Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *surku, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *surgō (compare English sorrow, Swedish sorg).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsurku/, [ˈs̠urku]
- Rhymes: -urku
- Syllabification(key): sur‧ku
- Hyphenation(key): sur‧ku
Noun
surku
- (dialectal or uncommon) pity
- minun tulee surku kun... ― I start to feel bad/pity when...
- (dialectal or uncommon) sadness, sorrow
Usage notes
Only forms with the strong grade (surku-) are normally used, particularly the nominative and partitive singular.
Declension
| Inflection of surku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation)
|
| nominative
|
surku
|
surut
|
| genitive
|
surun
|
surkujen
|
| partitive
|
surkua
|
surkuja
|
| illative
|
surkuun
|
surkuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
surku
|
surut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
surku
|
surut
|
| gen.
|
surun
|
| genitive
|
surun
|
surkujen
|
| partitive
|
surkua
|
surkuja
|
| inessive
|
surussa
|
suruissa
|
| elative
|
surusta
|
suruista
|
| illative
|
surkuun
|
surkuihin
|
| adessive
|
surulla
|
suruilla
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| ablative
|
surulta
|
suruilta
|
| allative
|
surulle
|
suruille
|
| essive
|
surkuna
|
surkuina
|
| translative
|
suruksi
|
suruiksi
|
| abessive
|
surutta
|
suruitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
suruin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
surkuni
|
surkuni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
surkuni
|
surkuni
|
| gen.
|
surkuni
|
| genitive
|
surkuni
|
surkujeni
|
| partitive
|
surkuani
|
surkujani
|
| inessive
|
surussani
|
suruissani
|
| elative
|
surustani
|
suruistani
|
| illative
|
surkuuni
|
surkuihini
|
| adessive
|
surullani
|
suruillani
|
| ablative
|
surultani
|
suruiltani
|
| allative
|
surulleni
|
suruilleni
|
| essive
|
surkunani
|
surkuinani
|
| translative
|
surukseni
|
suruikseni
|
| abessive
|
suruttani
|
suruittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
surkuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
surkusi
|
surkusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
surkusi
|
surkusi
|
| gen.
|
surkusi
|
| genitive
|
surkusi
|
surkujesi
|
| partitive
|
surkuasi
|
surkujasi
|
| inessive
|
surussasi
|
suruissasi
|
| elative
|
surustasi
|
suruistasi
|
| illative
|
surkuusi
|
surkuihisi
|
| adessive
|
surullasi
|
suruillasi
|
| ablative
|
surultasi
|
suruiltasi
|
| allative
|
surullesi
|
suruillesi
|
| essive
|
surkunasi
|
surkuinasi
|
| translative
|
suruksesi
|
suruiksesi
|
| abessive
|
suruttasi
|
suruittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
surkuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
surkumme
|
surkumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
surkumme
|
surkumme
|
| gen.
|
surkumme
|
| genitive
|
surkumme
|
surkujemme
|
| partitive
|
surkuamme
|
surkujamme
|
| inessive
|
surussamme
|
suruissamme
|
| elative
|
surustamme
|
suruistamme
|
| illative
|
surkuumme
|
surkuihimme
|
| adessive
|
surullamme
|
suruillamme
|
| ablative
|
surultamme
|
suruiltamme
|
| allative
|
surullemme
|
suruillemme
|
| essive
|
surkunamme
|
surkuinamme
|
| translative
|
suruksemme
|
suruiksemme
|
| abessive
|
suruttamme
|
suruittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
surkuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
surkunne
|
surkunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
surkunne
|
surkunne
|
| gen.
|
surkunne
|
| genitive
|
surkunne
|
surkujenne
|
| partitive
|
surkuanne
|
surkujanne
|
| inessive
|
surussanne
|
suruissanne
|
| elative
|
surustanne
|
suruistanne
|
| illative
|
surkuunne
|
surkuihinne
|
| adessive
|
surullanne
|
suruillanne
|
| ablative
|
surultanne
|
suruiltanne
|
| allative
|
surullenne
|
suruillenne
|
| essive
|
surkunanne
|
surkuinanne
|
| translative
|
suruksenne
|
suruiksenne
|
| abessive
|
suruttanne
|
suruittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
surkuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
surkunsa
|
surkunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
surkunsa
|
surkunsa
|
| gen.
|
surkunsa
|
| genitive
|
surkunsa
|
surkujensa
|
| partitive
|
surkuaan
surkuansa
|
surkujaan
surkujansa
|
| inessive
|
surussaan
surussansa
|
suruissaan
suruissansa
|
| elative
|
surustaan
surustansa
|
suruistaan
suruistansa
|
| illative
|
surkuunsa
|
surkuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
surullaan
surullansa
|
suruillaan
suruillansa
|
| ablative
|
surultaan
surultansa
|
suruiltaan
suruiltansa
|
| allative
|
surulleen
surullensa
|
suruilleen
suruillensa
|
| essive
|
surkunaan
surkunansa
|
surkuinaan
surkuinansa
|
| translative
|
surukseen
suruksensa
|
suruikseen
suruiksensa
|
| abessive
|
suruttaan
suruttansa
|
suruittaan
suruittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
surkuineen
surkuinensa
|
|
Derived terms
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