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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 using this term, see Citations:puukko.
Translations[edit]
type of sharp, pointed knife of Nordic heritage
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Further reading[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
puu (“tree, wood”) + -kko. Cognate with Ingrian puukko. Reinforced by (or alternatively from) Middle Low German pōk.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
puukko
- knife, hunting knife; rarely puukko (type of knife)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of puukko (Kotus type 1*A/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 | ||
abessive | puukotta | puukoitta | ||
instructive | — | puukoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms[edit]
- skeglu (slang)
Hyponyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Compounds[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “puukko”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Ingrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]
From puu (“wood”) + -kko. Akin to Finnish puukko.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpuːkːo/, [ˈpuːkːŏ̞̥]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpuːkːoi̯/, [ˈpuːkːo̞i̯]
- Rhymes: -uːkːo, -uːkːoi̯
- Hyphenation: puuk‧ko
Noun[edit]
puukko
Declension[edit]
Declension of puukko (type 4/koivu, kk-k gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | puukko | puukot |
genitive | puukon | puukkoin, puukkoloin |
partitive | puukkoa | puukkoja, puukkoloja |
illative | puukkoo | puukkoi, puukkoloihe |
inessive | puukoos | puukois, puukkolois |
elative | puukost | puukoist, puukkoloist |
allative | puukolle | puukoille, puukkoloille |
adessive | puukool | puukoil, puukkoloil |
ablative | puukolt | puukoilt, puukkoloilt |
translative | puukoks | puukoiks, puukkoloiks |
essive | puukkonna, puukkoon | puukkoinna, puukkoloinna, puukkoin, puukkoloin |
exessive1) | puukkont | puukkoint, puukkoloint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 445
Votic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
puukko
Inflection[edit]
Declension of puukko (type II/võrkko, kk-k gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | puukko | puukod |
genitive | puuko | puukkojõ, puukkoi |
partitive | puukkoa | puukkoitõ, puukkoi |
illative | puukkosõ, puukko | puukkoisõ |
inessive | puukoz | puukkoiz |
elative | puukossõ | puukkoissõ |
allative | puukolõ | puukkoilõ |
adessive | puukollõ | puukkoillõ |
ablative | puukoltõ | puukkoiltõ |
translative | puukossi | puukkoissi |
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. |
References[edit]
- Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “puukko”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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