vanupuikko

Finnish

Etymology

vanu (“cotton”) + puikko (“stick”)

Noun

vanupuikko

  1. cotton swab, cotton stick, Q-tip (US); cotton wool bud, cotton bud, ear bud (UK)

Usage notes

This is the term preferred in publications, trade catalogues and such. In common language the term pumpulipuikko is often used.

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

Synonyms

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