Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish punsch, from English punch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpunsːi/, [ˈpuns̠ːi]
- Rhymes: -unsːi
- Syllabification(key): puns‧si
- Hyphenation(key): puns‧si
Noun
punssi
- punsch, arrack punsch; a liqueur based on arrack, neutral spirits and flavorings
- Synonym: arrakkipunssi
- a beverage like hot toddy, made of rum, arrack or cognac, to which lemon juice, sugar and spice are added
Usage notes
English "punch" is a false friend (the words are however etymologically related); "punch" is booli in Finnish.
Declension
| Inflection of punssi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
punssi
|
punssit
|
| genitive
|
punssin
|
punssien
|
| partitive
|
punssia
|
punsseja
|
| illative
|
punssiin
|
punsseihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
punssi
|
punssit
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
punssi
|
punssit
|
| gen.
|
punssin
|
| genitive
|
punssin
|
punssien
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| partitive
|
punssia
|
punsseja
|
| inessive
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punssissa
|
punsseissa
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| elative
|
punssista
|
punsseista
|
| illative
|
punssiin
|
punsseihin
|
| adessive
|
punssilla
|
punsseilla
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| ablative
|
punssilta
|
punsseilta
|
| allative
|
punssille
|
punsseille
|
| essive
|
punssina
|
punsseina
|
| translative
|
punssiksi
|
punsseiksi
|
| abessive
|
punssitta
|
punsseitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
punssein
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
punssini
|
punssini
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
punssini
|
punssini
|
| gen.
|
punssini
|
| genitive
|
punssini
|
punssieni
|
| partitive
|
punssiani
|
punssejani
|
| inessive
|
punssissani
|
punsseissani
|
| elative
|
punssistani
|
punsseistani
|
| illative
|
punssiini
|
punsseihini
|
| adessive
|
punssillani
|
punsseillani
|
| ablative
|
punssiltani
|
punsseiltani
|
| allative
|
punssilleni
|
punsseilleni
|
| essive
|
punssinani
|
punsseinani
|
| translative
|
punssikseni
|
punsseikseni
|
| abessive
|
punssittani
|
punsseittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
punsseineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
punssisi
|
punssisi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
punssisi
|
punssisi
|
| gen.
|
punssisi
|
| genitive
|
punssisi
|
punssiesi
|
| partitive
|
punssiasi
|
punssejasi
|
| inessive
|
punssissasi
|
punsseissasi
|
| elative
|
punssistasi
|
punsseistasi
|
| illative
|
punssiisi
|
punsseihisi
|
| adessive
|
punssillasi
|
punsseillasi
|
| ablative
|
punssiltasi
|
punsseiltasi
|
| allative
|
punssillesi
|
punsseillesi
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| essive
|
punssinasi
|
punsseinasi
|
| translative
|
punssiksesi
|
punsseiksesi
|
| abessive
|
punssittasi
|
punsseittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
punsseinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
punssimme
|
punssimme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
punssimme
|
punssimme
|
| gen.
|
punssimme
|
| genitive
|
punssimme
|
punssiemme
|
| partitive
|
punssiamme
|
punssejamme
|
| inessive
|
punssissamme
|
punsseissamme
|
| elative
|
punssistamme
|
punsseistamme
|
| illative
|
punssiimme
|
punsseihimme
|
| adessive
|
punssillamme
|
punsseillamme
|
| ablative
|
punssiltamme
|
punsseiltamme
|
| allative
|
punssillemme
|
punsseillemme
|
| essive
|
punssinamme
|
punsseinamme
|
| translative
|
punssiksemme
|
punsseiksemme
|
| abessive
|
punssittamme
|
punsseittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
punsseinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
punssinne
|
punssinne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
punssinne
|
punssinne
|
| gen.
|
punssinne
|
| genitive
|
punssinne
|
punssienne
|
| partitive
|
punssianne
|
punssejanne
|
| inessive
|
punssissanne
|
punsseissanne
|
| elative
|
punssistanne
|
punsseistanne
|
| illative
|
punssiinne
|
punsseihinne
|
| adessive
|
punssillanne
|
punsseillanne
|
| ablative
|
punssiltanne
|
punsseiltanne
|
| allative
|
punssillenne
|
punsseillenne
|
| essive
|
punssinanne
|
punsseinanne
|
| translative
|
punssiksenne
|
punsseiksenne
|
| abessive
|
punssittanne
|
punsseittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
punsseinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
punssinsa
|
punssinsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
punssinsa
|
punssinsa
|
| gen.
|
punssinsa
|
| genitive
|
punssinsa
|
punssiensa
|
| partitive
|
punssiaan
punssiansa
|
punssejaan
punssejansa
|
| inessive
|
punssissaan
punssissansa
|
punsseissaan
punsseissansa
|
| elative
|
punssistaan
punssistansa
|
punsseistaan
punsseistansa
|
| illative
|
punssiinsa
|
punsseihinsa
|
| adessive
|
punssillaan
punssillansa
|
punsseillaan
punsseillansa
|
| ablative
|
punssiltaan
punssiltansa
|
punsseiltaan
punsseiltansa
|
| allative
|
punssilleen
punssillensa
|
punsseilleen
punsseillensa
|
| essive
|
punssinaan
punssinansa
|
punsseinaan
punsseinansa
|
| translative
|
punssikseen
punssiksensa
|
punsseikseen
punsseiksensa
|
| abessive
|
punssittaan
punssittansa
|
punsseittaan
punsseittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
punsseineen
punsseinensa
|
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