puukko
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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]
(index pu)
Etymology[edit]
puu (“tree, wood”) + -kko. Cognate with Ingrian puukkoi.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
puukko
- hunting knife, puukko (type of knife)
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of puukko (Kotus type 1/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Possessive forms of puukko (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | puukkoni | puukkomme |
| 2nd person | puukkosi | puukkonne |
| 3rd person | puukkonsa | |
Synonyms[edit]
- skeglu (slang)