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pumpulipuikko

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Finnish

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Etymology

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pumpuli (cotton) +‎ puikko (stick)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpumpuliˌpui̯kːo/, [ˈpumpuliˌpui̯kːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -uikːo
  • Hyphenation(key): pum‧puli‧puikko

Noun

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pumpulipuikko

  1. cotton swab, cotton stick, Q-tip (US), cotton wool bud (UK)

Usage notes

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This is a common language term. In a more formal context the term used is vanupuikko.

Declension

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Inflection of pumpulipuikko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
nominative pumpulipuikko pumpulipuikot
genitive pumpulipuikon pumpulipuikkojen
partitive pumpulipuikkoa pumpulipuikkoja
illative pumpulipuikkoon pumpulipuikkoihin
singular plural
nominative pumpulipuikko pumpulipuikot
accusative nom. pumpulipuikko pumpulipuikot
gen. pumpulipuikon
genitive pumpulipuikon pumpulipuikkojen
partitive pumpulipuikkoa pumpulipuikkoja
inessive pumpulipuikossa pumpulipuikoissa
elative pumpulipuikosta pumpulipuikoista
illative pumpulipuikkoon pumpulipuikkoihin
adessive pumpulipuikolla pumpulipuikoilla
ablative pumpulipuikolta pumpulipuikoilta
allative pumpulipuikolle pumpulipuikoille
essive pumpulipuikkona pumpulipuikkoina
translative pumpulipuikoksi pumpulipuikoiksi
abessive pumpulipuikotta pumpulipuikoitta
instructive pumpulipuikoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of pumpulipuikko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)

Synonyms

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