sikuri

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish cikoria, from German Zichorie, from Italian cicoria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsikuri/, [ˈs̠ikuri]
• Rhymes: -ikuri
• Hyphenation^(key): si‧ku‧ri

Noun

sikuri

1. chicory (plant of the genus Cichorium)
2. common chicory, chicory, Cichorium intybus (name species of that genus)
3. chicory (coffee substitute)

Declension

Inflection of sikuri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		sikuri	sikurit
genitive		sikurin	sikurien sikureiden sikureitten
partitive		sikuria	sikureita sikureja
illative		sikuriin	sikureihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sikuri	sikurit
accusative	nom.	sikuri	sikurit
	gen.	sikurin
genitive		sikurin	sikurien sikureiden sikureitten
partitive		sikuria	sikureita sikureja
inessive		sikurissa	sikureissa
elative		sikurista	sikureista
illative		sikuriin	sikureihin
adessive		sikurilla	sikureilla
ablative		sikurilta	sikureilta
allative		sikurille	sikureille
essive		sikurina	sikureina
translative		sikuriksi	sikureiksi
abessive		sikuritta	sikureitta
instructive		—	sikurein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sikuri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sikurini sikurini accusative nom. sikurini sikurini gen. sikurini genitive sikurini sikurieni sikureideni sikureitteni partitive sikuriani sikureitani sikurejani inessive sikurissani sikureissani elative sikuristani sikureistani illative sikuriini sikureihini adessive sikurillani sikureillani ablative sikuriltani sikureiltani allative sikurilleni sikureilleni essive sikurinani sikureinani translative sikurikseni sikureikseni abessive sikurittani sikureittani instructive — — comitative — sikureineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sikurisi sikurisi accusative nom. sikurisi sikurisi gen. sikurisi genitive sikurisi sikuriesi sikureidesi sikureittesi partitive sikuriasi sikureitasi sikurejasi inessive sikurissasi sikureissasi elative sikuristasi sikureistasi illative sikuriisi sikureihisi adessive sikurillasi sikureillasi ablative sikuriltasi sikureiltasi allative sikurillesi sikureillesi essive sikurinasi sikureinasi translative sikuriksesi sikureiksesi abessive sikurittasi sikureittasi instructive — — comitative — sikureinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sikurimme sikurimme accusative nom. sikurimme sikurimme gen. sikurimme genitive sikurimme sikuriemme sikureidemme sikureittemme partitive sikuriamme sikureitamme sikurejamme inessive sikurissamme sikureissamme elative sikuristamme sikureistamme illative sikuriimme sikureihimme adessive sikurillamme sikureillamme ablative sikuriltamme sikureiltamme allative sikurillemme sikureillemme essive sikurinamme sikureinamme translative sikuriksemme sikureiksemme abessive sikurittamme sikureittamme instructive — — comitative — sikureinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sikurinne sikurinne accusative nom. sikurinne sikurinne gen. sikurinne genitive sikurinne sikurienne sikureidenne sikureittenne partitive sikurianne sikureitanne sikurejanne inessive sikurissanne sikureissanne elative sikuristanne sikureistanne illative sikuriinne sikureihinne adessive sikurillanne sikureillanne ablative sikuriltanne sikureiltanne allative sikurillenne sikureillenne essive sikurinanne sikureinanne translative sikuriksenne sikureiksenne abessive sikurittanne sikureittanne instructive — — comitative — sikureinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sikurinsa sikurinsa accusative nom. sikurinsa sikurinsa gen. sikurinsa genitive sikurinsa sikuriensa sikureidensa sikureittensa partitive sikuriaan sikuriansa sikureitaan sikurejaan sikureitansa sikurejansa inessive sikurissaan sikurissansa sikureissaan sikureissansa elative sikuristaan sikuristansa sikureistaan sikureistansa illative sikuriinsa sikureihinsa adessive sikurillaan sikurillansa sikureillaan sikureillansa ablative sikuriltaan sikuriltansa sikureiltaan sikureiltansa allative sikurilleen sikurillensa sikureilleen sikureillensa essive sikurinaan sikurinansa sikureinaan sikureinansa translative sikurikseen sikuriksensa sikureikseen sikureiksensa abessive sikurittaan sikurittansa sikureittaan sikureittansa instructive — — comitative — sikureineen sikureinensa

Synonyms

• (genus): sikurikasvi

Derived terms

(compounds):

• juurisikuri
• lehtisikuri
• punasikuri
• salaattisikuri
• sikurikahvi
• sikurirousku
• sikurisalaatti

Further reading

• “sikuri”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

• iskuri, kiirus, kursii, ruiski

Ingrian

Etymology

From sika (“pig”) +‎ -uri.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsikuri/, [ˈs̠ikurʲ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsikuːri/, [ˈʃikˑuːri]
• Rhymes: -ikurʲ, -ikuːri
• Hyphenation: si‧ku‧ri
• Homophone: sikori

Noun

sikuri

1. swineherd

Declension

Declension of sikuri (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	sikuri	sikurit
genitive	sikurin	sikuriin, sikuriloin
partitive	sikuria	sikurija, sikuriloja
illative	sikurii	sikurii, sikuriloihe
inessive	sikuriis	sikuriis, sikurilois
elative	sikurist	sikuriist, sikuriloist
allative	sikurille	sikuriille, sikuriloille
adessive	sikuriil	sikuriil, sikuriloil
ablative	sikurilt	sikuriilt, sikuriloilt
translative	sikuriks	sikuriiks, sikuriloiks
essive	sikurinna, sikuriin	sikuriinna, sikuriloinna, sikuriin, sikuriloin
exessive1)	sikurint	sikuriint, sikuriloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 524