joulupukki

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Finnish

Etymology

Calque of Swedish julbock (compare also Norwegian julebukk); joulu (Christmas, Yule) +‎ pukki (buck, goat). Traditionally, before anyone in Finland knew about the Santa Claus tradition, presents were delivered by a man or a boy dressed as a male goat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjou̯luˌpukːi/,
  • Rhymes: -ukːi
  • Hyphenation(key): joulu‧pukki

Noun

joulupukki

  1. Santa Claus

Declension

Inflection of joulupukki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)
nominative joulupukki joulupukit
genitive joulupukin joulupukkien
partitive joulupukkia joulupukkeja
illative joulupukkiin joulupukkeihin
singular plural
nominative joulupukki joulupukit
accusative nom. joulupukki joulupukit
gen. joulupukin
genitive joulupukin joulupukkien
partitive joulupukkia joulupukkeja
inessive joulupukissa joulupukeissa
elative joulupukista joulupukeista
illative joulupukkiin joulupukkeihin
adessive joulupukilla joulupukeilla
ablative joulupukilta joulupukeilta
allative joulupukille joulupukeille
essive joulupukkina joulupukkeina
translative joulupukiksi joulupukeiksi
abessive joulupukitta joulupukeitta
instructive joulupukein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of joulupukki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)

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