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plokkari

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Finnish

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Etymology

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plokata +‎ -ari

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈplokːɑri/, [ˈplo̞kːɑ̝ri]
  • Rhymes: -okːɑri
  • Hyphenation(key): plok‧ka‧ri

Noun

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plokkari

  1. (slang) busser, busboy (restaurant worker)
    Synonym: aputarjoilija
    Alternative form: blokkari

Declension

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Inflection of plokkari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative plokkari plokkarit
genitive plokkarin plokkarien
plokkareiden
plokkareitten
partitive plokkaria plokkareita
plokkareja
illative plokkariin plokkareihin
singular plural
nominative plokkari plokkarit
accusative nom. plokkari plokkarit
gen. plokkarin
genitive plokkarin plokkarien
plokkareiden
plokkareitten
partitive plokkaria plokkareita
plokkareja
inessive plokkarissa plokkareissa
elative plokkarista plokkareista
illative plokkariin plokkareihin
adessive plokkarilla plokkareilla
ablative plokkarilta plokkareilta
allative plokkarille plokkareille
essive plokkarina plokkareina
translative plokkariksi plokkareiksi
abessive plokkaritta plokkareitta
instructive plokkarein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of plokkari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

Icelandic

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Etymology

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The first meaning is from plokka +‎ -ari.

The second meaning is a clipping of plokkfiskur + -ari.

Noun

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plokkari m (genitive singular plokkara, nominative plural plokkarar)

  1. tweezers (for removing body hair)
    Synonym: flísatöng
  2. (mildly humorous) Synonym of plokkfiskur

Declension

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