pumpulipuikko
Finnish
Etymology
pumpuli (“cotton”) + puikko (“stick”)
Noun
pumpulipuikko
- cotton swab, cotton stick, Q-tip (US), cotton wool bud (UK)
Usage notes
This is a common language term. In a more formal context the term used is vanupuikko.
Declension
| Inflection of pumpulipuikko (Kotus type 1/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 | |
| instructive | — | pumpulipuikoin | |
| abessive | pumpulipuikotta | pumpulipuikoitta | |
| comitative | — | pumpulipuikkoineen | |
Synonyms
- vanupuikko