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perkele

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Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *perkeleh, which derives from the name of the Baltic deity of thunder; compare Lithuanian Perkūnas and Proto-Slavic *Perunъ (god of thunder). After Finland's conquest (c. 1250) and subsequent Christianization, its meaning changed to a profanity and a euphemism for Satan at least partly due to the influence of the clergy. Erzya пурьгине (puŕgińe, thunder) is from the same Baltic source.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈperkeleˣ/, [ˈpe̞rk̟e̞le̞(ʔ)]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -erkele
  • Hyphenation(key): per‧ke‧le

Interjection

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perkele (vulgar)

  1. A swear word.
    Perkele, se on hidas!
    Damn it's slow!

Usage notes

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Usually considered to have a particular strength or seriousness compared to other swear words, despite not being considered as dirty.

Synonyms

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Noun

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perkele

  1. The Devil, Satan; also Perkele
  2. devil

Declension

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Inflection of perkele (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative perkele perkeleet
genitive perkeleen perkeleiden
perkeleitten
partitive perkelettä perkeleitä
illative perkeleeseen perkeleisiin
perkeleihin
singular plural
nominative perkele perkeleet
accusative nom. perkele perkeleet
gen. perkeleen
genitive perkeleen perkeleiden
perkeleitten
partitive perkelettä perkeleitä
inessive perkeleessä perkeleissä
elative perkeleestä perkeleistä
illative perkeleeseen perkeleisiin
perkeleihin
adessive perkeleellä perkeleillä
ablative perkeleeltä perkeleiltä
allative perkeleelle perkeleille
essive perkeleenä perkeleinä
translative perkeleeksi perkeleiksi
abessive perkeleettä perkeleittä
instructive perkelein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of perkele (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Kven: perkelet
  • Danish: (obsolete) perkild
  • Swedish: (dialectal) perkel, pärkel

Adjective

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perkele (not comparable) (vulgar)

  1. bloody, goddamn, fucking (intensifier)
    Se on perkeleen ruma.
    It's so bloody ugly.

Declension

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Inflection of perkele (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative perkele perkeleet
genitive perkeleen perkeleiden
perkeleitten
partitive perkelettä perkeleitä
illative perkeleeseen perkeleisiin
perkeleihin
singular plural
nominative perkele perkeleet
accusative nom. perkele perkeleet
gen. perkeleen
genitive perkeleen perkeleiden
perkeleitten
partitive perkelettä perkeleitä
inessive perkeleessä perkeleissä
elative perkeleestä perkeleistä
illative perkeleeseen perkeleisiin
perkeleihin
adessive perkeleellä perkeleillä
ablative perkeleeltä perkeleiltä
allative perkeleelle perkeleille
essive perkeleenä perkeleinä
translative perkeleeksi perkeleiksi
abessive perkeleettä perkeleittä
instructive perkelein
comitative perkeleine
Possessive forms of perkele (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Perkele (Devil)

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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perkele

  1. (vulgar) damn!

See also

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 399