nurk
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]nurk (plural nurks)
- Alternative form of nerk
- 1979, Paul Ableman, Porridge: The Inside Story, page 90:
- Ives, who is better known for sliminess than courage, approached Samson who was dutifully attending his feudal lord Grouty as usual, and remarked:
'I think you're a stupid nurk, Samson.'
Estonian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *nurkka, cognate to Finnish nurkka, Votic nurkkõ, and Livonian nūrka.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -urk
Noun
[edit]nurk (genitive nurga, partitive nurka)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of nurk (ÕS type 22i/külm, k-g gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | nurk | nurgad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | nurga | ||
| genitive | nurkade | ||
| partitive | nurka | nurki nurkasid | |
| illative | nurka nurgasse |
nurkadesse nurgisse | |
| inessive | nurgas | nurkades nurgis | |
| elative | nurgast | nurkadest nurgist | |
| allative | nurgale | nurkadele nurgile | |
| adessive | nurgal | nurkadel nurgil | |
| ablative | nurgalt | nurkadelt nurgilt | |
| translative | nurgaks | nurkadeks nurgiks | |
| terminative | nurgani | nurkadeni | |
| essive | nurgana | nurkadena | |
| abessive | nurgata | nurkadeta | |
| comitative | nurgaga | nurkadega | |