punssi
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Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish punsch, from English punch.
Pronunciation
Noun
punssi
- 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
Sometimes 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
| Inflection of punssi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- “punssi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (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