Molotovin koktaili
Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Molotovin (“Molotov's”) + koktaili (“cocktail”), in reference to Vyacheslav Molotov, the Soviet minister of foreign affairs during the Winter War. Vilho Heinämies is the first known person to use the term in print in an article on Aug 4th 1941 in Helsingin Sanomat titled "'Molotovin koktailia' Hangon rintaman ryssille" ("Molotov cocktail served for the Russians at Hanko front").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmolotoʋin ˈkoktɑi̯li/, [ˈmo̞lo̞t̪o̞ʋiŋ ˈko̞kt̪ɑ̝i̯li]
- Rhymes: -oktɑili
- Syllabification(key): mo‧lo‧to‧vin‧kok‧tai‧li
Noun
- Molotov cocktail (simple incendiary weapon)
- Synonym: polttopullo
Declension
Descendants
- → English: Molotov cocktail (calque)
References
- David L. Gold, Studies in Etymology and Etiology, University of Alicante 2009, pp. 205 - 230