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itku

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *itku. Equivalent to itkeä (to cry) + -u.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈitku/, [ˈit̪ku]
  • Rhymes: -itku
  • Syllabification(key): it‧ku
  • Hyphenation(key): it‧ku

Noun

itku

  1. cry, crying (shedding of tears)
    Synonyms: kyynelöinti, nyyhkytys, pillitys, poru
  2. synonym of itkuvirsi ((traditional Finnic) lament/dirge)

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *itku, equivalent to itkiä (to cry) + -u. Cognates include Finnish itku and Estonian itk.

Pronunciation

Noun

itku

  1. cry, crying

Declension

More information Declension of (type 4/koivu, k- gradation), singular ...

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 97
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Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪt.ku/
  • Rhymes: -ɪtku

Verb

itku

  1. second-person plural imperative of itka

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈitːkuː/

Noun

itku

  1. shade, place without sun

Inflection

More information Even u-stem, tk-tkk gradation, Nominative ...

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *itku.

Pronunciation

Noun

itku

  1. crying, cry
  2. lament

Inflection

More information Declension of (type II/võrkko, tk-dg gradation), singular ...

References

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