riuku

From Proto-Finnic *riuku (compare Ingrian riuku, Karelian riuku, Votic riuku and dialectal Estonian riug), probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?] (compare Old Norse þrjúgr).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈriu̯ku/, [ˈriu̯ku]
• Rhymes: -iuku
• Hyphenation^(key): riu‧ku

riuku

1. pole (delimbed and usually not debarked stem of a small tree, especially one cut to a specified length for a purpose)

   Tiipii on kartiomainen teltta, joka tehdään perinteisesti riukujen varaan asetelluista taljoista.

   A tipi is a cone-shaped tent, traditionally made of animal skins upon wooden poles.

2. (figuratively) beanstalk (tall and slim person)
3. A latrine equipped with seats by supporting poles between trees.

   Synonyms: riukula, riukukäymälä

4. (heraldry) pallet, endorse

• (beanstalk): kukkakeppi
• (type of latrine): riukula, riukukäymälä

• ranka
• salko
• seiväs

• “riuku”, 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 2023-07-03

• kiuru, kuiru, kuuri

From Proto-Finnic *riuku. Cognates include Finnish riuku and dialectal Estonian riug.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈriu̯ku/, [ˈriu̯kŭ̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈriu̯ku/, [ˈriu̯ɡ̊u]
• Rhymes: -iu̯ku
• Hyphenation: riu‧ku

riuku

1. pole
2. fence rail

Declension of riuku (type 4/koivu, iuk-ivv gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	riuku	rivvut
genitive	rivvun	riukuin, riukuloin
partitive	riukua	riukuja, riukuloja
illative	riukuu	riukui, riukuloihe
inessive	rivvuus	rivvuis, riukulois
elative	rivvust	rivvuist, riukuloist
allative	rivvulle	rivvuille, riukuloille
adessive	rivvuul	rivvuil, riukuloil
ablative	rivvult	rivvuilt, riukuloilt
translative	rivvuks	rivvuiks, riukuloiks
essive	riukunna, riukuun	riukuinna, riukuloinna, riukuin, riukuloin
exessive1)	riukunt	riukuint, riukuloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 481

From Proto-Finnic *riuku.

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈriu̯ku/, [ˈrʲiu̯ku]
• Rhymes: -iu̯ku
• Hyphenation: riu‧ku

riuku

1. wooden pole

Declension of riuku (type II/võrkko, k-g gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	riuku	riugud
genitive	riugu	riukujõ, riukui
partitive	riukua	riukuitõ, riukui
illative	riukusõ, riuku	riukuisõ
inessive	riuguz	riukuiz
elative	riugussõ	riukuissõ
allative	riugulõ	riukuilõ
adessive	riugullõ	riukuillõ
ablative	riugultõ	riukuiltõ
translative	riugussi	riukuissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “riuku”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn