pumpernikkeli
Finnish
editEtymology
editThe 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
editpumpernikkeli
- A biscuit-like, often oval-shaped baked good made of gingerbread (piparkakku) dough and topped with a layer of sugar icing.
Usage notes
editThe Finnish pumpernikkeli and pumpernickel bread are very different products, as the latter is very similar to the German German Pumpernickel.
Declension
editInflection 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
editFurther 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