sulku

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *sulku, equivalent to sulkea (to close, shut) +‎ -u; cognate with Estonian sulg.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsulku/, [ˈs̠ulku]
  • Rhymes: -ulku
  • Syllabification(key): sul‧ku

Noun

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sulku

  1. closing, closure, shutting (act of closing or shutting)
  2. block, blockade (something that prevents passing)
    hermeettinen sulkuhermetic seal
    tiesulkuroadblock
    ihmissulkuhuman blockade
  3. blockade (isolation of something)
    Synonym: saarto
  4. Synonym of sulje (bracket) (graphic symbol)
    hakasulkusquare bracket
    suluissain brackets
  5. lock (segment of a canal)
  6. sluice (artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate)
  7. freeze, halt, block
    palkkasulkupay freeze
    ydinsulkunuclear freeze
  8. fault (abnormal connection in an electric circuit)
    maasulkuearth fault [note: oikosulku (short circuit)]
  9. (arms control) nonproliferation
    ydinsulkusopimusnuclear nonproliferation treaty

Declension

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Inflection of sulku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k- gradation)
nominative sulku sulut
genitive sulun sulkujen
partitive sulkua sulkuja
illative sulkuun sulkuihin
singular plural
nominative sulku sulut
accusative nom. sulku sulut
gen. sulun
genitive sulun sulkujen
partitive sulkua sulkuja
inessive sulussa suluissa
elative sulusta suluista
illative sulkuun sulkuihin
adessive sululla suluilla
ablative sululta suluilta
allative sululle suluille
essive sulkuna sulkuina
translative suluksi suluiksi
abessive sulutta suluitta
instructive suluin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sulku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k- gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sulkuni sulkuni
accusative nom. sulkuni sulkuni
gen. sulkuni
genitive sulkuni sulkujeni
partitive sulkuani sulkujani
inessive sulussani suluissani
elative sulustani suluistani
illative sulkuuni sulkuihini
adessive sulullani suluillani
ablative sulultani suluiltani
allative sululleni suluilleni
essive sulkunani sulkuinani
translative sulukseni suluikseni
abessive suluttani suluittani
instructive
comitative sulkuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sulkusi sulkusi
accusative nom. sulkusi sulkusi
gen. sulkusi
genitive sulkusi sulkujesi
partitive sulkuasi sulkujasi
inessive sulussasi suluissasi
elative sulustasi suluistasi
illative sulkuusi sulkuihisi
adessive sulullasi suluillasi
ablative sulultasi suluiltasi
allative sulullesi suluillesi
essive sulkunasi sulkuinasi
translative suluksesi suluiksesi
abessive suluttasi suluittasi
instructive
comitative sulkuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sulkumme sulkumme
accusative nom. sulkumme sulkumme
gen. sulkumme
genitive sulkumme sulkujemme
partitive sulkuamme sulkujamme
inessive sulussamme suluissamme
elative sulustamme suluistamme
illative sulkuumme sulkuihimme
adessive sulullamme suluillamme
ablative sulultamme suluiltamme
allative sulullemme suluillemme
essive sulkunamme sulkuinamme
translative suluksemme suluiksemme
abessive suluttamme suluittamme
instructive
comitative sulkuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sulkunne sulkunne
accusative nom. sulkunne sulkunne
gen. sulkunne
genitive sulkunne sulkujenne
partitive sulkuanne sulkujanne
inessive sulussanne suluissanne
elative sulustanne suluistanne
illative sulkuunne sulkuihinne
adessive sulullanne suluillanne
ablative sulultanne suluiltanne
allative sulullenne suluillenne
essive sulkunanne sulkuinanne
translative suluksenne suluiksenne
abessive suluttanne suluittanne
instructive
comitative sulkuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative sulkunsa sulkunsa
accusative nom. sulkunsa sulkunsa
gen. sulkunsa
genitive sulkunsa sulkujensa
partitive sulkuaan
sulkuansa
sulkujaan
sulkujansa
inessive sulussaan
sulussansa
suluissaan
suluissansa
elative sulustaan
sulustansa
suluistaan
suluistansa
illative sulkuunsa sulkuihinsa
adessive sulullaan
sulullansa
suluillaan
suluillansa
ablative sulultaan
sulultansa
suluiltaan
suluiltansa
allative sululleen
sulullensa
suluilleen
suluillensa
essive sulkunaan
sulkunansa
sulkuinaan
sulkuinansa
translative sulukseen
suluksensa
suluikseen
suluiksensa
abessive suluttaan
suluttansa
suluittaan
suluittansa
instructive
comitative sulkuineen
sulkuinensa

Derived terms

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