puliukko
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
puli- + ukko (“gaffer”). Initial part from pulituuri (“French polish”), from Swedish polityr (“French polish”), in reference to the practice of separating substitute alcohol from French polish by adding salt to it and then shaking it.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
puliukko (informal, derogatory)
- drunkard, especially a homeless one that has completely lost the control of their life
- Synonyms: rappioalkoholisti, laitapuolen kulkija, (colloquial) deeku, pultsari, spurgu, see also Thesaurus:juoppo
Declension edit
Inflection of puliukko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | ||||
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nominative | puliukko | puliukot | ||
genitive | puliukon | puliukkojen | ||
partitive | puliukkoa | puliukkoja | ||
illative | puliukkoon | puliukkoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | puliukko | puliukot | ||
accusative | nom. | puliukko | puliukot | |
gen. | puliukon | |||
genitive | puliukon | puliukkojen | ||
partitive | puliukkoa | puliukkoja | ||
inessive | puliukossa | puliukoissa | ||
elative | puliukosta | puliukoista | ||
illative | puliukkoon | puliukkoihin | ||
adessive | puliukolla | puliukoilla | ||
ablative | puliukolta | puliukoilta | ||
allative | puliukolle | puliukoille | ||
essive | puliukkona | puliukkoina | ||
translative | puliukoksi | puliukoiksi | ||
abessive | puliukotta | puliukoitta | ||
instructive | — | puliukoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “puliukko”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03