ankkuri

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *ankurô (“anchor”). Cognate with Estonian ankur.

Noun

ankkuri

  1. anchor (tool to hook a vessel into the seabed)
  2. (figuratively) anchor (something that serves to provide a fixing point)
  3. (television) anchor, anchorman, anchorwoman
  4. anchor, anchorman, anchorwoman (final runner in relay race)

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

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