kankkulan kaivo

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Finnish

Etymology

From Kankkulan (Kankkula's) + kaivo (well). Originally just kaivo (well) would have been used, while Kankkula (Kanttula also attested) was made up for the alliteration based on the name Kankku.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑŋkːulɑn ˈkɑi̯ʋo/,

Noun

kankkulan kaivo

  1. (idiomatic) drain, abyss, sink, bottomless pit (waste of resources, such as money)
    Synonym: molokin kita
    mennä kankkulan kaivoonto go down the drain

Declension

Possessive forms of kankkulan kaivo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

References

  1. ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa. Rahat häviävät "Kankkulan kaivoon". Missä se sijaitsee?. Tiede 9/2012.