norkko

== Finnish == === Etymology === The sense "catkin" is through the development "to flow, drip" → "(tapered) tip" → "catkin"; the word is derived from Proto-Finnic *norkudak (“to flow, drip”) (compare Estonian nõrguma, Karelian norkkuo, Veps norkaita). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnorkːo/, [ˈno̞rkːo̞] Rhymes: -orkːo Syllabification(key): nork‧ko Hyphenation(key): nork‧ko === Noun === norkko (botany) catkin Synonym: urpu ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “norkko”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023