purku

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpurku/, [ˈpurku]
• Rhymes: -urku
• Hyphenation^(key): pur‧ku

Etymology 1

purkaa +‎ -u

Noun

purku

1. demolition (of a building)
2. cancellation (of a contract)
3. (sports) clear (the act of clearing)

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.

Possessive forms of purku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation)

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

compounds

• pikapurku
• purkualue
• purkukiekko
• purkukielto
• purkukuula
• purkulaite
• purkulanka
• purkulupa
• purkuoja
• purkupallo
• purkupäätös
• purkurauta
• purkusuunnitelma
• purkutalo
• purkutuomio
• purkutyö
• purkutyömaa
• rautapurku
• tuomionpurku

Further reading

• “purku”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *purku, from Proto-Uralic *purke.

Noun

purku (dialectal)

1. blizzard, snowstorm

   Synonyms: lumipyry, tuisku

2. 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.

Possessive forms of purku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation)

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

compounds

• purkusää

Anagrams

• kupru

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)

1. (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

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