Compound of vinger-, which is derived from vingerdama (“to wiggle”), and -puss, which is loaned from Middle Low German pusse, posse, or German Posse. None of the elements appear independently, except in dialects, where puss can be seen as a separate word.
vingerpuss (genitive vingerpussi, partitive vingerpussi)
| Declension of vingerpuss (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vingerpuss | vingerpussid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | vingerpussi | ||
| genitive | vingerpusside | ||
| partitive | vingerpussi | vingerpusse vingerpussisid | |
| illative | vingerpussi vingerpussisse |
vingerpussidesse vingerpussesse | |
| inessive | vingerpussis | vingerpussides vingerpusses | |
| elative | vingerpussist | vingerpussidest vingerpussest | |
| allative | vingerpussile | vingerpussidele vingerpussele | |
| adessive | vingerpussil | vingerpussidel vingerpussel | |
| ablative | vingerpussilt | vingerpussidelt vingerpusselt | |
| translative | vingerpussiks | vingerpussideks vingerpusseks | |
| terminative | vingerpussini | vingerpussideni | |
| essive | vingerpussina | vingerpussidena | |
| abessive | vingerpussita | vingerpussideta | |
| comitative | vingerpussiga | vingerpussidega | |