pumpernikkeli
Finnish
Etymology
The word is borrowed from German Pumpernickel but otherwise these two products have little in common.
Pronunciation
Noun
pumpernikkeli
- A biscuit-like, often oval-shaped baked good made of gingerbread (piparkakku) dough and topped with a layer of sugar icing.
Usage notes
The Finnish pumpernikkeli and pumpernickel bread are very different products, as the latter is very similar to the German German Pumpernickel.
Declension
Inflection of pumpernikkeli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | pumpernikkeli | pumpernikkelit | ||
genitive | pumpernikkelin | pumpernikkelien pumpernikkeleiden pumpernikkeleitten | ||
partitive | pumpernikkelia | pumpernikkeleita pumpernikkeleja | ||
illative | pumpernikkeliin | pumpernikkeleihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | pumpernikkeli | pumpernikkelit | ||
accusative | nom. | pumpernikkeli | pumpernikkelit | |
gen. | pumpernikkelin | |||
genitive | pumpernikkelin | pumpernikkelien pumpernikkeleiden pumpernikkeleitten | ||
partitive | pumpernikkelia | pumpernikkeleita pumpernikkeleja | ||
inessive | pumpernikkelissa | pumpernikkeleissa | ||
elative | pumpernikkelista | pumpernikkeleista | ||
illative | pumpernikkeliin | pumpernikkeleihin | ||
adessive | pumpernikkelilla | pumpernikkeleilla | ||
ablative | pumpernikkelilta | pumpernikkeleilta | ||
allative | pumpernikkelille | pumpernikkeleille | ||
essive | pumpernikkelina | pumpernikkeleina | ||
translative | pumpernikkeliksi | pumpernikkeleiksi | ||
abessive | pumpernikkelitta | pumpernikkeleitta | ||
instructive | — | pumpernikkelein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |