nuhapumppu
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]nuha (“sniffles”) + pumppu (“pump”), from NOHAB, a former Swedish engineering firm manufacturing diesel engines that were suitable for use as auxiliary engines on ships
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nuhapumppu
- (slang) A nickname for NOHAB diesels.
- (nautical, slang) auxiliary engine
- (slang, by extension) A motor vehicle that has a weak motor compared to its weight.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of nuhapumppu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation) | |||
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nominative | nuhapumppu | nuhapumput | |
genitive | nuhapumpun | nuhapumppujen | |
partitive | nuhapumppua | nuhapumppuja | |
illative | nuhapumppuun | nuhapumppuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | nuhapumppu | nuhapumput | |
accusative | nom. | nuhapumppu | nuhapumput |
gen. | nuhapumpun | ||
genitive | nuhapumpun | nuhapumppujen | |
partitive | nuhapumppua | nuhapumppuja | |
inessive | nuhapumpussa | nuhapumpuissa | |
elative | nuhapumpusta | nuhapumpuista | |
illative | nuhapumppuun | nuhapumppuihin | |
adessive | nuhapumpulla | nuhapumpuilla | |
ablative | nuhapumpulta | nuhapumpuilta | |
allative | nuhapumpulle | nuhapumpuille | |
essive | nuhapumppuna | nuhapumppuina | |
translative | nuhapumpuksi | nuhapumpuiksi | |
abessive | nuhapumputta | nuhapumpuitta | |
instructive | — | nuhapumpuin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |