perkele
See also: Perkele
Finnish
Alternative forms
- prkl (Internet slang)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *perkeleh, which derives from the name of the Baltic deity of thunder; compare Lithuanian Perkūnas and Proto-Slavic *Perunъ. After Finland's conquest (c. 1250) and subsequent Christianization, its meaning changed to a profanity and a euphemism for Satan at least partly due to the influence of the clergy. Erzya пурьгине (purʹgine, “thunder”) may be from the same root.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈperkeleˣ/, [ˈpe̞rke̞le̞(ʔ)]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -erkele
- Syllabification(key): per‧ke‧le
Usage notes
Usually considered to have a particular strength or seriousness compared to other swear words, despite not being considered as dirty.
Declension
| Inflection of perkele (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perkele | perkeleet | |
| genitive | perkeleen | perkeleiden perkeleitten | |
| partitive | perkelettä | perkeleitä | |
| illative | perkeleeseen | perkeleisiin perkeleihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | perkele | perkeleet | |
| accusative | nom. | perkele | perkeleet |
| gen. | perkeleen | ||
| genitive | perkeleen | perkeleiden perkeleitten | |
| partitive | perkelettä | perkeleitä | |
| inessive | perkeleessä | perkeleissä | |
| elative | perkeleestä | perkeleistä | |
| illative | perkeleeseen | perkeleisiin perkeleihin | |
| adessive | perkeleellä | perkeleillä | |
| ablative | perkeleeltä | perkeleiltä | |
| allative | perkeleelle | perkeleille | |
| essive | perkeleenä | perkeleinä | |
| translative | perkeleeksi | perkeleiksi | |
| instructive | — | perkelein | |
| abessive | perkeleettä | perkeleittä | |
| comitative | — | perkeleineen | |
| Possessive forms of perkele (type hame) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | perkeleeni | perkeleemme |
| 2nd person | perkeleesi | perkeleenne |
| 3rd person | perkeleensä | |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Kven: perkelet
Adjective
perkele (not comparable)
Declension
| Inflection of perkele (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perkele | perkeleet | |
| genitive | perkeleen | perkeleiden perkeleitten | |
| partitive | perkelettä | perkeleitä | |
| illative | perkeleeseen | perkeleisiin perkeleihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | perkele | perkeleet | |
| accusative | nom. | perkele | perkeleet |
| gen. | perkeleen | ||
| genitive | perkeleen | perkeleiden perkeleitten | |
| partitive | perkelettä | perkeleitä | |
| inessive | perkeleessä | perkeleissä | |
| elative | perkeleestä | perkeleistä | |
| illative | perkeleeseen | perkeleisiin perkeleihin | |
| adessive | perkeleellä | perkeleillä | |
| ablative | perkeleeltä | perkeleiltä | |
| allative | perkeleelle | perkeleille | |
| essive | perkeleenä | perkeleinä | |
| translative | perkeleeksi | perkeleiksi | |
| instructive | — | perkelein | |
| abessive | perkeleettä | perkeleittä | |
| comitative | — | perkeleine | |
| Possessive forms of perkele (type hame) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | perkeleeni | perkeleemme |
| 2nd person | perkeleesi | perkeleenne |
| 3rd person | perkeleensä | |
Synonyms
Ingrian
Etymology
From Perkele (“Devil”)
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈperkele/, [ˈpe̞rkəlʲ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈperkele/, [ˈpe̞rɡ̊e̞le̞]
- Rhymes: -erkele
- Hyphenation: per‧ke‧le
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 399
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