alku

== Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈalku] === Noun === alku f accusative singular of alka == Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *alku, equivalent to alkaa (“to begin”) +‎ -u. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑlku/, [ˈɑ̝lku] Rhymes: -ɑlku Syllabification(key): al‧ku Hyphenation(key): al‧ku === Noun === alku start, beginning, inception, incipience (in compounds) first, prime, primeval, primordial, proto-, ur-, initial elämän alkumuodot ― primeval forms of life alkueläin ― protozoan alkukustannus ― initial cost ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “alku”, 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 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === Luka, kalu, laku == Hungarian == === Etymology === Possibly a back-formation from alkuszik (“to bargain”). Alternatively, a nominalization of the obsolete present participle alku ~ alkó (“suitable, fitting”), from alk (“to fit, suit”) (whence also alkuszik (“to bargain”), alkot (“to create”)) + -ó (present-participle suffix). First attested in c. 1515. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɒlku] Hyphenation: al‧ku Rhymes: -ku === Noun === alku (plural alkuk) bargain, deal Áll az alku! ― It’s a deal! agreement, contract, treaty Synonyms: megállapodás, megegyezés negotiation, bargaining ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === alku in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. alku in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024). == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *alku, equivalent to alkaa (“to begin”) +‎ -u. Cognates include Finnish alku and Estonian alg. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑlku/, [ˈɑɫkŭ̥] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑlku/, [ˈɑɫɡ̊u] (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈɑlku/, [ˈɑɫɡ̊u] Rhymes: -ɑlku Hyphenation: al‧ku === Noun === alku start, beginning ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7 Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 11 Arvo Laanest (1997), Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 19 == Votic == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *alku. === Pronunciation === (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA(key): /ˈɑlku/, [ˈɑɫku] Rhymes: -ɑlku Hyphenation: al‧ku === Noun === alku beginning ==== Inflection ==== === References === Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “alku”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎[4], 2nd edition, Tallinn