Molotovin koktaili

Finnish

Alternative forms

• Molotovin cocktail

Etymology

From Molotovin (“Molotov's”) +‎ koktaili (“cocktail”), from Russian Мо́лотов (Mólotov), 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

Molotovin koktaili

1. Molotov cocktail (simple incendiary weapon)

   Synonym: polttopullo

Declension

Inflection of Molotovin koktaili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Molotovin koktaili	Molotovin koktailit
genitive		Molotovin koktailin	Molotovin koktailien
partitive		Molotovin koktailia	Molotovin koktaileja
illative		Molotovin koktailiin	Molotovin koktaileihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Molotovin koktaili	Molotovin koktailit
accusative	nom.	Molotovin koktaili	Molotovin koktailit
	gen.	Molotovin koktailin
genitive		Molotovin koktailin	Molotovin koktailien
partitive		Molotovin koktailia	Molotovin koktaileja
inessive		Molotovin koktailissa	Molotovin koktaileissa
elative		Molotovin koktailista	Molotovin koktaileista
illative		Molotovin koktailiin	Molotovin koktaileihin
adessive		Molotovin koktaililla	Molotovin koktaileilla
ablative		Molotovin koktaililta	Molotovin koktaileilta
allative		Molotovin koktailille	Molotovin koktaileille
essive		Molotovin koktailina	Molotovin koktaileina
translative		Molotovin koktailiksi	Molotovin koktaileiksi
abessive		Molotovin koktailitta	Molotovin koktaileitta
instructive		—	Molotovin koktailein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Molotovin koktaili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Molotovin koktailini Molotovin koktailini accusative nom. Molotovin koktailini Molotovin koktailini gen. Molotovin koktailini genitive Molotovin koktailini Molotovin koktailieni partitive Molotovin koktailiani Molotovin koktailejani inessive Molotovin koktailissani Molotovin koktaileissani elative Molotovin koktailistani Molotovin koktaileistani illative Molotovin koktailiini Molotovin koktaileihini adessive Molotovin koktailillani Molotovin koktaileillani ablative Molotovin koktaililtani Molotovin koktaileiltani allative Molotovin koktaililleni Molotovin koktaileilleni essive Molotovin koktailinani Molotovin koktaileinani translative Molotovin koktailikseni Molotovin koktaileikseni abessive Molotovin koktailittani Molotovin koktaileittani instructive — — comitative — Molotovin koktaileineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Molotovin koktailisi Molotovin koktailisi accusative nom. Molotovin koktailisi Molotovin koktailisi gen. Molotovin koktailisi genitive Molotovin koktailisi Molotovin koktailiesi partitive Molotovin koktailiasi Molotovin koktailejasi inessive Molotovin koktailissasi Molotovin koktaileissasi elative Molotovin koktailistasi Molotovin koktaileistasi illative Molotovin koktailiisi Molotovin koktaileihisi adessive Molotovin koktailillasi Molotovin koktaileillasi ablative Molotovin koktaililtasi Molotovin koktaileiltasi allative Molotovin koktailillesi Molotovin koktaileillesi essive Molotovin koktailinasi Molotovin koktaileinasi translative Molotovin koktailiksesi Molotovin koktaileiksesi abessive Molotovin koktailittasi Molotovin koktaileittasi instructive — — comitative — Molotovin koktaileinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Molotovin koktailimme Molotovin koktailimme accusative nom. Molotovin koktailimme Molotovin koktailimme gen. Molotovin koktailimme genitive Molotovin koktailimme Molotovin koktailiemme partitive Molotovin koktailiamme Molotovin koktailejamme inessive Molotovin koktailissamme Molotovin koktaileissamme elative Molotovin koktailistamme Molotovin koktaileistamme illative Molotovin koktailiimme Molotovin koktaileihimme adessive Molotovin koktailillamme Molotovin koktaileillamme ablative Molotovin koktaililtamme Molotovin koktaileiltamme allative Molotovin koktailillemme Molotovin koktaileillemme essive Molotovin koktailinamme Molotovin koktaileinamme translative Molotovin koktailiksemme Molotovin koktaileiksemme abessive Molotovin koktailittamme Molotovin koktaileittamme instructive — — comitative — Molotovin koktaileinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Molotovin koktailinne Molotovin koktailinne accusative nom. Molotovin koktailinne Molotovin koktailinne gen. Molotovin koktailinne genitive Molotovin koktailinne Molotovin koktailienne partitive Molotovin koktailianne Molotovin koktailejanne inessive Molotovin koktailissanne Molotovin koktaileissanne elative Molotovin koktailistanne Molotovin koktaileistanne illative Molotovin koktailiinne Molotovin koktaileihinne adessive Molotovin koktailillanne Molotovin koktaileillanne ablative Molotovin koktaililtanne Molotovin koktaileiltanne allative Molotovin koktailillenne Molotovin koktaileillenne essive Molotovin koktailinanne Molotovin koktaileinanne translative Molotovin koktailiksenne Molotovin koktaileiksenne abessive Molotovin koktailittanne Molotovin koktaileittanne instructive — — comitative — Molotovin koktaileinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Molotovin koktailinsa Molotovin koktailinsa accusative nom. Molotovin koktailinsa Molotovin koktailinsa gen. Molotovin koktailinsa genitive Molotovin koktailinsa Molotovin koktailiensa partitive Molotovin koktailiaan Molotovin koktailiansa Molotovin koktailejaan Molotovin koktailejansa inessive Molotovin koktailissaan Molotovin koktailissansa Molotovin koktaileissaan Molotovin koktaileissansa elative Molotovin koktailistaan Molotovin koktailistansa Molotovin koktaileistaan Molotovin koktaileistansa illative Molotovin koktailiinsa Molotovin koktaileihinsa adessive Molotovin koktailillaan Molotovin koktailillansa Molotovin koktaileillaan Molotovin koktaileillansa ablative Molotovin koktaililtaan Molotovin koktaililtansa Molotovin koktaileiltaan Molotovin koktaileiltansa allative Molotovin koktaililleen Molotovin koktailillensa Molotovin koktaileilleen Molotovin koktaileillensa essive Molotovin koktailinaan Molotovin koktailinansa Molotovin koktaileinaan Molotovin koktaileinansa translative Molotovin koktailikseen Molotovin koktailiksensa Molotovin koktaileikseen Molotovin koktaileiksensa abessive Molotovin koktailittaan Molotovin koktailittansa Molotovin koktaileittaan Molotovin koktaileittansa instructive — — comitative — Molotovin koktaileineen Molotovin koktaileinensa

Descendants

• → English: Molotov cocktail (calque)

References

1. David L. Gold, Studies in Etymology and Etiology, University of Alicante 2009, pp. 205 - 230