# riuku
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *riuku (compare Ingrian riuku, Karelian riuku, Votic riuku and dialectal Estonian riug), probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?] (compare Old Norse þrjúgr).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈriu̯ku/, [ˈriu̯ku]
* Rhymes: -iuku
* Hyphenation: riu‧ku

### Noun

riuku
* pole (delimbed and usually not debarked stem of a small tree, especially one cut to a specified length for a purpose)
    Tiipii on kartiomainen teltta, joka tehdään perinteisesti riukujen varaan asetelluista taljoista.A tipi is a cone-shaped tent, traditionally made of animal skins upon wooden poles.
* (figuratively) beanstalk (tall and slim person)
* A latrine equipped with seats by supporting poles between trees.
    Synonyms: riukula, riukukäymälä
* (heraldry) pallet, endorse

#### Declension

Possessive forms of riuku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
riukuni
riukuni
accusative
nom.
riukuni
riukuni
gen.
riukuni
genitive
riukuni
riukujeni
partitive
riukuani
riukujani
inessive
riu’ussani
riu’uissani
elative
riu’ustani
riu’uistani
illative
riukuuni
riukuihini
adessive
riu’ullani
riu’uillani
ablative
riu’ultani
riu’uiltani
allative
riu’ulleni
riu’uilleni
essive
riukunani
riukuinani
translative
riu’ukseni
riu’uikseni
abessive
riu’uttani
riu’uittani
instructive
comitative
—riukuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
riukusi
riukusi
accusative
nom.
riukusi
riukusi
gen.
riukusi
genitive
riukusi
riukujesi
partitive
riukuasi
riukujasi
inessive
riu’ussasi
riu’uissasi
elative
riu’ustasi
riu’uistasi
illative
riukuusi
riukuihisi
adessive
riu’ullasi
riu’uillasi
ablative
riu’ultasi
riu’uiltasi
allative
riu’ullesi
riu’uillesi
essive
riukunasi
riukuinasi
translative
riu’uksesi
riu’uiksesi
abessive
riu’uttasi
riu’uittasi
instructive
comitative
—riukuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
riukumme
riukumme
accusative
nom.
riukumme
riukumme
gen.
riukumme
genitive
riukumme
riukujemme
partitive
riukuamme
riukujamme
inessive
riu’ussamme
riu’uissamme
elative
riu’ustamme
riu’uistamme
illative
riukuumme
riukuihimme
adessive
riu’ullamme
riu’uillamme
ablative
riu’ultamme
riu’uiltamme
allative
riu’ullemme
riu’uillemme
essive
riukunamme
riukuinamme
translative
riu’uksemme
riu’uiksemme
abessive
riu’uttamme
riu’uittamme
instructive
comitative
—riukuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
riukunne
riukunne
accusative
nom.
riukunne
riukunne
gen.
riukunne
genitive
riukunne
riukujenne
partitive
riukuanne
riukujanne
inessive
riu’ussanne
riu’uissanne
elative
riu’ustanne
riu’uistanne
illative
riukuunne
riukuihinne
adessive
riu’ullanne
riu’uillanne
ablative
riu’ultanne
riu’uiltanne
allative
riu’ullenne
riu’uillenne
essive
riukunanne
riukuinanne
translative
riu’uksenne
riu’uiksenne
abessive
riu’uttanne
riu’uittanne
instructive
comitative
—riukuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
riukunsa
riukunsa
accusative
nom.
riukunsa
riukunsa
gen.
riukunsa
genitive
riukunsa
riukujensa
partitive
riukuaan riukuansa
riukujaan riukujansa
inessive
riu’ussaan riu’ussansa
riu’uissaan riu’uissansa
elative
riu’ustaan riu’ustansa
riu’uistaan riu’uistansa
illative
riukuunsa
riukuihinsa
adessive
riu’ullaan riu’ullansa
riu’uillaan riu’uillansa
ablative
riu’ultaan riu’ultansa
riu’uiltaan riu’uiltansa
allative
riu’ulleen riu’ullensa
riu’uilleen riu’uillensa
essive
riukunaan riukunansa
riukuinaan riukuinansa
translative
riu’ukseen riu’uksensa
riu’uikseen riu’uiksensa
abessive
riu’uttaan riu’uttansa
riu’uittaan riu’uittansa
instructive
comitative
—riukuineen riukuinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (beanstalk): kukkakeppi
* (type of latrine): riukula, riukukäymälä

#### Coordinate terms

* ranka
* salko
* seiväs

#### Derived terms

* aitariuku
* riukuaita
* riukukota

### References

* ↑ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.

### Further reading

* “riuku”, 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

* kiuru, kuiru, kuuri

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *riuku. Cognates include Finnish riuku and dialectal Estonian riug.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈriu̯ku/, [ˈriu̯kŭ̥]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈriu̯ku/, [ˈriu̯ɡ̊u]
* Rhymes: -iu̯ku
* Hyphenation: riu‧ku

### Noun

riuku
* pole
* fence rail

#### Derived terms

* kolmiriukuin
* kuusiriuku

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 481

## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *riuku.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈriu̯ku/, [ˈrʲiu̯ku]
* Rhymes: -iu̯ku
* Hyphenation: riu‧ku

### Noun

riuku
* wooden pole

#### Inflection
### References

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