Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpurku/, [ˈpurku]
- Rhymes: -urku
- Syllabification(key): pur‧ku
- Hyphenation(key): pur‧ku
Etymology 1
purkaa (“to demolish, take apart; to cancel”) + -u
Noun
purku
- demolition (of a building)
- cancellation (of a contract)
- (sports) clear (the act of clearing)
Declension
| Inflection of purku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation)
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| nominative
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purku
|
purut
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| genitive
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purun
|
purkujen
|
| partitive
|
purkua
|
purkuja
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| illative
|
purkuun
|
purkuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
purku
|
purut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
purku
|
purut
|
| gen.
|
purun
|
| genitive
|
purun
|
purkujen
|
| partitive
|
purkua
|
purkuja
|
| inessive
|
purussa
|
puruissa
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| elative
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purusta
|
puruista
|
| illative
|
purkuun
|
purkuihin
|
| adessive
|
purulla
|
puruilla
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| ablative
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purulta
|
puruilta
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| allative
|
purulle
|
puruille
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| essive
|
purkuna
|
purkuina
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| translative
|
puruksi
|
puruiksi
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| abessive
|
purutta
|
puruitta
|
| instructive
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—
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puruin
|
| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
singular
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plural
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| nominative
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purkuni
|
purkuni
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
purkuni
|
purkuni
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| gen.
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purkuni
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| genitive
|
purkuni
|
purkujeni
|
| partitive
|
purkuani
|
purkujani
|
| inessive
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purussani
|
puruissani
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| elative
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purustani
|
puruistani
|
| illative
|
purkuuni
|
purkuihini
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| adessive
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purullani
|
puruillani
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| ablative
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purultani
|
puruiltani
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| allative
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purulleni
|
puruilleni
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| essive
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purkunani
|
purkuinani
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| translative
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purukseni
|
puruikseni
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| abessive
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puruttani
|
puruittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
purkuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
purkusi
|
purkusi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
purkusi
|
purkusi
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| gen.
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purkusi
|
| genitive
|
purkusi
|
purkujesi
|
| partitive
|
purkuasi
|
purkujasi
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| inessive
|
purussasi
|
puruissasi
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| elative
|
purustasi
|
puruistasi
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| illative
|
purkuusi
|
purkuihisi
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| adessive
|
purullasi
|
puruillasi
|
| ablative
|
purultasi
|
puruiltasi
|
| allative
|
purullesi
|
puruillesi
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| essive
|
purkunasi
|
purkuinasi
|
| translative
|
puruksesi
|
puruiksesi
|
| abessive
|
puruttasi
|
puruittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
purkuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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purkumme
|
purkumme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
purkumme
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purkumme
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| gen.
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purkumme
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| genitive
|
purkumme
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purkujemme
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| partitive
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purkuamme
|
purkujamme
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| inessive
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purussamme
|
puruissamme
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| elative
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purustamme
|
puruistamme
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| illative
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purkuumme
|
purkuihimme
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| adessive
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purullamme
|
puruillamme
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| ablative
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purultamme
|
puruiltamme
|
| allative
|
purullemme
|
puruillemme
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| essive
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purkunamme
|
purkuinamme
|
| translative
|
puruksemme
|
puruiksemme
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| abessive
|
puruttamme
|
puruittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
purkuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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purkunne
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purkunne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
purkunne
|
purkunne
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| gen.
|
purkunne
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| genitive
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purkunne
|
purkujenne
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| partitive
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purkuanne
|
purkujanne
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| inessive
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purussanne
|
puruissanne
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| elative
|
purustanne
|
puruistanne
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| illative
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purkuunne
|
purkuihinne
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| adessive
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purullanne
|
puruillanne
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| ablative
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purultanne
|
puruiltanne
|
| allative
|
purullenne
|
puruillenne
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| essive
|
purkunanne
|
purkuinanne
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| translative
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puruksenne
|
puruiksenne
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| abessive
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puruttanne
|
puruittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
purkuinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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purkunsa
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purkunsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
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purkunsa
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purkunsa
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| gen.
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purkunsa
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| genitive
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purkunsa
|
purkujensa
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| partitive
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purkuaan
purkuansa
|
purkujaan
purkujansa
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| inessive
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purussaan
purussansa
|
puruissaan
puruissansa
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| elative
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purustaan
purustansa
|
puruistaan
puruistansa
|
| illative
|
purkuunsa
|
purkuihinsa
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| adessive
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purullaan
purullansa
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puruillaan
puruillansa
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| ablative
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purultaan
purultansa
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puruiltaan
puruiltansa
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| allative
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purulleen
purullensa
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puruilleen
puruillensa
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| essive
|
purkunaan
purkunansa
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purkuinaan
purkuinansa
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| translative
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purukseen
puruksensa
|
puruikseen
puruiksensa
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| abessive
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puruttaan
puruttansa
|
puruittaan
puruittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
purkuineen
purkuinensa
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Derived terms
Further reading
Etymology 2
From Proto-Finnic *purku, from Proto-Uralic *purke.
Noun
purku (dialectal)
- (North Karelia, South Karelia, Ingria) blizzard, snowstorm
- Synonyms: lumipyry, tuisku
- (Ostrobothnia) snowdrift
- Synonym: kinos
Declension
| Inflection of purku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation)
|
| nominative
|
purku
|
purut
|
| genitive
|
purun
|
purkujen
|
| partitive
|
purkua
|
purkuja
|
| illative
|
purkuun
|
purkuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
purku
|
purut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
purku
|
purut
|
| gen.
|
purun
|
| genitive
|
purun
|
purkujen
|
| partitive
|
purkua
|
purkuja
|
| inessive
|
purussa
|
puruissa
|
| elative
|
purusta
|
puruista
|
| illative
|
purkuun
|
purkuihin
|
| adessive
|
purulla
|
puruilla
|
| ablative
|
purulta
|
puruilta
|
| allative
|
purulle
|
puruille
|
| essive
|
purkuna
|
purkuina
|
| translative
|
puruksi
|
puruiksi
|
| abessive
|
purutta
|
puruitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
puruin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
purkuni
|
purkuni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
purkuni
|
purkuni
|
| gen.
|
purkuni
|
| genitive
|
purkuni
|
purkujeni
|
| partitive
|
purkuani
|
purkujani
|
| inessive
|
purussani
|
puruissani
|
| elative
|
purustani
|
puruistani
|
| illative
|
purkuuni
|
purkuihini
|
| adessive
|
purullani
|
puruillani
|
| ablative
|
purultani
|
puruiltani
|
| allative
|
purulleni
|
puruilleni
|
| essive
|
purkunani
|
purkuinani
|
| translative
|
purukseni
|
puruikseni
|
| abessive
|
puruttani
|
puruittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
purkuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
purkusi
|
purkusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
purkusi
|
purkusi
|
| gen.
|
purkusi
|
| genitive
|
purkusi
|
purkujesi
|
| partitive
|
purkuasi
|
purkujasi
|
| inessive
|
purussasi
|
puruissasi
|
| elative
|
purustasi
|
puruistasi
|
| illative
|
purkuusi
|
purkuihisi
|
| adessive
|
purullasi
|
puruillasi
|
| ablative
|
purultasi
|
puruiltasi
|
| allative
|
purullesi
|
puruillesi
|
| essive
|
purkunasi
|
purkuinasi
|
| translative
|
puruksesi
|
puruiksesi
|
| abessive
|
puruttasi
|
puruittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
purkuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
purkumme
|
purkumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
purkumme
|
purkumme
|
| gen.
|
purkumme
|
| genitive
|
purkumme
|
purkujemme
|
| partitive
|
purkuamme
|
purkujamme
|
| inessive
|
purussamme
|
puruissamme
|
| elative
|
purustamme
|
puruistamme
|
| illative
|
purkuumme
|
purkuihimme
|
| adessive
|
purullamme
|
puruillamme
|
| ablative
|
purultamme
|
puruiltamme
|
| allative
|
purullemme
|
puruillemme
|
| essive
|
purkunamme
|
purkuinamme
|
| translative
|
puruksemme
|
puruiksemme
|
| abessive
|
puruttamme
|
puruittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
purkuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
purkunne
|
purkunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
purkunne
|
purkunne
|
| gen.
|
purkunne
|
| genitive
|
purkunne
|
purkujenne
|
| partitive
|
purkuanne
|
purkujanne
|
| inessive
|
purussanne
|
puruissanne
|
| elative
|
purustanne
|
puruistanne
|
| illative
|
purkuunne
|
purkuihinne
|
| adessive
|
purullanne
|
puruillanne
|
| ablative
|
purultanne
|
puruiltanne
|
| allative
|
purullenne
|
puruillenne
|
| essive
|
purkunanne
|
purkuinanne
|
| translative
|
puruksenne
|
puruiksenne
|
| abessive
|
puruttanne
|
puruittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
purkuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
purkunsa
|
purkunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
purkunsa
|
purkunsa
|
| gen.
|
purkunsa
|
| genitive
|
purkunsa
|
purkujensa
|
| partitive
|
purkuaan
purkuansa
|
purkujaan
purkujansa
|
| inessive
|
purussaan
purussansa
|
puruissaan
puruissansa
|
| elative
|
purustaan
purustansa
|
puruistaan
puruistansa
|
| illative
|
purkuunsa
|
purkuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
purullaan
purullansa
|
puruillaan
puruillansa
|
| ablative
|
purultaan
purultansa
|
puruiltaan
puruiltansa
|
| allative
|
purulleen
purullensa
|
puruilleen
puruillensa
|
| essive
|
purkunaan
purkunansa
|
purkuinaan
purkuinansa
|
| translative
|
purukseen
puruksensa
|
puruikseen
puruiksensa
|
| abessive
|
puruttaan
puruttansa
|
puruittaan
puruittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
purkuineen
purkuinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Anagrams
Karelian
Regional variants of purku
North Karelian
(Viena)
|
purku
|
South Karelian
(Tver)
|
purgu
|
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *purku. Cognates include Finnish purku and Veps purg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpurku/
- Hyphenation: pur‧ku
Noun
purku (genitive purun, partitive purkuo)
- (North Karelian) snowstorm, blizzard
Declension
| Viena Karelian declension of purku (type 1/tyttö, k- gradation)
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
purku
|
purut
|
| genitive
|
purun
|
purkujen
|
| partitive
|
purkuo
|
purkuja
|
| illative
|
purkuh
|
purkuloih
|
| inessive
|
purušša
|
purkuloissa
|
| elative
|
purušta
|
purkuloista
|
| adessive
|
purulla
|
purkuloilla
|
| ablative
|
purulta
|
purkuloilta
|
| translative
|
purukši
|
purkuloiksi
|
| essive
|
purkuna
|
purkuloina
|
| comitative
|
—
|
purkuloineh
|
| abessive
|
purutta
|
purkuloitta
|
| prolative
|
—
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
purkuloin
|
| Possessive forms of purku
|
| 1st person
|
purkuni
|
| 2nd person
|
purkuš
|
| 3rd person
|
purkuh
|
| *) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.
|
References
- P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015), “пурга”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN