pumpernikkeli
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
The word is borrowed from German Pumpernickel but otherwise these two products have little in common.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈpumperˌnikːeli/, [ˈpumpe̞rˌnikːe̞li]
- Rhymes: -ikːeli
- Syllabification(key): pum‧per‧nik‧ke‧li
Noun edit
pumpernikkeli
- A biscuit-like, often oval-shaped baked good made of gingerbread (piparkakku) dough and topped with a layer of sugar icing.
Usage notes edit
The Finnish pumpernikkeli and pumpernickel bread are very different products, as the latter is very similar to the German German Pumpernickel.
Declension edit
Inflection of pumpernikkeli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | pumpernikkeli | pumpernikkelit | ||
genitive | pumpernikkelin | pumpernikkelien pumpernikkeleiden pumpernikkeleitten | ||
partitive | pumpernikkelia | pumpernikkeleita pumpernikkeleja | ||
illative | pumpernikkeliin | pumpernikkeleihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | pumpernikkeli | pumpernikkelit | ||
accusative | nom. | pumpernikkeli | pumpernikkelit | |
gen. | pumpernikkelin | |||
genitive | pumpernikkelin | pumpernikkelien pumpernikkeleiden pumpernikkeleitten | ||
partitive | pumpernikkelia | pumpernikkeleita pumpernikkeleja | ||
inessive | pumpernikkelissa | pumpernikkeleissa | ||
elative | pumpernikkelista | pumpernikkeleista | ||
illative | pumpernikkeliin | pumpernikkeleihin | ||
adessive | pumpernikkelilla | pumpernikkeleilla | ||
ablative | pumpernikkelilta | pumpernikkeleilta | ||
allative | pumpernikkelille | pumpernikkeleille | ||
essive | pumpernikkelina | pumpernikkeleina | ||
translative | pumpernikkeliksi | pumpernikkeleiksi | ||
abessive | pumpernikkelitta | pumpernikkeleitta | ||
instructive | — | pumpernikkelein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “pumpernikkeli”, 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