Molotovin koktaili

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

See etymology section of Molotov cocktail. Molotovin is the genitive form of the last name of Vyacheslav Molotov, the Soviet minister of foreign affairs during talvisota (“the Fenno-Soviet Winter War in 1939–40”), and koktaili is a Finnicized dialectal modification of cocktail. Molotovin koktaili is thus a “cocktail intended for Molotov”. Vilho Heinämies is the first known person to use the term in print in an article on Aug 4th 1941 in Helsingin Sanomat titled "'Molotovin koktailia' Hangon rintaman ryssille" ("Molotov cocktail served for the Russians at Hanko front"). The term "Molotov cocktail" had appeared already earlier in English-language reporting of the Winter War, but it is likely to be a translation from Finnish (David L. Gold, Studies in Etymology and Etiology, University of Alicante 2009, pp. 205 - 230).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmo̞lo̞to̞ʋin ˈko̞ktɑili/

Noun

Molotovin koktaili

  1. Molotov cocktail (simple incendiary weapon)

Declension
Inflection of Molotovin koktaili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Molotovin koktaili Molotovin koktailit
genitive Molotovin koktailin Molotovin koktailien
partitive Molotovin koktailia Molotovin koktaileja
illative Molotovin koktailiin Molotovin koktaileihin
singular plural
nominative Molotovin koktaili Molotovin koktailit
accusative nom. Molotovin koktaili Molotovin koktailit
gen. Molotovin koktailin
genitive Molotovin koktailin Molotovin koktailien
partitive Molotovin koktailia Molotovin koktaileja
inessive Molotovin koktailissa Molotovin koktaileissa
elative Molotovin koktailista Molotovin koktaileista
illative Molotovin koktailiin Molotovin koktaileihin
adessive Molotovin koktaililla Molotovin koktaileilla
ablative Molotovin koktaililta Molotovin koktaileilta
allative Molotovin koktailille Molotovin koktaileille
essive Molotovin koktailina Molotovin koktaileina
translative Molotovin koktailiksi Molotovin koktaileiksi
instructive — Molotovin koktailein
abessive Molotovin koktailitta Molotovin koktaileitta
comitative — Molotovin koktaileineen

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