arrakkipunssi
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]arrakkipunssi
- A liqueur based on arrack, neutral spirits and flavorings. Originates in Sweden and mostly not known outside Nordic countries. There's no established English name for it, but "arrack liqueur" might be a good bet.
Usage notes
[edit]Sometimes translated as "punch" into English, but that is actually a false friend.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of arrakkipunssi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | arrakkipunssi | arrakkipunssit | |
genitive | arrakkipunssin | arrakkipunssien | |
partitive | arrakkipunssia | arrakkipunsseja | |
illative | arrakkipunssiin | arrakkipunsseihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | arrakkipunssi | arrakkipunssit | |
accusative | nom. | arrakkipunssi | arrakkipunssit |
gen. | arrakkipunssin | ||
genitive | arrakkipunssin | arrakkipunssien | |
partitive | arrakkipunssia | arrakkipunsseja | |
inessive | arrakkipunssissa | arrakkipunsseissa | |
elative | arrakkipunssista | arrakkipunsseista | |
illative | arrakkipunssiin | arrakkipunsseihin | |
adessive | arrakkipunssilla | arrakkipunsseilla | |
ablative | arrakkipunssilta | arrakkipunsseilta | |
allative | arrakkipunssille | arrakkipunsseille | |
essive | arrakkipunssina | arrakkipunsseina | |
translative | arrakkipunssiksi | arrakkipunsseiksi | |
abessive | arrakkipunssitta | arrakkipunsseitta | |
instructive | — | arrakkipunssein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “arrakkipunssi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02