genitive kuren, partitive kurkie)

  1. (North Karelian) crane

Declension

Viena Karelian declension of kurki (type 3/ovi, k- gradation)
singular plural
nominative kurki kuret
genitive kuren kurkien
partitive kurkie kurkija
illative kurkih kurkiloih
inessive kurešša kurkiloissa
elative kurešta kurkiloista
adessive kurella kurkiloilla
ablative kurelta kurkiloilta
translative kurekši kurkiloiksi
essive kurkina kurkiloina
comitative kurkiloineh
abessive kuretta kurkiloitta
Possessive forms of kurki
1st person kurkeni
2nd person kurkeš
3rd person kurkeh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References

  • P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “kurki”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkurkʲi/

Noun

kurki

  1. inflection of kurka:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkur.ki/
  • Rhymes: -urki
  • Syllabification: kur‧ki

Noun

kurki f

  1. inflection of kurka:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Noun

kurki m inan or m animal

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of kurek

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ingrian kurki.

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈkurki/, [ˈkurkʲi]
  • Rhymes: -urki
  • Hyphenation: kur‧ki

Noun

kurki

  1. crane (bird)

Inflection

Declension of kurki (type VII/nimi, k-g gradation)
singular plural
nominative kurki kurgõd
genitive kurgõ kurkijõ, kurkii
partitive kurkia kurkiitõ, kurkii
illative kurkõsõ, kurkõ kurkiisõ
inessive kurgõz kurkiiz
elative kurgõssõ kurkiissõ
allative kurgõlõ kurkiilõ
adessive kurgõllõ kurkiillõ
ablative kurgõltõ kurkiiltõ
translative kurgõssi kurkiissi
*) 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.

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kurki”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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