purka

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sami (compare Northern Sami borgi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpurkɑ/, [ˈpurkɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -urkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pur‧ka

Noun

purka (dialectal)

1. moult (the loss of summer fur by an animal before the winter; used at least of reindeer)

Declension

Inflection of purka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		purka	purkat
genitive		purkan	purkien
partitive		purkaa	purkia
illative		purkaan	purkiin
		singular	plural
nominative		purka	purkat
accusative	nom.	purka	purkat
	gen.	purkan
genitive		purkan	purkien purkainrare
partitive		purkaa	purkia
inessive		purkassa	purkissa
elative		purkasta	purkista
illative		purkaan	purkiin
adessive		purkalla	purkilla
ablative		purkalta	purkilta
allative		purkalle	purkille
essive		purkana	purkina
translative		purkaksi	purkiksi
abessive		purkatta	purkitta
instructive		—	purkin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of purka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative purkani purkani accusative nom. purkani purkani gen. purkani genitive purkani purkieni purkainirare partitive purkaani purkiani inessive purkassani purkissani elative purkastani purkistani illative purkaani purkiini adessive purkallani purkillani ablative purkaltani purkiltani allative purkalleni purkilleni essive purkanani purkinani translative purkakseni purkikseni abessive purkattani purkittani instructive — — comitative — purkineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative purkasi purkasi accusative nom. purkasi purkasi gen. purkasi genitive purkasi purkiesi purkaisirare partitive purkaasi purkiasi inessive purkassasi purkissasi elative purkastasi purkistasi illative purkaasi purkiisi adessive purkallasi purkillasi ablative purkaltasi purkiltasi allative purkallesi purkillesi essive purkanasi purkinasi translative purkaksesi purkiksesi abessive purkattasi purkittasi instructive — — comitative — purkinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative purkamme purkamme accusative nom. purkamme purkamme gen. purkamme genitive purkamme purkiemme purkaimmerare partitive purkaamme purkiamme inessive purkassamme purkissamme elative purkastamme purkistamme illative purkaamme purkiimme adessive purkallamme purkillamme ablative purkaltamme purkiltamme allative purkallemme purkillemme essive purkanamme purkinamme translative purkaksemme purkiksemme abessive purkattamme purkittamme instructive — — comitative — purkinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative purkanne purkanne accusative nom. purkanne purkanne gen. purkanne genitive purkanne purkienne purkainnerare partitive purkaanne purkianne inessive purkassanne purkissanne elative purkastanne purkistanne illative purkaanne purkiinne adessive purkallanne purkillanne ablative purkaltanne purkiltanne allative purkallenne purkillenne essive purkananne purkinanne translative purkaksenne purkiksenne abessive purkattanne purkittanne instructive — — comitative — purkinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative purkansa purkansa accusative nom. purkansa purkansa gen. purkansa genitive purkansa purkiensa purkainsarare partitive purkaansa purkiaan purkiansa inessive purkassaan purkassansa purkissaan purkissansa elative purkastaan purkastansa purkistaan purkistansa illative purkaansa purkiinsa adessive purkallaan purkallansa purkillaan purkillansa ablative purkaltaan purkaltansa purkiltaan purkiltansa allative purkalleen purkallensa purkilleen purkillensa essive purkanaan purkanansa purkinaan purkinansa translative purkakseen purkaksensa purkikseen purkiksensa abessive purkattaan purkattansa purkittaan purkittansa instructive — — comitative — purkineen purkinensa

Synonyms

• karvanlähtö

Anagrams

• Krapu, krapu, parku

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• purken

Noun

purka m or f

1. definite feminine singular of purke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

purka f (definite singular purka, indefinite plural purker or purkor, definite plural purkene or purkone)

1. definite singular of purke
2. (pre-2012) alternative form of purke

Old Norse

Etymology

Via Latin porcus (“domestic hog, pig”), from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (“young swine, young pig”).

Noun

purka f (genitive purku, plural purkur)

1. sow (female pig)

   Synonyms: gylta, sýr

Declension

  Declension of purka (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	purka	purkan	purkur	purkurnar
accusative	purku	purkuna	purkur	purkurnar
dative	purku	purkunni	purkum	purkunum
genitive	purku	purkunnar	purkna	purknanna

Descendants

• Norwegian Nynorsk: purke
• Norwegian Bokmål: purke
  • → Greenlandic: puuluki

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *purkadak.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈpurkɑː/, [ˈpurkɑ]
• Rhymes: -urkɑː
• Hyphenation: pur‧ka

Verb

purka

1. (transitive) to unravel, take apart
2. (transitive) to unload (a ship)

Inflection

Conjugation of purka (type III-1/tuntõa, k-g gradation)
Indicative
Present			Perfect
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	purgõn	en purgõ	1st singular	õõn purkõnnu	en õõ purkõnnu
2nd singular	purgõd	ed purgõ	2nd singular	õõd purkõnnu	ed õõ purkõnnu
3rd singular	purgõb	eb purgõ	3rd singular	on purkõnnu	eb õõ purkõnnu
1st plural	purgõmmõ	emmä purgõ	1st plural	õõmmõ purkõnnu	emmä õõ purkõnnu
2nd plural	purgõttõ	että purgõ	2nd plural	õõttõ purkõnnu	että õõ purkõnnu
3rd plural	purgõta	eväd purgõ	3rd plural	õlla purgõttu	eväd õõ purgõttu
impersonal	purgõta	eväd purgõ	impersonal	õlla purgõttu	eväd õõ purgõttu
Imperfect			Pluperfect
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	purgin	en purkõnnu	1st singular	õlin purkõnnu	—
2nd singular	purgid	ed purkõnnu	2nd singular	õlid purkõnnu	—
3rd singular	purki	eb purkõnnu	3rd singular	õli purkõnnu	—
1st plural	purgimmõ	emmä purkõnnu	1st plural	õlimmõ purkõnnu	—
2nd plural	purgittõ	että purkõnnu	2nd plural	õlittõ purkõnnu	—
3rd plural	purgõtti	eväd purgõttu	3rd plural	õlti purgõttu	—
impersonal	purgõtti	eväd purgõttu	impersonal	õlti purgõttu	—
Conditional
Present			Perfect
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	purkaizin	en purkaizʹ	1st singular	õllõizin purkõnnu	en õllõizʹ purkõnnu
2nd singular	purkaizid	ed purkaizʹ	2nd singular	õllõizid purkõnnu	ed õllõizʹ purkõnnu
3rd singular	purkaizʹ	eb purkaizʹ	3rd singular	õllõizʹ purkõnnu	eb õllõizʹ purkõnnu
1st plural	purkaizimmõ	emmä purkaizʹ	1st plural	õllõizimmõ purkõnnu	emmä õllõizʹ purkõnnu
2nd plural	purkaizittõ	että purkaizʹ	2nd plural	õllõizittõ purkõnnu	että õllõizʹ purkõnnu
3rd plural	purgõttaizʹ	eväd purgõttaizʹ	3rd plural	õltaizʹ purgõttu	eväd õltaizʹ purgõttu
impersonal	purgõttaizʹ	eväd purgõttaizʹ	impersonal	õltaizʹ purgõttu	eväd õltaizʹ purgõttu
Imperative
Present
	positive	negative
1st singular	—	—
2nd singular	purgõ	elä purgõ
3rd singular	purkõgo	elko purkõgo
1st plural	—	—
2nd plural	purkaga	elka purkaga
3rd plural	purkõgod	—
impersonal	—	—
Nominal forms
Infinitives			Participles
				active	passive
1st		purka	present	purkõjõ1)	—
2nd	illative	purkõma	past	purkõnnu	purgõttu
	inessive	purkõmõz	1) also used as the agent noun
	elative	purkõmassõ
	abessive	purkõmattõ

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “purkaa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn