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]
Etymology[edit]
puu (“tree, wood”) + -kko. Cognate with Ingrian puukkoi.
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 | |
instructive | — | puukoin | |
abessive | puukotta | puukoitta | |
comitative | — | puukkoineen |
Possessive forms of puukko (type valo) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | puukkoni | puukkomme |
2nd person | puukkosi | puukkonne |
3rd person | puukkonsa |
Synonyms[edit]
- skeglu (slang)
Hyponyms[edit]
Compounds[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Finnish
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- Finnish words suffixed with -kko (diminutive)
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/uːkːo
- Rhymes:Finnish/uːkːo/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish valo-type nominals