See also: perukę

English edit

 
James II of England wearing a peruke.

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Etymology edit

From French perruque. Doublet of periwig.

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Noun edit

peruke (plural perukes)

  1. A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.
    • 1763, Horace Walpole, “Mr. JOHN SMITH”, in A Catalogue of Engravers, Who Have Been Born, or Resided in England; [], Strawberry-Hill [London]: [] Thomas Farmer [], →OCLC, page 105:
      To poſterity perhaps his prints vvill carry an idea of ſomething burleſque; perukes of outrageous length flovving over ſuits of armour compoſe vvonderfull habits.
    • 1819 July 15, [Lord Byron], Don Juan, London: [] Thomas Davison, [], →OCLC, canto I, stanza CCXIII, page 109:
      But now at thirty years my hair is gray— / (I wonder what it will be like at forty? / I thought of a peruke the other day) []
    • 1834, Robert Southey, “Ante-preface”, in The Doctor, &c., volume I, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, →OCLC, pages 35–36:
      Let the long peruke succeed the godly cropt hair; the cravat, the ruff; []
    • 1979, J.G. Ballard, chapter 19, in The Unlimited Dream Company:
      Every chair was filled, the line of assistants working like conjurors at the bizarre hairstyles, a splendid confusion of feathers and flared perukes, wings of back-brushed hair, like the plumage of an aviary.
    • 1992, Kim Newman, Anno Dracula, Titan Books, published 2011, page 135:
      With a delicate touch, he reset his golden peruke on his sweat-slick skull.

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Finnish edit

Etymology edit

peru +‎ -ke

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈperukeˣ/, [ˈpe̞ruk̟e̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -eruke
  • Syllabification(key): pe‧ru‧ke

Noun edit

peruke

  1. (fishing) wire trace, snood

Declension edit

Inflection of peruke (Kotus type 48*A/hame, kk-k gradation)
nominative peruke perukkeet
genitive perukkeen perukkeiden
perukkeitten
partitive peruketta perukkeita
illative perukkeeseen perukkeisiin
perukkeihin
singular plural
nominative peruke perukkeet
accusative nom. peruke perukkeet
gen. perukkeen
genitive perukkeen perukkeiden
perukkeitten
partitive peruketta perukkeita
inessive perukkeessa perukkeissa
elative perukkeesta perukkeista
illative perukkeeseen perukkeisiin
perukkeihin
adessive perukkeella perukkeilla
ablative perukkeelta perukkeilta
allative perukkeelle perukkeille
essive perukkeena perukkeina
translative perukkeeksi perukkeiksi
abessive perukkeetta perukkeitta
instructive perukkein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of peruke (Kotus type 48*A/hame, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative perukkeeni perukkeeni
accusative nom. perukkeeni perukkeeni
gen. perukkeeni
genitive perukkeeni perukkeideni
perukkeitteni
partitive perukettani perukkeitani
inessive perukkeessani perukkeissani
elative perukkeestani perukkeistani
illative perukkeeseeni perukkeisiini
perukkeihini
adessive perukkeellani perukkeillani
ablative perukkeeltani perukkeiltani
allative perukkeelleni perukkeilleni
essive perukkeenani perukkeinani
translative perukkeekseni perukkeikseni
abessive perukkeettani perukkeittani
instructive
comitative perukkeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative perukkeesi perukkeesi
accusative nom. perukkeesi perukkeesi
gen. perukkeesi
genitive perukkeesi perukkeidesi
perukkeittesi
partitive perukettasi perukkeitasi
inessive perukkeessasi perukkeissasi
elative perukkeestasi perukkeistasi
illative perukkeeseesi perukkeisiisi
perukkeihisi
adessive perukkeellasi perukkeillasi
ablative perukkeeltasi perukkeiltasi
allative perukkeellesi perukkeillesi
essive perukkeenasi perukkeinasi
translative perukkeeksesi perukkeiksesi
abessive perukkeettasi perukkeittasi
instructive
comitative perukkeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative perukkeemme perukkeemme
accusative nom. perukkeemme perukkeemme
gen. perukkeemme
genitive perukkeemme perukkeidemme
perukkeittemme
partitive perukettamme perukkeitamme
inessive perukkeessamme perukkeissamme
elative perukkeestamme perukkeistamme
illative perukkeeseemme perukkeisiimme
perukkeihimme
adessive perukkeellamme perukkeillamme
ablative perukkeeltamme perukkeiltamme
allative perukkeellemme perukkeillemme
essive perukkeenamme perukkeinamme
translative perukkeeksemme perukkeiksemme
abessive perukkeettamme perukkeittamme
instructive
comitative perukkeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative perukkeenne perukkeenne
accusative nom. perukkeenne perukkeenne
gen. perukkeenne
genitive perukkeenne perukkeidenne
perukkeittenne
partitive perukettanne perukkeitanne
inessive perukkeessanne perukkeissanne
elative perukkeestanne perukkeistanne
illative perukkeeseenne perukkeisiinne
perukkeihinne
adessive perukkeellanne perukkeillanne
ablative perukkeeltanne perukkeiltanne
allative perukkeellenne perukkeillenne
essive perukkeenanne perukkeinanne
translative perukkeeksenne perukkeiksenne
abessive perukkeettanne perukkeittanne
instructive
comitative perukkeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative perukkeensa perukkeensa
accusative nom. perukkeensa perukkeensa
gen. perukkeensa
genitive perukkeensa perukkeidensa
perukkeittensa
partitive perukettaan
perukettansa
perukkeitaan
perukkeitansa
inessive perukkeessaan
perukkeessansa
perukkeissaan
perukkeissansa
elative perukkeestaan
perukkeestansa
perukkeistaan
perukkeistansa
illative perukkeeseensa perukkeisiinsa
perukkeihinsa
adessive perukkeellaan
perukkeellansa
perukkeillaan
perukkeillansa
ablative perukkeeltaan
perukkeeltansa
perukkeiltaan
perukkeiltansa
allative perukkeelleen
perukkeellensa
perukkeilleen
perukkeillensa
essive perukkeenaan
perukkeenansa
perukkeinaan
perukkeinansa
translative perukkeekseen
perukkeeksensa
perukkeikseen
perukkeiksensa
abessive perukkeettaan
perukkeettansa
perukkeittaan
perukkeittansa
instructive
comitative perukkeineen
perukkeinensa

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