# purku
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpurku/, [ˈpurku]
* Rhymes: -urku
* Hyphenation: pur‧ku

### Etymology 1

purkaa +‎ -u

#### Noun

purku
* demolition (of a building)
* cancellation (of a contract)
* (sports) clear (the act of clearing)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of purku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
purkuni
purkuni
accusative
nom.
purkuni
purkuni
gen.
purkuni
genitive
purkuni
purkujeni
partitive
purkuani
purkujani
inessive
purussani
puruissani
elative
purustani
puruistani
illative
purkuuni
purkuihini
adessive
purullani
puruillani
ablative
purultani
puruiltani
allative
purulleni
puruilleni
essive
purkunani
purkuinani
translative
purukseni
puruikseni
abessive
puruttani
puruittani
instructive
comitative
—purkuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
purkusi
purkusi
accusative
nom.
purkusi
purkusi
gen.
purkusi
genitive
purkusi
purkujesi
partitive
purkuasi
purkujasi
inessive
purussasi
puruissasi
elative
purustasi
puruistasi
illative
purkuusi
purkuihisi
adessive
purullasi
puruillasi
ablative
purultasi
puruiltasi
allative
purullesi
puruillesi
essive
purkunasi
purkuinasi
translative
puruksesi
puruiksesi
abessive
puruttasi
puruittasi
instructive
comitative
—purkuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
purkumme
purkumme
accusative
nom.
purkumme
purkumme
gen.
purkumme
genitive
purkumme
purkujemme
partitive
purkuamme
purkujamme
inessive
purussamme
puruissamme
elative
purustamme
puruistamme
illative
purkuumme
purkuihimme
adessive
purullamme
puruillamme
ablative
purultamme
puruiltamme
allative
purullemme
puruillemme
essive
purkunamme
purkuinamme
translative
puruksemme
puruiksemme
abessive
puruttamme
puruittamme
instructive
comitative
—purkuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
purkunne
purkunne
accusative
nom.
purkunne
purkunne
gen.
purkunne
genitive
purkunne
purkujenne
partitive
purkuanne
purkujanne
inessive
purussanne
puruissanne
elative
purustanne
puruistanne
illative
purkuunne
purkuihinne
adessive
purullanne
puruillanne
ablative
purultanne
puruiltanne
allative
purullenne
puruillenne
essive
purkunanne
purkuinanne
translative
puruksenne
puruiksenne
abessive
puruttanne
puruittanne
instructive
comitative
—purkuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
purkunsa
purkunsa
accusative
nom.
purkunsa
purkunsa
gen.
purkunsa
genitive
purkunsa
purkujensa
partitive
purkuaan purkuansa
purkujaan purkujansa
inessive
purussaan purussansa
puruissaan puruissansa
elative
purustaan purustansa
puruistaan puruistansa
illative
purkuunsa
purkuihinsa
adessive
purullaan purullansa
puruillaan puruillansa
ablative
purultaan purultansa
puruiltaan puruiltansa
allative
purulleen purullensa
puruilleen puruillensa
essive
purkunaan purkunansa
purkuinaan purkuinansa
translative
purukseen puruksensa
puruikseen puruiksensa
abessive
puruttaan puruttansa
puruittaan puruittansa
instructive
comitative
—purkuineen purkuinensa :

##### Derived terms

* pikapurku
* purkualue
* purkukiekko
* purkukielto
* purkukuula
* purkulaite
* purkulanka
* purkulupa
* purkuoja
* purkupallo
* purkupäätös
* purkurauta
* purkusuunnitelma
* purkutalo
* purkutuomio
* purkutyö
* purkutyömaa
* rautapurku
* tuomionpurku

#### Further reading

* “purku”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *purku, from Proto-Uralic *purke.

#### Noun

purku (dialectal)
* blizzard, snowstorm
    Synonyms: lumipyry, tuisku
* snowdrift
    Synonym: kinos

##### Declension

Possessive forms of purku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
purkuni
purkuni
accusative
nom.
purkuni
purkuni
gen.
purkuni
genitive
purkuni
purkujeni
partitive
purkuani
purkujani
inessive
purussani
puruissani
elative
purustani
puruistani
illative
purkuuni
purkuihini
adessive
purullani
puruillani
ablative
purultani
puruiltani
allative
purulleni
puruilleni
essive
purkunani
purkuinani
translative
purukseni
puruikseni
abessive
puruttani
puruittani
instructive
comitative
—purkuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
purkusi
purkusi
accusative
nom.
purkusi
purkusi
gen.
purkusi
genitive
purkusi
purkujesi
partitive
purkuasi
purkujasi
inessive
purussasi
puruissasi
elative
purustasi
puruistasi
illative
purkuusi
purkuihisi
adessive
purullasi
puruillasi
ablative
purultasi
puruiltasi
allative
purullesi
puruillesi
essive
purkunasi
purkuinasi
translative
puruksesi
puruiksesi
abessive
puruttasi
puruittasi
instructive
comitative
—purkuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
purkumme
purkumme
accusative
nom.
purkumme
purkumme
gen.
purkumme
genitive
purkumme
purkujemme
partitive
purkuamme
purkujamme
inessive
purussamme
puruissamme
elative
purustamme
puruistamme
illative
purkuumme
purkuihimme
adessive
purullamme
puruillamme
ablative
purultamme
puruiltamme
allative
purullemme
puruillemme
essive
purkunamme
purkuinamme
translative
puruksemme
puruiksemme
abessive
puruttamme
puruittamme
instructive
comitative
—purkuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
purkunne
purkunne
accusative
nom.
purkunne
purkunne
gen.
purkunne
genitive
purkunne
purkujenne
partitive
purkuanne
purkujanne
inessive
purussanne
puruissanne
elative
purustanne
puruistanne
illative
purkuunne
purkuihinne
adessive
purullanne
puruillanne
ablative
purultanne
puruiltanne
allative
purullenne
puruillenne
essive
purkunanne
purkuinanne
translative
puruksenne
puruiksenne
abessive
puruttanne
puruittanne
instructive
comitative
—purkuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
purkunsa
purkunsa
accusative
nom.
purkunsa
purkunsa
gen.
purkunsa
genitive
purkunsa
purkujensa
partitive
purkuaan purkuansa
purkujaan purkujansa
inessive
purussaan purussansa
puruissaan puruissansa
elative
purustaan purustansa
puruistaan puruistansa
illative
purkuunsa
purkuihinsa
adessive
purullaan purullansa
puruillaan puruillansa
ablative
purultaan purultansa
puruiltaan puruiltansa
allative
purulleen purullensa
puruilleen puruillensa
essive
purkunaan purkunansa
purkuinaan purkuinansa
translative
purukseen puruksensa
puruikseen puruiksensa
abessive
puruttaan puruttansa
puruittaan puruittansa
instructive
comitative
—purkuineen purkuinensa :

##### Derived terms

* purkusää

### Anagrams

* kupru

## Karelian

Regional variants of purku :
| North Karelian (Viena) | purku |
| South Karelian (Tver) | purgu |

### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *purku. Cognates include Finnish purku and Veps purg.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpurku/
* Hyphenation: pur‧ku

### Noun

purku (genitive purun, partitive purkuo)
* (North Karelian) snowstorm, blizzard

#### Declension
### References

* P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) “пурга”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN