purnu

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *purnu, possibly borrowed from Sami language (compare Inari Sami puornâ), ultimately from Proto-Samic *puornë.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpurnu/, [ˈpurnu]
• Rhymes: -urnu
• Hyphenation^(key): pur‧nu

Noun

purnu

1. (prehistoric) storage pit for food

Declension

Inflection of purnu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		purnu	purnut
genitive		purnun	purnujen
partitive		purnua	purnuja
illative		purnuun	purnuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		purnu	purnut
accusative	nom.	purnu	purnut
	gen.	purnun
genitive		purnun	purnujen
partitive		purnua	purnuja
inessive		purnussa	purnuissa
elative		purnusta	purnuista
illative		purnuun	purnuihin
adessive		purnulla	purnuilla
ablative		purnulta	purnuilta
allative		purnulle	purnuille
essive		purnuna	purnuina
translative		purnuksi	purnuiksi
abessive		purnutta	purnuitta
instructive		—	purnuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative purnuni purnuni accusative nom. purnuni purnuni gen. purnuni genitive purnuni purnujeni partitive purnuani purnujani inessive purnussani purnuissani elative purnustani purnuistani illative purnuuni purnuihini adessive purnullani purnuillani ablative purnultani purnuiltani allative purnulleni purnuilleni essive purnunani purnuinani translative purnukseni purnuikseni abessive purnuttani purnuittani instructive — — comitative — purnuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative purnusi purnusi accusative nom. purnusi purnusi gen. purnusi genitive purnusi purnujesi partitive purnuasi purnujasi inessive purnussasi purnuissasi elative purnustasi purnuistasi illative purnuusi purnuihisi adessive purnullasi purnuillasi ablative purnultasi purnuiltasi allative purnullesi purnuillesi essive purnunasi purnuinasi translative purnuksesi purnuiksesi abessive purnuttasi purnuittasi instructive — — comitative — purnuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative purnumme purnumme accusative nom. purnumme purnumme gen. purnumme genitive purnumme purnujemme partitive purnuamme purnujamme inessive purnussamme purnuissamme elative purnustamme purnuistamme illative purnuumme purnuihimme adessive purnullamme purnuillamme ablative purnultamme purnuiltamme allative purnullemme purnuillemme essive purnunamme purnuinamme translative purnuksemme purnuiksemme abessive purnuttamme purnuittamme instructive — — comitative — purnuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative purnunne purnunne accusative nom. purnunne purnunne gen. purnunne genitive purnunne purnujenne partitive purnuanne purnujanne inessive purnussanne purnuissanne elative purnustanne purnuistanne illative purnuunne purnuihinne adessive purnullanne purnuillanne ablative purnultanne purnuiltanne allative purnullenne purnuillenne essive purnunanne purnuinanne translative purnuksenne purnuiksenne abessive purnuttanne purnuittanne instructive — — comitative — purnuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative purnunsa purnunsa accusative nom. purnunsa purnunsa gen. purnunsa genitive purnunsa purnujensa partitive purnuaan purnuansa purnujaan purnujansa inessive purnussaan purnussansa purnuissaan purnuissansa elative purnustaan purnustansa purnuistaan purnuistansa illative purnuunsa purnuihinsa adessive purnullaan purnullansa purnuillaan purnuillansa ablative purnultaan purnultansa purnuiltaan purnuiltansa allative purnulleen purnullensa purnuilleen purnuillensa essive purnunaan purnunansa purnuinaan purnuinansa translative purnukseen purnuksensa purnuikseen purnuiksensa abessive purnuttaan purnuttansa purnuittaan purnuittansa instructive — — comitative — purnuineen purnuinensa

Derived terms

• purnukka

 

Anagrams

• purun

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *purnu. Cognates include Finnish purnu and Veps purn.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpurnu/, [ˈpurnŭ̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpurnu/, [ˈpurnu]
• Rhymes: -urnu
• Hyphenation: pur‧nu

Noun

purnu

1. Synonym of purno

Declension

Declension of purnu (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	purnu	purnut
genitive	purnun	purnuin, purnuloin
partitive	purnua	purnuja, purnuloja
illative	purnuu	purnui, purnuloihe
inessive	purnuus	purnuis, purnulois
elative	purnust	purnuist, purnuloist
allative	purnulle	purnuille, purnuloille
adessive	purnuul	purnuil, purnuloil
ablative	purnult	purnuilt, purnuloilt
translative	purnuks	purnuiks, purnuloiks
essive	purnunna, purnuun	purnuinna, purnuloinna, purnuin, purnuloin
exessive1)	purnunt	purnuint, purnuloint
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.

Derived terms

• kagrapurnu
• odrapurnu
• purno
• ruispurnu
• vehnäpurnu

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 443