Molotovin koktaili
Finnish
Alternative forms
- Molotovin cocktail
Etymology
From Molotovin (“Molotov's”) + koktaili (“cocktail”), in reference to Vyacheslav Molotov, the Soviet minister of foreign affairs during the Winter War. Vilho Heinämies is the first known person to use the term in print in an article on Aug 4th 1941 in Helsingin Sanomat titled "'Molotovin koktailia' Hangon rintaman ryssille" ("Molotov cocktail served for the Russians at Hanko front").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmolotoʋin ˈkoktɑi̯li/, [ˈmo̞lo̞t̪o̞ʋiŋ ˈko̞kt̪ɑi̯li]
- Rhymes: -oktɑili
- Syllabification(key): mo‧lo‧to‧vin‧kok‧tai‧li
Noun
Molotovin koktaili
- Molotov cocktail (simple incendiary weapon)
- Synonym: polttopullo
Declension
| Inflection of Molotovin koktaili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Molotovin koktaili | Molotovin koktailit | |
| genitive | Molotovin koktailin | Molotovin koktailien | |
| partitive | Molotovin koktailia | Molotovin koktaileja | |
| illative | Molotovin koktailiin | Molotovin koktaileihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Molotovin koktaili | Molotovin koktailit | |
| accusative | nom. | Molotovin koktaili | Molotovin koktailit |
| gen. | Molotovin koktailin | ||
| genitive | Molotovin koktailin | Molotovin koktailien | |
| partitive | Molotovin koktailia | Molotovin koktaileja | |
| inessive | Molotovin koktailissa | Molotovin koktaileissa | |
| elative | Molotovin koktailista | Molotovin koktaileista | |
| illative | Molotovin koktailiin | Molotovin koktaileihin | |
| adessive | Molotovin koktaililla | Molotovin koktaileilla | |
| ablative | Molotovin koktaililta | Molotovin koktaileilta | |
| allative | Molotovin koktailille | Molotovin koktaileille | |
| essive | Molotovin koktailina | Molotovin koktaileina | |
| translative | Molotovin koktailiksi | Molotovin koktaileiksi | |
| instructive | — | Molotovin koktailein | |
| abessive | Molotovin koktailitta | Molotovin koktaileitta | |
| comitative | — | Molotovin koktaileineen | |
| Possessive forms of Molotovin koktaili (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Molotovin koktailini | Molotovin koktailimme |
| 2nd person | Molotovin koktailisi | Molotovin koktailinne |
| 3rd person | Molotovin koktailinsa | |
Descendants
- → English: Molotov cocktail (calque)
References
- David L. Gold, Studies in Etymology and Etiology, University of Alicante 2009, pp. 205 - 230