kurki
See also: Kurki
Estonian
Noun
kurki
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
- Hyphenation(key): kur‧ki
Noun
kurki
- crane, Grus grus (large wading bird)
- Any bird of the family Gruidae, the cranes.
- 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. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
- aurankurki
- aurinkokurki
- australiankurki
- helttakurki
- hietakurki
- hopeakurki
- huppukurki
- japaninkurki
- kamelikurki
- kotilokurki
- kruunukurki
- kurjenherne
- kurjenjalka
- kurjenkanerva
- kurjenkello
- kurjenmarja
- kurjenmiekka
- kurjennokka
- kurjenpolvi
- kurkiaura
- kurkihirsi
- Kurkijoki
- kurkilintu
- Kurkimäki
- kyssäkurki
- käärmekurki
- lumikurki
- mantšuriankurki
- munkkikurki
- mustakaulakurki
- neitokurki
- nostokurki
- nälkäkurki
- saruskurki
- Savikurki
- trumpettikurki
Further reading
- “kurki”, 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 1 July 2023
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkurkiˣ/, [ˈkurk̟i(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -urki
- Syllabification(key): kur‧ki
- Hyphenation(key): kur‧ki
Verb
kurki
- inflection of kurkkia:
- present active indicative connegative
- second-person singular present imperative
- 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
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
- 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
- Fedor Tumansky (1790) “курги”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 681
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 62
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 221
Karelian
| 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)
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): /ˈkur.kʲi/
- Rhymes: -urkʲi
- Syllabification: kur‧ki
Noun
kurki
- inflection of kurka:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative plural
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkur.ki/
- Rhymes: -urki
- Syllabification: kur‧ki
Noun
kurki f
- inflection of kurka:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Noun
kurki m inan or m animal
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of kurek
Votic
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈkurki/, [ˈkurkʲi]
- Rhymes: -urki
- Hyphenation: kur‧ki
Noun
kurki
- 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