/ˈjuːri/, [ˈjuːri]
OriginFrom Proto-Finnic *juuri (compare Estonian juur), from Proto-Finno-Permic *jowre (compare Erzya юр (jur)).
- root (of a plant, hair, tooth, etc.)
- foot, base (base or bottom of anything; when in the locative cases, often the area right next to that base or bottom, such as the foot of a mountain)
- figurativelycause, origin, tradition
- abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsisellipsis of taikinajuuri (“starter dough”)
- root (inverse of a power, e.g. square root)
- zero, root (of a function)
- root, word root
- not-comparableright, just, exactly, precisely
“juuri niin” — just right
“juuri nyt” — right now
“Hän tuli juuri oikeaan aikaan.” — He came at exactly the right time.
- not-comparablejust now; very close to now, either presently, (very) recently or (very) shortly, just about
“Juna lähtee juuri.” — The train is just about to leave.
“Juurihan minä saavuin.” — But I just arrived.
- not-comparablehardly, (not) that much, (not) that many
“Hän ei juuri(kaan) lue kirjoja.” — He hardly reads any books.
“En maksanut siitä juuri mitään tammikuun alennusmyynnissä.” — I got it for next to nothing in the January sales.
“Hän teeskentelee tietäväistä, mutta oikeasti hän ei tiedä juuri mitään.” — He pretends to be knowledgeable, but actually he knows next to nothing.
- not-comparablebarely, just barely, just about
“Ruokaa riittää juuri neljälle.” — There's just barely enough food for four people.
- form-of, indicative, past, singular, third-personthird-person singular past indicative
- active, connegative, form-of, indicative, presentpresent active indicative connegative
- form-of, imperative, present, second-person, singularsecond-person singular present imperative
- active, connegative, form-of, imperative, presentsecond-person singular present active imperative connegative
Formsjuuri(nominative, singular) · juuret(nominative, plural) · juuri(accusative, nominative, singular) · juuret(accusative, nominative, plural) · juuren(accusative, genitive, singular) · juuret(accusative, genitive, plural) · juuren(genitive, singular) · juurten(genitive, plural) · juurien(genitive, plural) · juurta(partitive, singular) · juuria(partitive, plural) · juuressa(inessive, singular) · juurissa(inessive, plural) · juuresta(elative, singular) · juurista(elative, plural) · juureen(illative, singular) · juuriin(illative, plural) · juurella(adessive, singular) · juurilla(adessive, plural) · juurelta(ablative, singular)