punssi
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom Swedish punsch, from English punch.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpunssi
- A liqueur based on arrack, neutral spirits and flavorings. Originates in Sweden and is mostly not known outside Nordic countries. There's no established English name for it, but "arrack liqueur" might be a good bet.
Usage notes
editSometimes translated as "punch" into English, but that's simply an error, although the words apparently have a common origin. "Punch" is booli in Finnish.
Declension
editInflection of punssi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | punssi | punssit | |
genitive | punssin | punssien | |
partitive | punssia | punsseja | |
illative | punssiin | punsseihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | punssi | punssit | |
accusative | nom. | punssi | punssit |
gen. | punssin | ||
genitive | punssin | punssien | |
partitive | punssia | punsseja | |
inessive | punssissa | punsseissa | |
elative | punssista | punsseista | |
illative | punssiin | punsseihin | |
adessive | punssilla | punsseilla | |
ablative | punssilta | punsseilta | |
allative | punssille | punsseille | |
essive | punssina | punsseina | |
translative | punssiksi | punsseiksi | |
abessive | punssitta | punsseitta | |
instructive | — | punssein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
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Further reading
edit- “punssi”, 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