olkinukke
Finnish
Etymology
olki (“straw”) + nukke (“doll”)
Noun
olkinukke
- straw man, straw doll (doll or scarecrow stuffed with or made of straw)
- (dialectics) straw man (type of argument based on deliberate misrepresentation of an opponent's position)
Declension
| Inflection of olkinukke (Kotus type 8/nalle, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | olkinukke | olkinuket | |
| genitive | olkinuken | olkinukkejen | |
| partitive | olkinukkea | olkinukkeja | |
| illative | olkinukkeen | olkinukkeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | olkinukke | olkinuket | |
| accusative | nom. | olkinukke | olkinuket |
| gen. | olkinuken | ||
| genitive | olkinuken | olkinukkejen olkinukkeinrare | |
| partitive | olkinukkea | olkinukkeja | |
| inessive | olkinukessa | olkinukeissa | |
| elative | olkinukesta | olkinukeista | |
| illative | olkinukkeen | olkinukkeihin | |
| adessive | olkinukella | olkinukeilla | |
| ablative | olkinukelta | olkinukeilta | |
| allative | olkinukelle | olkinukeille | |
| essive | olkinukkena | olkinukkeina | |
| translative | olkinukeksi | olkinukeiksi | |
| instructive | — | olkinukein | |
| abessive | olkinuketta | olkinukeitta | |
| comitative | — | olkinukkeineen | |
Synonyms
- (argument): olkiukko