puukko
Contents
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Finnish puukko via immigrants to Canada and USA.
Noun[edit]
puukko (plural puukkos or puukot)
- A type of sharp, pointed knife of Nordic heritage, with a short blade and flat back; normally worn in a sheath on the waist, and used for woodcrafts and as hunting knife.
Quotations[edit]
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:puukko.
Translations[edit]
a type of sharp, pointed knife of Nordic heritage
Further reading[edit]
Finnish[edit]
(index pu)
Etymology[edit]
Derives from puu (“tree, wood”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
puukko
- A puukko.
- A hunting knife (utensil or tool).
Declension[edit]
Inflection of puukko (Kotus type 1/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | puukko | puukot | |
genitive | puukon | puukkojen | |
partitive | puukkoa | puukkoja | |
illative | puukkoon | puukkoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | puukko | puukot | |
accusative | nom. | puukko | puukot |
gen. | puukon | ||
genitive | puukon | puukkojen | |
partitive | puukkoa | puukkoja | |
inessive | puukossa | puukoissa | |
elative | puukosta | puukoista | |
illative | puukkoon | puukkoihin | |
adessive | puukolla | puukoilla | |
ablative | puukolta | puukoilta | |
allative | puukolle | puukoille | |
essive | puukkona | puukkoina | |
translative | puukoksi | puukoiksi | |
instructive | — | puukoin | |
abessive | puukotta | puukoitta | |
comitative | — | puukkoineen |