puliveivari

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuliˌʋei̯ʋɑri/,
  • Rhymes: -eiʋɑri
  • Syllabification(key): pu‧li‧vei‧va‧ri

Etymology 1

puliveivata +‎ -ari < puljata (to wheel and deal, swindle)

Noun

puliveivari

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) cheater, conman, swindler, wheeler-dealer
  2. (politics) wheeler-dealer (shrewd political schemer, a shady operator)
Declension
Possessive forms of puliveivari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

Further reading

Etymology 2

< puliukko (drunkard), by misconception with puliveivari (etymology 1).

Noun

puliveivari (colloquial, rare)

  1. (misconception) Synonym of puliukko (drunkard).
Declension
Possessive forms of puliveivari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)