# surku
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *surku, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *surgō (compare English sorrow, Swedish sorg).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsurku/, [ˈs̠urku]
* Rhymes: -urku
* Hyphenation: sur‧ku

### Noun

surku
* (dialectal or uncommon) pity
    minun tulee surku kun... ― I start to feel bad/pity when...
* (dialectal or uncommon) sadness, sorrow

#### Usage notes

Only forms with the strong grade (surku-) are normally used, particularly the nominative and partitive singular.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of surku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
surkuni
surkuni
accusative
nom.
surkuni
surkuni
gen.
surkuni
genitive
surkuni
surkujeni
partitive
surkuani
surkujani
inessive
surussani
suruissani
elative
surustani
suruistani
illative
surkuuni
surkuihini
adessive
surullani
suruillani
ablative
surultani
suruiltani
allative
surulleni
suruilleni
essive
surkunani
surkuinani
translative
surukseni
suruikseni
abessive
suruttani
suruittani
instructive
comitative
—surkuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
surkusi
surkusi
accusative
nom.
surkusi
surkusi
gen.
surkusi
genitive
surkusi
surkujesi
partitive
surkuasi
surkujasi
inessive
surussasi
suruissasi
elative
surustasi
suruistasi
illative
surkuusi
surkuihisi
adessive
surullasi
suruillasi
ablative
surultasi
suruiltasi
allative
surullesi
suruillesi
essive
surkunasi
surkuinasi
translative
suruksesi
suruiksesi
abessive
suruttasi
suruittasi
instructive
comitative
—surkuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
surkumme
surkumme
accusative
nom.
surkumme
surkumme
gen.
surkumme
genitive
surkumme
surkujemme
partitive
surkuamme
surkujamme
inessive
surussamme
suruissamme
elative
surustamme
suruistamme
illative
surkuumme
surkuihimme
adessive
surullamme
suruillamme
ablative
surultamme
suruiltamme
allative
surullemme
suruillemme
essive
surkunamme
surkuinamme
translative
suruksemme
suruiksemme
abessive
suruttamme
suruittamme
instructive
comitative
—surkuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
surkunne
surkunne
accusative
nom.
surkunne
surkunne
gen.
surkunne
genitive
surkunne
surkujenne
partitive
surkuanne
surkujanne
inessive
surussanne
suruissanne
elative
surustanne
suruistanne
illative
surkuunne
surkuihinne
adessive
surullanne
suruillanne
ablative
surultanne
suruiltanne
allative
surullenne
suruillenne
essive
surkunanne
surkuinanne
translative
suruksenne
suruiksenne
abessive
suruttanne
suruittanne
instructive
comitative
—surkuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
surkunsa
surkunsa
accusative
nom.
surkunsa
surkunsa
gen.
surkunsa
genitive
surkunsa
surkujensa
partitive
surkuaan surkuansa
surkujaan surkujansa
inessive
surussaan surussansa
suruissaan suruissansa
elative
surustaan surustansa
suruistaan suruistansa
illative
surkuunsa
surkuihinsa
adessive
surullaan surullansa
suruillaan suruillansa
ablative
surultaan surultansa
suruiltaan suruiltansa
allative
surulleen surullensa
suruilleen suruillensa
essive
surkunaan surkunansa
surkuinaan surkuinansa
translative
surukseen suruksensa
suruikseen suruiksensa
abessive
suruttaan suruttansa
suruittaan suruittansa
instructive
comitative
—surkuineen surkuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* surkea
* surkutella
* surkuhupainen
* surkuhupaisa

#### See also

* suru

### Further reading

* “surku”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* rusku, skuru