/ˈkærki/, [ˈk̟ærk̟i]
AlkuperäProbably a shift from kärki (etymology 2). Alternatively, and less likely, related to Livonian kerk (“toe or heel of the bit on an axe”) and Võro kärk (“toe or heel of the bit on an axe”) (Mulgi) (for which one may reconstruct Proto-Finnic *kärkkä).
- point, tip, cusp, prong, tine (sharp point or pointed end)
- lead (the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in a game in an incomplete game)
“olla kärjessä” — to be leading, to be in the lead
“nousta kärkeen” — to go to the lead, to take the lead
- vertex (corner of a polygon or polyhedron)
- cusp (point of a curve where it has no tangent)
- vertex (point in 3D space)
- pile (one of the ordinaries or subordinaries having the form of a wedge)
- cusp (boundary between houses)
- synonym of palokärki (“black woodpecker”)
- error-lua-execa Finnish surname
Muodotkärki(nominative, singular) · kärjet(nominative, plural) · kärki(accusative, nominative, singular) · kärjet(accusative, nominative, plural) · kärjen(accusative, genitive, singular) · kärjet(accusative, genitive, plural) · kärjen(genitive, singular) · kärkien(genitive, plural) · kärkeä(partitive, singular) · kärkiä(partitive, plural) · kärjessä(inessive, singular) · kärjissä(inessive, plural) · kärjestä(elative, singular) · kärjistä(elative, plural) · kärkeen(illative, singular) · kärkiin(illative, plural) · kärjellä(adessive, singular) · kärjillä(adessive, plural) · kärjeltä(ablative, singular) · kärjiltä(ablative, plural)