haarukka

== Finnish == === Etymology === haara (“branch”) +‎ -ukka, inspired by lusikka. Replaced now dialectal kahveli. According to Häkkinen (2004), first attested in 1670. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɑːrukːɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝ːrukːɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑːrukːɑ Syllabification(key): haa‧ruk‧ka Hyphenation(key): haa‧ruk‧ka === Noun === haarukka fork (utensil) range, bracket (of values or numbers) (chess) fork ellipsis of etuhaarukka (“(front) fork”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (utensil): kahveli (dialectal) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “haarukka”, 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