irkku

== Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈirkːu/, [ˈirkːu] Rhymes: -irkːu Syllabification(key): irk‧ku Hyphenation(key): irk‧ku === Etymology 1 === Slang clipping of irlantilainen +‎ -kku. ==== Noun ==== irkku (informal) Irishman, Irishwoman (in the plural, informal) Irish (informal, in the plural) Ireland (informal, modifier) Irish irkkumusa ― Irish music irkkupubi / irkkubaari ― Irish pub / Irish bar ===== Usage notes ===== irkut in the sense "Ireland" is not capitalized; compare jenkit (“USA”), neukut (“Soviet Union”). ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== (Irishman, Irishwoman, Irish): irlantilainen (Irish, as modifier): irlantilais-, irlantilainen (Ireland): Irlanti ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== iiri Irlanti, irlanti irlanninkielinen ==== Further reading ==== “irkku”, 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 === Etymology 2 === From English IRQ. ==== Noun ==== irkku (computing, slang) IRQ, interrupt request ===== Declension ===== === Anagrams === Kurki, kurki, rukki, urkki