ankkuri
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *ankurô (“anchor”). Cognate with Estonian ankur.
Noun
ankkuri
- anchor (tool to hook a vessel into the seabed)
- (figuratively) anchor (something that serves to provide a fixing point)
- (television) anchor, anchorman, anchorwoman
- anchor, anchorman, anchorwoman (final runner in relay race)
- (electronics) armature (in an electromagnetic apparatus)
Declension
| Inflection of ankkuri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ankkuri | ankkurit | |
| genitive | ankkurin | ankkurien ankkureiden ankkureitten | |
| partitive | ankkuria | ankkureita ankkureja | |
| illative | ankkuriin | ankkureihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ankkuri | ankkurit | |
| accusative | nom. | ankkuri | ankkurit |
| gen. | ankkurin | ||
| genitive | ankkurin | ankkurien ankkureiden ankkureitten | |
| partitive | ankkuria | ankkureita ankkureja | |
| inessive | ankkurissa | ankkureissa | |
| elative | ankkurista | ankkureista | |
| illative | ankkuriin | ankkureihin | |
| adessive | ankkurilla | ankkureilla | |
| ablative | ankkurilta | ankkureilta | |
| allative | ankkurille | ankkureille | |
| essive | ankkurina | ankkureina | |
| translative | ankkuriksi | ankkureiksi | |
| instructive | — | ankkurein | |
| abessive | ankkuritta | ankkureitta | |
| comitative | — | ankkureineen | |
Derived terms
Compounds
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