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perkele

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Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *perkeleh, which derives from the name of the Baltic deity of thunder; compare Lithuanian Perkūnas and Proto-Slavic *Perunъ (god of thunder). 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 (puŕgine, thunder) is from the same Baltic source.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈperkeleˣ/, [ˈpe̞rk̟e̞le̞(ʔ)]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -erkele
  • Syllabification(key): per‧ke‧le
  • Hyphenation(key): per‧ke‧le

Interjection

perkele (vulgar)

  1. A swear word.
    Perkele, se on hidas!
    Damn it's slow!

Usage notes

Usually considered to have a particular strength or seriousness compared to other swear words, despite not being considered as dirty.

Synonyms

Noun

perkele

  1. The Devil, Satan; also Perkele
  2. devil

Declension

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Synonyms

Descendants

  • Kven: perkelet
  • Danish: (obsolete) perkild
  • Swedish: (dialectal) perkel, pärkel

Adjective

perkele (not comparable) (vulgar)

  1. bloody, goddamn, fucking (intensifier)
    Se on perkeleen ruma.
    It's so bloody ugly.

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Perkele (Devil)

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈperkele/, [ˈpe̞rke̞lʲ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈperkele/, [ˈpe̞rke̞le̞]
  • Rhymes: -erkel, -erkele
  • Hyphenation: per‧ke‧le

Interjection

perkele

  1. (vulgar) damn!

See also

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 399

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