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turhapuro

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Uuno Turhapuro, a fictional character who becomes the President of Finland through confusion when his father-in-law vies for the position.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈturhɑˌpuro/, [ˈt̪urhɑ̝ˌpuro̞]
  • Rhymes: -uro
  • Hyphenation(key): turha‧puro

Noun

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turhapuro

  1. Throttlebottom (incompetent public officer)

Declension

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Inflection of turhapuro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative turhapuro turhapurot
genitive turhapuron turhapurojen
partitive turhapuroa turhapuroja
illative turhapuroon turhapuroihin
singular plural
nominative turhapuro turhapurot
accusative nom. turhapuro turhapurot
gen. turhapuron
genitive turhapuron turhapurojen
partitive turhapuroa turhapuroja
inessive turhapurossa turhapuroissa
elative turhapurosta turhapuroista
illative turhapuroon turhapuroihin
adessive turhapurolla turhapuroilla
ablative turhapurolta turhapuroilta
allative turhapurolle turhapuroille
essive turhapurona turhapuroina
translative turhapuroksi turhapuroiksi
abessive turhapurotta turhapuroitta
instructive turhapuroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of turhapuro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)