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Definition 2024
vanupuikko
vanupuikko
Finnish
Noun
vanupuikko
- cotton swab, cotton stick, Q-tip (US); cotton wool bud, cotton bud, ear bud (UK)
Declension
| Inflection of vanupuikko (Kotus type 1/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vanupuikko | vanupuikot | |
| genitive | vanupuikon | vanupuikkojen | |
| partitive | vanupuikkoa | vanupuikkoja | |
| illative | vanupuikkoon | vanupuikkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vanupuikko | vanupuikot | |
| accusative | nom. | vanupuikko | vanupuikot |
| gen. | vanupuikon | ||
| genitive | vanupuikon | vanupuikkojen | |
| partitive | vanupuikkoa | vanupuikkoja | |
| inessive | vanupuikossa | vanupuikoissa | |
| elative | vanupuikosta | vanupuikoista | |
| illative | vanupuikkoon | vanupuikkoihin | |
| adessive | vanupuikolla | vanupuikoilla | |
| ablative | vanupuikolta | vanupuikoilta | |
| allative | vanupuikolle | vanupuikoille | |
| essive | vanupuikkona | vanupuikkoina | |
| translative | vanupuikoksi | vanupuikoiksi | |
| instructive | — | vanupuikoin | |
| abessive | vanupuikotta | vanupuikoitta | |
| comitative | — | vanupuikkoineen | |
Usage notes
This is the term preferred in publications, trade catalogues and such. In common language the term pumpulipuikko is often used.