mankeli

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish mangel, from German Mangel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑŋkeli/, [ˈmɑ̝ŋk̟e̞li]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋkeli
• Syllabification^(key): man‧ke‧li

Noun

mankeli

1. mangle (device with rollers for smoothing flat textiles such as bedsheets, tableclothes)
2. (dated) wringer (device for drying laundry consisting of two rollers between which the wet laundry is squeezed)
3. (informal, dated) credit card imprinter; knuckle-buster, zip-zap machine (mechanical device for imprinting the data embossed on a credit card on a receipt)

   Synonyms: höylä, leimauslaite

4. (figuratively) tight spot, dire straits, wringer (difficult situation or process that one has to go through)

   He todella vetivät jokaisen hakijan mankelin läpi ennen valintaa.

   They really put each candidate through the wringer before choosing one to hire.

Declension

Inflection of mankeli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		mankeli	mankelit
genitive		mankelin	mankelien mankeleiden mankeleitten
partitive		mankelia	mankeleita mankeleja
illative		mankeliin	mankeleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mankeli	mankelit
accusative	nom.	mankeli	mankelit
	gen.	mankelin
genitive		mankelin	mankelien mankeleiden mankeleitten
partitive		mankelia	mankeleita mankeleja
inessive		mankelissa	mankeleissa
elative		mankelista	mankeleista
illative		mankeliin	mankeleihin
adessive		mankelilla	mankeleilla
ablative		mankelilta	mankeleilta
allative		mankelille	mankeleille
essive		mankelina	mankeleina
translative		mankeliksi	mankeleiksi
abessive		mankelitta	mankeleitta
instructive		—	mankelein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mankeli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mankelini mankelini accusative nom. mankelini mankelini gen. mankelini genitive mankelini mankelieni mankeleideni mankeleitteni partitive mankeliani mankeleitani mankelejani inessive mankelissani mankeleissani elative mankelistani mankeleistani illative mankeliini mankeleihini adessive mankelillani mankeleillani ablative mankeliltani mankeleiltani allative mankelilleni mankeleilleni essive mankelinani mankeleinani translative mankelikseni mankeleikseni abessive mankelittani mankeleittani instructive — — comitative — mankeleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mankelisi mankelisi accusative nom. mankelisi mankelisi gen. mankelisi genitive mankelisi mankeliesi mankeleidesi mankeleittesi partitive mankeliasi mankeleitasi mankelejasi inessive mankelissasi mankeleissasi elative mankelistasi mankeleistasi illative mankeliisi mankeleihisi adessive mankelillasi mankeleillasi ablative mankeliltasi mankeleiltasi allative mankelillesi mankeleillesi essive mankelinasi mankeleinasi translative mankeliksesi mankeleiksesi abessive mankelittasi mankeleittasi instructive — — comitative — mankeleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mankelimme mankelimme accusative nom. mankelimme mankelimme gen. mankelimme genitive mankelimme mankeliemme mankeleidemme mankeleittemme partitive mankeliamme mankeleitamme mankelejamme inessive mankelissamme mankeleissamme elative mankelistamme mankeleistamme illative mankeliimme mankeleihimme adessive mankelillamme mankeleillamme ablative mankeliltamme mankeleiltamme allative mankelillemme mankeleillemme essive mankelinamme mankeleinamme translative mankeliksemme mankeleiksemme abessive mankelittamme mankeleittamme instructive — — comitative — mankeleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mankelinne mankelinne accusative nom. mankelinne mankelinne gen. mankelinne genitive mankelinne mankelienne mankeleidenne mankeleittenne partitive mankelianne mankeleitanne mankelejanne inessive mankelissanne mankeleissanne elative mankelistanne mankeleistanne illative mankeliinne mankeleihinne adessive mankelillanne mankeleillanne ablative mankeliltanne mankeleiltanne allative mankelillenne mankeleillenne essive mankelinanne mankeleinanne translative mankeliksenne mankeleiksenne abessive mankelittanne mankeleittanne instructive — — comitative — mankeleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mankelinsa mankelinsa accusative nom. mankelinsa mankelinsa gen. mankelinsa genitive mankelinsa mankeliensa mankeleidensa mankeleittensa partitive mankeliaan mankeliansa mankeleitaan mankelejaan mankeleitansa mankelejansa inessive mankelissaan mankelissansa mankeleissaan mankeleissansa elative mankelistaan mankelistansa mankeleistaan mankeleistansa illative mankeliinsa mankeleihinsa adessive mankelillaan mankelillansa mankeleillaan mankeleillansa ablative mankeliltaan mankeliltansa mankeleiltaan mankeleiltansa allative mankelilleen mankelillensa mankeleilleen mankeleillensa essive mankelinaan mankelinansa mankeleinaan mankeleinansa translative mankelikseen mankeliksensa mankeleikseen mankeleiksensa abessive mankelittaan mankelittansa mankeleittaan mankeleittansa instructive — — comitative — mankeleineen mankeleinensa

Derived terms

verbs

• mankeloida (“to mangle”)

 

compounds

• kuumamankeli
• mattomankeli
• munamankeli
• sähkömankeli

 

Further reading

• “mankeli”, 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