pukari

See also: Pukari

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish puckare, an old term for a defiant person.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpukɑri/, [ˈpukɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -ukɑri
• Syllabification^(key): pu‧ka‧ri

Noun

pukari (colloquial)

1. bully, stirrer, troublemaker

Usage notes

Not necessarily colloquial when used in compounds.

Declension

Inflection of pukari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		pukari	pukarit
genitive		pukarin	pukarien pukareiden pukareitten
partitive		pukaria	pukareita pukareja
illative		pukariin	pukareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pukari	pukarit
accusative	nom.	pukari	pukarit
	gen.	pukarin
genitive		pukarin	pukarien pukareiden pukareitten
partitive		pukaria	pukareita pukareja
inessive		pukarissa	pukareissa
elative		pukarista	pukareista
illative		pukariin	pukareihin
adessive		pukarilla	pukareilla
ablative		pukarilta	pukareilta
allative		pukarille	pukareille
essive		pukarina	pukareina
translative		pukariksi	pukareiksi
abessive		pukaritta	pukareitta
instructive		—	pukarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pukari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pukarini pukarini accusative nom. pukarini pukarini gen. pukarini genitive pukarini pukarieni pukareideni pukareitteni partitive pukariani pukareitani pukarejani inessive pukarissani pukareissani elative pukaristani pukareistani illative pukariini pukareihini adessive pukarillani pukareillani ablative pukariltani pukareiltani allative pukarilleni pukareilleni essive pukarinani pukareinani translative pukarikseni pukareikseni abessive pukarittani pukareittani instructive — — comitative — pukareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pukarisi pukarisi accusative nom. pukarisi pukarisi gen. pukarisi genitive pukarisi pukariesi pukareidesi pukareittesi partitive pukariasi pukareitasi pukarejasi inessive pukarissasi pukareissasi elative pukaristasi pukareistasi illative pukariisi pukareihisi adessive pukarillasi pukareillasi ablative pukariltasi pukareiltasi allative pukarillesi pukareillesi essive pukarinasi pukareinasi translative pukariksesi pukareiksesi abessive pukarittasi pukareittasi instructive — — comitative — pukareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pukarimme pukarimme accusative nom. pukarimme pukarimme gen. pukarimme genitive pukarimme pukariemme pukareidemme pukareittemme partitive pukariamme pukareitamme pukarejamme inessive pukarissamme pukareissamme elative pukaristamme pukareistamme illative pukariimme pukareihimme adessive pukarillamme pukareillamme ablative pukariltamme pukareiltamme allative pukarillemme pukareillemme essive pukarinamme pukareinamme translative pukariksemme pukareiksemme abessive pukarittamme pukareittamme instructive — — comitative — pukareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pukarinne pukarinne accusative nom. pukarinne pukarinne gen. pukarinne genitive pukarinne pukarienne pukareidenne pukareittenne partitive pukarianne pukareitanne pukarejanne inessive pukarissanne pukareissanne elative pukaristanne pukareistanne illative pukariinne pukareihinne adessive pukarillanne pukareillanne ablative pukariltanne pukareiltanne allative pukarillenne pukareillenne essive pukarinanne pukareinanne translative pukariksenne pukareiksenne abessive pukarittanne pukareittanne instructive — — comitative — pukareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pukarinsa pukarinsa accusative nom. pukarinsa pukarinsa gen. pukarinsa genitive pukarinsa pukariensa pukareidensa pukareittensa partitive pukariaan pukariansa pukareitaan pukarejaan pukareitansa pukarejansa inessive pukarissaan pukarissansa pukareissaan pukareissansa elative pukaristaan pukaristansa pukareistaan pukareistansa illative pukariinsa pukareihinsa adessive pukarillaan pukarillansa pukareillaan pukareillansa ablative pukariltaan pukariltansa pukareiltaan pukareiltansa allative pukarilleen pukarillensa pukareilleen pukareillensa essive pukarinaan pukarinansa pukareinaan pukareinansa translative pukarikseen pukariksensa pukareikseen pukareiksensa abessive pukarittaan pukarittansa pukareittaan pukareittansa instructive — — comitative — pukareineen pukareinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• pääpukari
• riitapukari
• tappelupukari

 

Further reading

• “pukari”, 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

Anagrams

• kupari, pakuri