vingerpuss

Estonian

Etymology

Compound of vinger-, which is derived from vingerdama (“to wiggle”), and -puss, which is loaned from Middle Low German pusse, posse, or German Posse. None of the elements appear independently, except in dialects, where puss can be seen as a separate word.

Noun

vingerpuss (genitive vingerpussi, partitive vingerpussi)

1. prank, practical joke

Declension

Declension of vingerpuss (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		vingerpuss	vingerpussid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	vingerpussi
genitive			vingerpusside
partitive		vingerpussi	vingerpusse vingerpussisid
illative		vingerpussi vingerpussisse	vingerpussidesse vingerpussesse
inessive		vingerpussis	vingerpussides vingerpusses
elative		vingerpussist	vingerpussidest vingerpussest
allative		vingerpussile	vingerpussidele vingerpussele
adessive		vingerpussil	vingerpussidel vingerpussel
ablative		vingerpussilt	vingerpussidelt vingerpusselt
translative		vingerpussiks	vingerpussideks vingerpusseks
terminative		vingerpussini	vingerpussideni
essive		vingerpussina	vingerpussidena
abessive		vingerpussita	vingerpussideta
comitative		vingerpussiga	vingerpussidega