puuvilla
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Puuvilla.
Finnish
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Etymology
puu (“tree”) + villa (“wool”); calque of German Baumwolle (“cotton”, literally “tree-wool”).
Pronunciation
Noun
puuvilla
Declension
| Inflection of puuvilla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | puuvilla | puuvillat | |
| genitive | puuvillan | puuvillojen | |
| partitive | puuvillaa | puuvilloja | |
| illative | puuvillaan | puuvilloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | puuvilla | puuvillat | |
| accusative | nom. | puuvilla | puuvillat |
| gen. | puuvillan | ||
| genitive | puuvillan | puuvillojen puuvillain rare | |
| partitive | puuvillaa | puuvilloja | |
| inessive | puuvillassa | puuvilloissa | |
| elative | puuvillasta | puuvilloista | |
| illative | puuvillaan | puuvilloihin | |
| adessive | puuvillalla | puuvilloilla | |
| ablative | puuvillalta | puuvilloilta | |
| allative | puuvillalle | puuvilloille | |
| essive | puuvillana | puuvilloina | |
| translative | puuvillaksi | puuvilloiksi | |
| abessive | puuvillatta | puuvilloitta | |
| instructive | — | puuvilloin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Synonyms
- (type of plant): puuvillapensas
- (raw material): pumpuli (archaic)
- (textile): puuvillakangas, pumpulikangas, puuvillalanka, pumpulilanka
Derived terms
compounds
See also
Further reading
- “puuvilla”, 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
Ingrian
Etymology
From puu (“tree”) + villa (“wool”), ultimately a calque of German Baumwolle. Akin to Finnish puuvilla and Estonian puuvill.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpuːˌʋilːɑ/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpuːˌʋilːɑ/,
- Rhymes: -ilː, -ilːɑ
- Hyphenation: puu‧vil‧la
Noun
puuvilla
Declension
| Declension of puuvilla (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | puuvilla | puuvillat |
| genitive | puuvillan | puuvilloin |
| partitive | puuvillaa | puuvilloja |
| illative | puuvillaa | puuvilloihe |
| inessive | puuvillaas | puuvillois |
| elative | puuvillast | puuvilloist |
| allative | puuvillalle | puuvilloille |
| adessive | puuvillaal | puuvilloil |
| ablative | puuvillalt | puuvilloilt |
| translative | puuvillaks | puuvilloiks |
| essive | puuvillanna, puuvillaan | puuvilloinna, puuvilloin |
| exessive1) | puuvillant | puuvilloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 446