kinuski
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkinuski/, [ˈkinus̠ki]
- Rhymes: -inuski
- Syllabification(key): ki‧nus‧ki
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Russian тянучки (tjanučki), the plural of тянучка (tjanučka). The Finland-Swedish word kinuski or tjinuski is a Finnish loan.
Noun
kinuski
- Russian candy, Russian chocolate (sweet dessert sauce made of carefully heated milk/cream and sugar)
- a kind of fudge or toffee (confectionary)
Declension
| Inflection of kinuski (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kinuski | kinuskit | |
| genitive | kinuskin | kinuskien | |
| partitive | kinuskia | kinuskeja | |
| illative | kinuskiin | kinuskeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kinuski | kinuskit | |
| accusative | nom. | kinuski | kinuskit |
| gen. | kinuskin | ||
| genitive | kinuskin | kinuskien | |
| partitive | kinuskia | kinuskeja | |
| inessive | kinuskissa | kinuskeissa | |
| elative | kinuskista | kinuskeista | |
| illative | kinuskiin | kinuskeihin | |
| adessive | kinuskilla | kinuskeilla | |
| ablative | kinuskilta | kinuskeilta | |
| allative | kinuskille | kinuskeille | |
| essive | kinuskina | kinuskeina | |
| translative | kinuskiksi | kinuskeiksi | |
| instructive | — | kinuskein | |
| abessive | kinuskitta | kinuskeitta | |
| comitative | — | kinuskeineen | |
| Possessive forms of kinuski (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kinuskini | kinuskimme |
| 2nd person | kinuskisi | kinuskinne |
| 3rd person | kinuskinsa | |
Derived terms
- kinuskikastike
See also
- karamelli
- toffee
- fudge
Etymology 2
Alteration of Kiina (“China”), kiinalainen (“chinese person”).
Noun
kinuski
- (slang, offensive) a Chinese person: Chink
Declension
| Inflection of kinuski (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kinuski | kinuskit | |
| genitive | kinuskin | kinuskien | |
| partitive | kinuskia | kinuskeja | |
| illative | kinuskiin | kinuskeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kinuski | kinuskit | |
| accusative | nom. | kinuski | kinuskit |
| gen. | kinuskin | ||
| genitive | kinuskin | kinuskien | |
| partitive | kinuskia | kinuskeja | |
| inessive | kinuskissa | kinuskeissa | |
| elative | kinuskista | kinuskeista | |
| illative | kinuskiin | kinuskeihin | |
| adessive | kinuskilla | kinuskeilla | |
| ablative | kinuskilta | kinuskeilta | |
| allative | kinuskille | kinuskeille | |
| essive | kinuskina | kinuskeina | |
| translative | kinuskiksi | kinuskeiksi | |
| instructive | — | kinuskein | |
| abessive | kinuskitta | kinuskeitta | |
| comitative | — | kinuskeineen | |
| Possessive forms of kinuski (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kinuskini | kinuskimme |
| 2nd person | kinuskisi | kinuskinne |
| 3rd person | kinuskinsa | |
Synonyms
- ('offensive for a Chinese person'): kinkki, kinukki
Anagrams
- sukkiin