pakkopulla

Finnish

Etymology

pakko +‎ pulla

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑkːoˌpulːɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝kːo̞ˌpulːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ulːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pak‧ko‧pul‧la

Noun

pakkopulla

1. The obligatory bun. (Finnish custom is that visitors to a household being visited bring food to be shared with the hosts. Typically this is in the form of a cinnamon bun to be enjoyed with coffee provided by the hosts)
2. (by extension and playfully) any kind of obligatory task that is reluctantly carried out, such as filing a tax return or shovelling fallen snow.

Declension

Inflection of pakkopulla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		pakkopulla	pakkopullat
genitive		pakkopullan	pakkopullien
partitive		pakkopullaa	pakkopullia
illative		pakkopullaan	pakkopulliin
		singular	plural
nominative		pakkopulla	pakkopullat
accusative	nom.	pakkopulla	pakkopullat
	gen.	pakkopullan
genitive		pakkopullan	pakkopullien pakkopullainrare
partitive		pakkopullaa	pakkopullia
inessive		pakkopullassa	pakkopullissa
elative		pakkopullasta	pakkopullista
illative		pakkopullaan	pakkopulliin
adessive		pakkopullalla	pakkopullilla
ablative		pakkopullalta	pakkopullilta
allative		pakkopullalle	pakkopullille
essive		pakkopullana	pakkopullina
translative		pakkopullaksi	pakkopulliksi
abessive		pakkopullatta	pakkopullitta
instructive		—	pakkopullin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pakkopulla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pakkopullani pakkopullani accusative nom. pakkopullani pakkopullani gen. pakkopullani genitive pakkopullani pakkopullieni pakkopullainirare partitive pakkopullaani pakkopulliani inessive pakkopullassani pakkopullissani elative pakkopullastani pakkopullistani illative pakkopullaani pakkopulliini adessive pakkopullallani pakkopullillani ablative pakkopullaltani pakkopulliltani allative pakkopullalleni pakkopullilleni essive pakkopullanani pakkopullinani translative pakkopullakseni pakkopullikseni abessive pakkopullattani pakkopullittani instructive — — comitative — pakkopullineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pakkopullasi pakkopullasi accusative nom. pakkopullasi pakkopullasi gen. pakkopullasi genitive pakkopullasi pakkopulliesi pakkopullaisirare partitive pakkopullaasi pakkopulliasi inessive pakkopullassasi pakkopullissasi elative pakkopullastasi pakkopullistasi illative pakkopullaasi pakkopulliisi adessive pakkopullallasi pakkopullillasi ablative pakkopullaltasi pakkopulliltasi allative pakkopullallesi pakkopullillesi essive pakkopullanasi pakkopullinasi translative pakkopullaksesi pakkopulliksesi abessive pakkopullattasi pakkopullittasi instructive — — comitative — pakkopullinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pakkopullamme pakkopullamme accusative nom. pakkopullamme pakkopullamme gen. pakkopullamme genitive pakkopullamme pakkopulliemme pakkopullaimmerare partitive pakkopullaamme pakkopulliamme inessive pakkopullassamme pakkopullissamme elative pakkopullastamme pakkopullistamme illative pakkopullaamme pakkopulliimme adessive pakkopullallamme pakkopullillamme ablative pakkopullaltamme pakkopulliltamme allative pakkopullallemme pakkopullillemme essive pakkopullanamme pakkopullinamme translative pakkopullaksemme pakkopulliksemme abessive pakkopullattamme pakkopullittamme instructive — — comitative — pakkopullinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pakkopullanne pakkopullanne accusative nom. pakkopullanne pakkopullanne gen. pakkopullanne genitive pakkopullanne pakkopullienne pakkopullainnerare partitive pakkopullaanne pakkopullianne inessive pakkopullassanne pakkopullissanne elative pakkopullastanne pakkopullistanne illative pakkopullaanne pakkopulliinne adessive pakkopullallanne pakkopullillanne ablative pakkopullaltanne pakkopulliltanne allative pakkopullallenne pakkopullillenne essive pakkopullananne pakkopullinanne translative pakkopullaksenne pakkopulliksenne abessive pakkopullattanne pakkopullittanne instructive — — comitative — pakkopullinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pakkopullansa pakkopullansa accusative nom. pakkopullansa pakkopullansa gen. pakkopullansa genitive pakkopullansa pakkopulliensa pakkopullainsarare partitive pakkopullaansa pakkopulliaan pakkopulliansa inessive pakkopullassaan pakkopullassansa pakkopullissaan pakkopullissansa elative pakkopullastaan pakkopullastansa pakkopullistaan pakkopullistansa illative pakkopullaansa pakkopulliinsa adessive pakkopullallaan pakkopullallansa pakkopullillaan pakkopullillansa ablative pakkopullaltaan pakkopullaltansa pakkopulliltaan pakkopulliltansa allative pakkopullalleen pakkopullallensa pakkopullilleen pakkopullillensa essive pakkopullanaan pakkopullanansa pakkopullinaan pakkopullinansa translative pakkopullakseen pakkopullaksensa pakkopullikseen pakkopulliksensa abessive pakkopullattaan pakkopullattansa pakkopullittaan pakkopullittansa instructive — — comitative — pakkopullineen pakkopullinensa

Further reading

• “pakkopulla”, 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