puikko
Finnish
Pronunciation
Noun
puikko
- peg
- stick
- Short for neulepuikko (“knitting needle”).
- (colloquial, in the plural) controls (chiefly in locative cases)
- olla puikoissa ― to be at the controls, to be driving (a car, etc.)
- (colloquial, sports) leg (especially when talking about something going through one's legs)
Declension
Inflection of puikko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | puikko | puikot | |
genitive | puikon | puikkojen | |
partitive | puikkoa | puikkoja | |
illative | puikkoon | puikkoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | puikko | puikot | |
accusative | nom. | puikko | puikot |
gen. | puikon | ||
genitive | puikon | puikkojen | |
partitive | puikkoa | puikkoja | |
inessive | puikossa | puikoissa | |
elative | puikosta | puikoista | |
illative | puikkoon | puikkoihin | |
adessive | puikolla | puikoilla | |
ablative | puikolta | puikoilta | |
allative | puikolle | puikoille | |
essive | puikkona | puikkoina | |
translative | puikoksi | puikoiksi | |
abessive | puikotta | puikoitta | |
instructive | — | puikoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |