vinkkelitossu
Finnish
Etymology
From vinkkeli (“angle”) + tossu (“slipper; shoe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋiŋkːeliˌtosːu/, [ˈʋiŋkːe̞liˌt̪o̞s̠ːu]
- Rhymes: -osːu
- Syllabification: vink‧ke‧li‧tos‧su
Noun
vinkkelitossu
- (rare) Synonym of huopatossu (“felt boot”).
- (rare, offensive, ethnic slur) Russki, Russian person
- Synonym: see ryssä
- 1942, Kalle "Palle" Palmroth (lyrics), trad. (music), “Silmien välliin”:
- Turhaan ne politrukit huutaa ja hossuu / Suomessa ei elä vinkkelitossu
- Those politruks' screaming and flailing around is no use / no Russki can live in Finland
Declension
| Inflection of vinkkelitossu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vinkkelitossu | vinkkelitossut | |
| genitive | vinkkelitossun | vinkkelitossujen | |
| partitive | vinkkelitossua | vinkkelitossuja | |
| illative | vinkkelitossuun | vinkkelitossuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vinkkelitossu | vinkkelitossut | |
| accusative | nom. | vinkkelitossu | vinkkelitossut |
| gen. | vinkkelitossun | ||
| genitive | vinkkelitossun | vinkkelitossujen | |
| partitive | vinkkelitossua | vinkkelitossuja | |
| inessive | vinkkelitossussa | vinkkelitossuissa | |
| elative | vinkkelitossusta | vinkkelitossuista | |
| illative | vinkkelitossuun | vinkkelitossuihin | |
| adessive | vinkkelitossulla | vinkkelitossuilla | |
| ablative | vinkkelitossulta | vinkkelitossuilta | |
| allative | vinkkelitossulle | vinkkelitossuille | |
| essive | vinkkelitossuna | vinkkelitossuina | |
| translative | vinkkelitossuksi | vinkkelitossuiksi | |
| instructive | — | vinkkelitossuin | |
| abessive | vinkkelitossutta | vinkkelitossuitta | |
| comitative | — | vinkkelitossuineen | |
| Possessive forms of vinkkelitossu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | vinkkelitossuni | vinkkelitossumme |
| 2nd person | vinkkelitossusi | vinkkelitossunne |
| 3rd person | vinkkelitossunsa | |