Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpotku/, [ˈpo̞t̪ku]
- Rhymes: -otku
- Syllabification(key): pot‧ku
- Hyphenation(key): pot‧ku
Etymology 1
potkia (“to kick”) + -u
Noun
potku
- a kick (act of kicking; action of swinging a foot or leg)
- (figuratively) kick (pungent or spicy flavour, piquancy) (usually in the partitive singular)
- (figuratively) energy, vigour (usually in the partitive singular)
- (firearms) recoil
- (in the plural, colloquial) firing, dismissal, axing, sack
- Synonyms: erottaminen, fudut
- antaa potkut (allative) ― to fire
- saada potkut ― to be fired
Declension
| Inflection of potku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
potku
|
potkut
|
| genitive
|
potkun
|
potkujen
|
| partitive
|
potkua
|
potkuja
|
| illative
|
potkuun
|
potkuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
potku
|
potkut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
potku
|
potkut
|
| gen.
|
potkun
|
| genitive
|
potkun
|
potkujen
|
| partitive
|
potkua
|
potkuja
|
| inessive
|
potkussa
|
potkuissa
|
| elative
|
potkusta
|
potkuista
|
| illative
|
potkuun
|
potkuihin
|
| adessive
|
potkulla
|
potkuilla
|
| ablative
|
potkulta
|
potkuilta
|
| allative
|
potkulle
|
potkuille
|
| essive
|
potkuna
|
potkuina
|
| translative
|
potkuksi
|
potkuiksi
|
| abessive
|
potkutta
|
potkuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
potkuin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
potkuni
|
potkuni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
potkuni
|
potkuni
|
| gen.
|
potkuni
|
| genitive
|
potkuni
|
potkujeni
|
| partitive
|
potkuani
|
potkujani
|
| inessive
|
potkussani
|
potkuissani
|
| elative
|
potkustani
|
potkuistani
|
| illative
|
potkuuni
|
potkuihini
|
| adessive
|
potkullani
|
potkuillani
|
| ablative
|
potkultani
|
potkuiltani
|
| allative
|
potkulleni
|
potkuilleni
|
| essive
|
potkunani
|
potkuinani
|
| translative
|
potkukseni
|
potkuikseni
|
| abessive
|
potkuttani
|
potkuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
potkuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
potkusi
|
potkusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
potkusi
|
potkusi
|
| gen.
|
potkusi
|
| genitive
|
potkusi
|
potkujesi
|
| partitive
|
potkuasi
|
potkujasi
|
| inessive
|
potkussasi
|
potkuissasi
|
| elative
|
potkustasi
|
potkuistasi
|
| illative
|
potkuusi
|
potkuihisi
|
| adessive
|
potkullasi
|
potkuillasi
|
| ablative
|
potkultasi
|
potkuiltasi
|
| allative
|
potkullesi
|
potkuillesi
|
| essive
|
potkunasi
|
potkuinasi
|
| translative
|
potkuksesi
|
potkuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
potkuttasi
|
potkuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
potkuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
potkumme
|
potkumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
potkumme
|
potkumme
|
| gen.
|
potkumme
|
| genitive
|
potkumme
|
potkujemme
|
| partitive
|
potkuamme
|
potkujamme
|
| inessive
|
potkussamme
|
potkuissamme
|
| elative
|
potkustamme
|
potkuistamme
|
| illative
|
potkuumme
|
potkuihimme
|
| adessive
|
potkullamme
|
potkuillamme
|
| ablative
|
potkultamme
|
potkuiltamme
|
| allative
|
potkullemme
|
potkuillemme
|
| essive
|
potkunamme
|
potkuinamme
|
| translative
|
potkuksemme
|
potkuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
potkuttamme
|
potkuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
potkuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
potkunne
|
potkunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
potkunne
|
potkunne
|
| gen.
|
potkunne
|
| genitive
|
potkunne
|
potkujenne
|
| partitive
|
potkuanne
|
potkujanne
|
| inessive
|
potkussanne
|
potkuissanne
|
| elative
|
potkustanne
|
potkuistanne
|
| illative
|
potkuunne
|
potkuihinne
|
| adessive
|
potkullanne
|
potkuillanne
|
| ablative
|
potkultanne
|
potkuiltanne
|
| allative
|
potkullenne
|
potkuillenne
|
| essive
|
potkunanne
|
potkuinanne
|
| translative
|
potkuksenne
|
potkuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
potkuttanne
|
potkuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
potkuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
potkunsa
|
potkunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
potkunsa
|
potkunsa
|
| gen.
|
potkunsa
|
| genitive
|
potkunsa
|
potkujensa
|
| partitive
|
potkuaan
potkuansa
|
potkujaan
potkujansa
|
| inessive
|
potkussaan
potkussansa
|
potkuissaan
potkuissansa
|
| elative
|
potkustaan
potkustansa
|
potkuistaan
potkuistansa
|
| illative
|
potkuunsa
|
potkuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
potkullaan
potkullansa
|
potkuillaan
potkuillansa
|
| ablative
|
potkultaan
potkultansa
|
potkuiltaan
potkuiltansa
|
| allative
|
potkulleen
potkullensa
|
potkuilleen
potkuillensa
|
| essive
|
potkunaan
potkunansa
|
potkuinaan
potkuinansa
|
| translative
|
potkukseen
potkuksensa
|
potkuikseen
potkuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
potkuttaan
potkuttansa
|
potkuittaan
potkuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
potkuineen
potkuinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Further reading
Etymology 2
From Proto-Finnic *potku, equivalent to potkea (“to set a seine/fishnet”) + -u.
Noun
potku
- a side net guiding fish towards a fyke
- Synonym: potkuverkko
Declension
| Inflection of potku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
potku
|
potkut
|
| genitive
|
potkun
|
potkujen
|
| partitive
|
potkua
|
potkuja
|
| illative
|
potkuun
|
potkuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
potku
|
potkut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
potku
|
potkut
|
| gen.
|
potkun
|
| genitive
|
potkun
|
potkujen
|
| partitive
|
potkua
|
potkuja
|
| inessive
|
potkussa
|
potkuissa
|
| elative
|
potkusta
|
potkuista
|
| illative
|
potkuun
|
potkuihin
|
| adessive
|
potkulla
|
potkuilla
|
| ablative
|
potkulta
|
potkuilta
|
| allative
|
potkulle
|
potkuille
|
| essive
|
potkuna
|
potkuina
|
| translative
|
potkuksi
|
potkuiksi
|
| abessive
|
potkutta
|
potkuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
potkuin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
potkuni
|
potkuni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
potkuni
|
potkuni
|
| gen.
|
potkuni
|
| genitive
|
potkuni
|
potkujeni
|
| partitive
|
potkuani
|
potkujani
|
| inessive
|
potkussani
|
potkuissani
|
| elative
|
potkustani
|
potkuistani
|
| illative
|
potkuuni
|
potkuihini
|
| adessive
|
potkullani
|
potkuillani
|
| ablative
|
potkultani
|
potkuiltani
|
| allative
|
potkulleni
|
potkuilleni
|
| essive
|
potkunani
|
potkuinani
|
| translative
|
potkukseni
|
potkuikseni
|
| abessive
|
potkuttani
|
potkuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
potkuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
potkusi
|
potkusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
potkusi
|
potkusi
|
| gen.
|
potkusi
|
| genitive
|
potkusi
|
potkujesi
|
| partitive
|
potkuasi
|
potkujasi
|
| inessive
|
potkussasi
|
potkuissasi
|
| elative
|
potkustasi
|
potkuistasi
|
| illative
|
potkuusi
|
potkuihisi
|
| adessive
|
potkullasi
|
potkuillasi
|
| ablative
|
potkultasi
|
potkuiltasi
|
| allative
|
potkullesi
|
potkuillesi
|
| essive
|
potkunasi
|
potkuinasi
|
| translative
|
potkuksesi
|
potkuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
potkuttasi
|
potkuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
potkuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
potkumme
|
potkumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
potkumme
|
potkumme
|
| gen.
|
potkumme
|
| genitive
|
potkumme
|
potkujemme
|
| partitive
|
potkuamme
|
potkujamme
|
| inessive
|
potkussamme
|
potkuissamme
|
| elative
|
potkustamme
|
potkuistamme
|
| illative
|
potkuumme
|
potkuihimme
|
| adessive
|
potkullamme
|
potkuillamme
|
| ablative
|
potkultamme
|
potkuiltamme
|
| allative
|
potkullemme
|
potkuillemme
|
| essive
|
potkunamme
|
potkuinamme
|
| translative
|
potkuksemme
|
potkuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
potkuttamme
|
potkuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
potkuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
potkunne
|
potkunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
potkunne
|
potkunne
|
| gen.
|
potkunne
|
| genitive
|
potkunne
|
potkujenne
|
| partitive
|
potkuanne
|
potkujanne
|
| inessive
|
potkussanne
|
potkuissanne
|
| elative
|
potkustanne
|
potkuistanne
|
| illative
|
potkuunne
|
potkuihinne
|
| adessive
|
potkullanne
|
potkuillanne
|
| ablative
|
potkultanne
|
potkuiltanne
|
| allative
|
potkullenne
|
potkuillenne
|
| essive
|
potkunanne
|
potkuinanne
|
| translative
|
potkuksenne
|
potkuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
potkuttanne
|
potkuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
potkuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
potkunsa
|
potkunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
potkunsa
|
potkunsa
|
| gen.
|
potkunsa
|
| genitive
|
potkunsa
|
potkujensa
|
| partitive
|
potkuaan
potkuansa
|
potkujaan
potkujansa
|
| inessive
|
potkussaan
potkussansa
|
potkuissaan
potkuissansa
|
| elative
|
potkustaan
potkustansa
|
potkuistaan
potkuistansa
|
| illative
|
potkuunsa
|
potkuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
potkullaan
potkullansa
|
potkuillaan
potkuillansa
|
| ablative
|
potkultaan
potkultansa
|
potkuiltaan
potkuiltansa
|
| allative
|
potkulleen
potkullensa
|
potkuilleen
potkuillensa
|
| essive
|
potkunaan
potkunansa
|
potkuinaan
potkuinansa
|
| translative
|
potkukseen
potkuksensa
|
potkuikseen
potkuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
potkuttaan
potkuttansa
|
potkuittaan
potkuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
potkuineen
potkuinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Further reading