halki
See also: Halki
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɑlki(ˣ)/, [ˈhɑ̝lk̟i(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑlki
- Syllabification(key): hal‧ki
- Hyphenation(key): hal‧ki
Adverb
halki
- halved, broken, in two [with ablative or elative ‘through’]
- lyödä halki ― to break in two (by hitting)
- lyödä keskeltä halki ― to break in half through the middle
Postposition
halki [with genitive]
- through, across (from one end through to another, or from one side to another)
- Venäjän halki 30 (kolmessakymmenessä) päivässä.
- Through Russia in 30 days.
Preposition
halki [with genitive]
- through, across (from one end through to another, or from one side to another)
- 1996, Ismo Alanko, “Piste”, in Irti:
- Ratsastamme halki Töölön
- We ride horses across the Töölö
Usage notes
halki can either precede or follow the noun it governs, with no difference in meaning.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “halki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Ingrian
Etymology
From halke- (“to split”) + -i. Akin to Finnish halki.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhɑlki/, [ˈhɑɫkʲ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhɑlki/, [ˈhɑɫɡ̊i]
- (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈhɑlki/, [ˈhɑɫɡ̊i]
- Rhymes: -ɑlkʲ, -ɑlki
- Hyphenation: hal‧ki
Adverb
halki
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 42
- Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 29
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxal.ki/
- Rhymes: -alki
- Syllabification: hal‧ki
- Homophone: Halki
Noun
halki f
- inflection of halka:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural