korvapuusti

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Finnish

Etymology

korva +‎ Swedish pust. The sense "cinnamon roll" (possibly originally humorous[1]) is probably due to the earlike appearance of the pastry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkorʋɑˌpuːsti/,
  • Rhymes: -uːsti
  • Syllabification(key): kor‧va‧puus‧ti

Noun

korvapuusti

  1. cuff on the ear
    antaa jollekulle korvapuustito give someone a cuff on the ear / to box someone's ears
  2. (bakery) cinnamon roll

Declension

Inflection of korvapuusti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative korvapuusti korvapuustit
genitive korvapuustin korvapuustien
partitive korvapuustia korvapuusteja
illative korvapuustiin korvapuusteihin
singular plural
nominative korvapuusti korvapuustit
accusative nom. korvapuusti korvapuustit
gen. korvapuustin
genitive korvapuustin korvapuustien
partitive korvapuustia korvapuusteja
inessive korvapuustissa korvapuusteissa
elative korvapuustista korvapuusteista
illative korvapuustiin korvapuusteihin
adessive korvapuustilla korvapuusteilla
ablative korvapuustilta korvapuusteilta
allative korvapuustille korvapuusteille
essive korvapuustina korvapuusteina
translative korvapuustiksi korvapuusteiksi
abessive korvapuustitta korvapuusteitta
instructive korvapuustein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of korvapuusti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

References

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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