villakoiran ydin

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Finnish

Etymology

villakoiran (of a poodle) ydin (core, kernel), calque of German des Pudels Kern; from the play Faust I by Goethe, in which Mephistopheles (the Devil) appears to Faust in the shape of a black poodle. When Faust learns the truth, he comments: Das also war des Pudels Kern! (literally So, that was the kernel of the poodle!); translated into English in the play as "So this, then, was the kernel of the brute!").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋilːɑˌkoi̯rɑn ˈydin/,

Noun

villakoiran ydin

  1. (idiomatic) core of the issue, essence, trick, catch (inherent nature of an idea, especially one that is not apparent)
    Villakoiran ydin on siinä, että liittymällä palveluun annamme ylläpitäjälle rajoittamattoman oikeuden hyödyntää tietojamme.
    The trick is that by joining the service we give the operator an unlimited right to exploit our data.
    • 1970, Paavo Lagerroos, Suomi-äidin vaihdevuodet, Helsinki: Kirjayhtymä, page 53:
      Mutta villakoiran ydin taitaakin olla siinä, että Lapin ja Oulun lääneissä olevat yksityismetsänomistajat ovat valtaosaltaan pienmetsänomistajia.
      But the core of the issue seems to be that the majority of private forest owners in the provinces of Lappi and Oulu are smallholders.
    • 1996, Juhani Suomi, Urho Kekkonen - Taistelu puolueettomuudesta, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN, page 319:
      Tässä on villakoiran ydin. Nordekia koskevia neuvotteluja ei kenties aloitettu siinä tarkoituksessa, että Nordek olisi ovimatto EEC:hen.
      This is the central issue. The negotiations on Nordek were perhaps not started with the idea of Nordek being a doormat to the EEC.

Declension

Possessive forms of villakoiran ydin (Kotus type 33*F/kytkin, t-d gradation)

Synonyms

  • asian ydin (literally core of the issue)