hurskas

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *hurskas, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hurskaz. Cognate with Karelian hurskas (“brisk, quick”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhurskɑs/, [ˈhurs̠kɑ̝s̠] Rhymes: -urskɑs Syllabification(key): hurs‧kas Hyphenation(key): hurs‧kas === Adjective === hurskas (comparative hurskaampi, superlative hurskain) pious, devout, righteous (archaic) wise, deliberate ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “hurskas”, 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