vanupuikko
Finnish
Etymology
vanu (“cotton”) + puikko (“stick”)
Noun
vanupuikko
- cotton swab, cotton stick, Q-tip (US); cotton wool bud, cotton bud, ear bud (UK)
Usage notes
This is the term preferred in publications, trade catalogues and such. In common language the term pumpulipuikko is often used.
Declension
Inflection of vanupuikko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | vanupuikko | vanupuikot | |
genitive | vanupuikon | vanupuikkojen | |
partitive | vanupuikkoa | vanupuikkoja | |
illative | vanupuikkoon | vanupuikkoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | vanupuikko | vanupuikot | |
accusative | nom. | vanupuikko | vanupuikot |
gen. | vanupuikon | ||
genitive | vanupuikon | vanupuikkojen | |
partitive | vanupuikkoa | vanupuikkoja | |
inessive | vanupuikossa | vanupuikoissa | |
elative | vanupuikosta | vanupuikoista | |
illative | vanupuikkoon | vanupuikkoihin | |
adessive | vanupuikolla | vanupuikoilla | |
ablative | vanupuikolta | vanupuikoilta | |
allative | vanupuikolle | vanupuikoille | |
essive | vanupuikkona | vanupuikkoina | |
translative | vanupuikoksi | vanupuikoiksi | |
abessive | vanupuikotta | vanupuikoitta | |
instructive | — | vanupuikoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |