English [ edit ]

puukko with birch handle and full-length fuller with birch handle and full-length fuller

Etymology [ edit ]

From Finnish puukko via immigrants to Canada and USA.

Noun [ edit ]

puukko (plural puukkos or puukot)

A type of sharp, pointed knife of Nordic heritage, with a short blade and flat back; normally worn in a sheath on the waist, and used for woodcrafts and as hunting knife.

Quotations [ edit ]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:puukko

Translations [ edit ]

Further reading [ edit ]

Finnish [ edit ]

(index pu)

Etymology [ edit ]

puu (“tree, wood”) +‎ -kko. Cognate with Ingrian puukkoi.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

puukko

hunting knife, puukko ( type of knife )

Declension [ edit ]

Inflection of puukko (Kotus type 1/valo, kk-k gradation) nominative puukko puukot genitive puukon puukkojen partitive puukkoa puukkoja illative puukkoon puukkoihin singular plural nominative puukko puukot accusative nom. puukko puukot gen. puukon genitive puukon puukkojen partitive puukkoa puukkoja inessive puukossa puukoissa elative puukosta puukoista illative puukkoon puukkoihin adessive puukolla puukoilla ablative puukolta puukoilta allative puukolle puukoille essive puukkona puukkoina translative puukoksi puukoiksi instructive — puukoin abessive puukotta puukoitta comitative — puukkoineen

Possessive forms of puukko (type valo) possessor singular plural 1st person puukkoni puukkomme 2nd person puukkosi puukkonne 3rd person puukkonsa

Synonyms [ edit ]

skeglu ( slang )