kirnu

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kirnu, borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *kirnijǭ (“churn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkirnu/, [ˈk̟irnu]
• Rhymes: -irnu
• Syllabification^(key): kir‧nu

Noun

kirnu

1. churn

Declension

Inflection of kirnu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kirnu	kirnut
genitive		kirnun	kirnujen
partitive		kirnua	kirnuja
illative		kirnuun	kirnuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kirnu	kirnut
accusative	nom.	kirnu	kirnut
	gen.	kirnun
genitive		kirnun	kirnujen
partitive		kirnua	kirnuja
inessive		kirnussa	kirnuissa
elative		kirnusta	kirnuista
illative		kirnuun	kirnuihin
adessive		kirnulla	kirnuilla
ablative		kirnulta	kirnuilta
allative		kirnulle	kirnuille
essive		kirnuna	kirnuina
translative		kirnuksi	kirnuiksi
abessive		kirnutta	kirnuitta
instructive		—	kirnuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kirnu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kirnuni kirnuni accusative nom. kirnuni kirnuni gen. kirnuni genitive kirnuni kirnujeni partitive kirnuani kirnujani inessive kirnussani kirnuissani elative kirnustani kirnuistani illative kirnuuni kirnuihini adessive kirnullani kirnuillani ablative kirnultani kirnuiltani allative kirnulleni kirnuilleni essive kirnunani kirnuinani translative kirnukseni kirnuikseni abessive kirnuttani kirnuittani instructive — — comitative — kirnuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kirnusi kirnusi accusative nom. kirnusi kirnusi gen. kirnusi genitive kirnusi kirnujesi partitive kirnuasi kirnujasi inessive kirnussasi kirnuissasi elative kirnustasi kirnuistasi illative kirnuusi kirnuihisi adessive kirnullasi kirnuillasi ablative kirnultasi kirnuiltasi allative kirnullesi kirnuillesi essive kirnunasi kirnuinasi translative kirnuksesi kirnuiksesi abessive kirnuttasi kirnuittasi instructive — — comitative — kirnuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kirnumme kirnumme accusative nom. kirnumme kirnumme gen. kirnumme genitive kirnumme kirnujemme partitive kirnuamme kirnujamme inessive kirnussamme kirnuissamme elative kirnustamme kirnuistamme illative kirnuumme kirnuihimme adessive kirnullamme kirnuillamme ablative kirnultamme kirnuiltamme allative kirnullemme kirnuillemme essive kirnunamme kirnuinamme translative kirnuksemme kirnuiksemme abessive kirnuttamme kirnuittamme instructive — — comitative — kirnuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kirnunne kirnunne accusative nom. kirnunne kirnunne gen. kirnunne genitive kirnunne kirnujenne partitive kirnuanne kirnujanne inessive kirnussanne kirnuissanne elative kirnustanne kirnuistanne illative kirnuunne kirnuihinne adessive kirnullanne kirnuillanne ablative kirnultanne kirnuiltanne allative kirnullenne kirnuillenne essive kirnunanne kirnuinanne translative kirnuksenne kirnuiksenne abessive kirnuttanne kirnuittanne instructive — — comitative — kirnuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kirnunsa kirnunsa accusative nom. kirnunsa kirnunsa gen. kirnunsa genitive kirnunsa kirnujensa partitive kirnuaan kirnuansa kirnujaan kirnujansa inessive kirnussaan kirnussansa kirnuissaan kirnuissansa elative kirnustaan kirnustansa kirnuistaan kirnuistansa illative kirnuunsa kirnuihinsa adessive kirnullaan kirnullansa kirnuillaan kirnuillansa ablative kirnultaan kirnultansa kirnuiltaan kirnuiltansa allative kirnulleen kirnullensa kirnuilleen kirnuillensa essive kirnunaan kirnunansa kirnuinaan kirnuinansa translative kirnukseen kirnuksensa kirnuikseen kirnuiksensa abessive kirnuttaan kirnuttansa kirnuittaan kirnuittansa instructive — — comitative — kirnuineen kirnuinensa

Derived terms

• kirnuta
• kirnuuntua
• kirnuutua

 

compounds

• hiidenkirnu
• kirnunmäntä
• kirnupiimä
• voikirnu

 

Further reading

• “kirnu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• kirun, kurin, kurni, rikun, rukin, urkin

Ingrian

Kirnu.

Etymology

Cognates include Finnish kirnu and Estonian kirn.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkirnu/, [ˈkirnŭ̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkirnu/, [ˈkirnu]
• Rhymes: -irnu
• Hyphenation: kir‧nu

Noun

kirnu

1. churn

Declension

Declension of kirnu (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kirnu	kirnut
genitive	kirnun	kirnuin, kirnuloin
partitive	kirnua	kirnuja, kirnuloja
illative	kirnuu	kirnui, kirnuloihe
inessive	kirnuus	kirnuis, kirnulois
elative	kirnust	kirnuist, kirnuloist
allative	kirnulle	kirnuille, kirnuloille
adessive	kirnuul	kirnuil, kirnuloil
ablative	kirnult	kirnuilt, kirnuloilt
translative	kirnuks	kirnuiks, kirnuloiks
essive	kirnunna, kirnuun	kirnuinna, kirnuloinna, kirnuin, kirnuloin
exessive1)	kirnunt	kirnuint, kirnuloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• hörsky (dialectal)

Derived terms

• kirnumaito
• kirnuta
• voikirnu

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 168