skruuvi
Finnish
Etymology
< Swedish skruv (“screw”) < translated from Russian винт (vint, “screw”); from the betting system which proceeds in small steps to ever higher bets
Noun
skruuvi
- (card games) vint (card game for four players of Russian origin, similar to bridge)
Declension
| Inflection of skruuvi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | skruuvi | skruuvit | |
| genitive | skruuvin | skruuvien | |
| partitive | skruuvia | skruuveja | |
| illative | skruuviin | skruuveihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | skruuvi | skruuvit | |
| accusative | nom. | skruuvi | skruuvit |
| gen. | skruuvin | ||
| genitive | skruuvin | skruuvien | |
| partitive | skruuvia | skruuveja | |
| inessive | skruuvissa | skruuveissa | |
| elative | skruuvista | skruuveista | |
| illative | skruuviin | skruuveihin | |
| adessive | skruuvilla | skruuveilla | |
| ablative | skruuvilta | skruuveilta | |
| allative | skruuville | skruuveille | |
| essive | skruuvina | skruuveina | |
| translative | skruuviksi | skruuveiksi | |
| instructive | — | skruuvein | |
| abessive | skruuvitta | skruuveitta | |
| comitative | — | skruuveineen | |
Derived terms
- skruuvata (to play "skruuvi")