bulvaani

Finnish

Alternative forms

• pulvaani

Etymology

From Swedish bulvan, from Latvian bulvāns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbulʋɑːni/, [ˈbulʋɑ̝ːni]
• Rhymes: -ulʋɑːni
• Hyphenation^(key): bul‧vaa‧ni

Noun

bulvaani

1. (figuratively) front, front organization, straw man, paper man, dummy (public face of covert organisation)
2. (hunting) decoy

Declension

Inflection of bulvaani (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		bulvaani	bulvaanit
genitive		bulvaanin	bulvaanien bulvaaneiden bulvaaneitten
partitive		bulvaania	bulvaaneita bulvaaneja
illative		bulvaaniin	bulvaaneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		bulvaani	bulvaanit
accusative	nom.	bulvaani	bulvaanit
	gen.	bulvaanin
genitive		bulvaanin	bulvaanien bulvaaneiden bulvaaneitten
partitive		bulvaania	bulvaaneita bulvaaneja
inessive		bulvaanissa	bulvaaneissa
elative		bulvaanista	bulvaaneista
illative		bulvaaniin	bulvaaneihin
adessive		bulvaanilla	bulvaaneilla
ablative		bulvaanilta	bulvaaneilta
allative		bulvaanille	bulvaaneille
essive		bulvaanina	bulvaaneina
translative		bulvaaniksi	bulvaaneiksi
abessive		bulvaanitta	bulvaaneitta
instructive		—	bulvaanein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of bulvaani (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bulvaanini bulvaanini accusative nom. bulvaanini bulvaanini gen. bulvaanini genitive bulvaanini bulvaanieni bulvaaneideni bulvaaneitteni partitive bulvaaniani bulvaaneitani bulvaanejani inessive bulvaanissani bulvaaneissani elative bulvaanistani bulvaaneistani illative bulvaaniini bulvaaneihini adessive bulvaanillani bulvaaneillani ablative bulvaaniltani bulvaaneiltani allative bulvaanilleni bulvaaneilleni essive bulvaaninani bulvaaneinani translative bulvaanikseni bulvaaneikseni abessive bulvaanittani bulvaaneittani instructive — — comitative — bulvaaneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bulvaanisi bulvaanisi accusative nom. bulvaanisi bulvaanisi gen. bulvaanisi genitive bulvaanisi bulvaaniesi bulvaaneidesi bulvaaneittesi partitive bulvaaniasi bulvaaneitasi bulvaanejasi inessive bulvaanissasi bulvaaneissasi elative bulvaanistasi bulvaaneistasi illative bulvaaniisi bulvaaneihisi adessive bulvaanillasi bulvaaneillasi ablative bulvaaniltasi bulvaaneiltasi allative bulvaanillesi bulvaaneillesi essive bulvaaninasi bulvaaneinasi translative bulvaaniksesi bulvaaneiksesi abessive bulvaanittasi bulvaaneittasi instructive — — comitative — bulvaaneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bulvaanimme bulvaanimme accusative nom. bulvaanimme bulvaanimme gen. bulvaanimme genitive bulvaanimme bulvaaniemme bulvaaneidemme bulvaaneittemme partitive bulvaaniamme bulvaaneitamme bulvaanejamme inessive bulvaanissamme bulvaaneissamme elative bulvaanistamme bulvaaneistamme illative bulvaaniimme bulvaaneihimme adessive bulvaanillamme bulvaaneillamme ablative bulvaaniltamme bulvaaneiltamme allative bulvaanillemme bulvaaneillemme essive bulvaaninamme bulvaaneinamme translative bulvaaniksemme bulvaaneiksemme abessive bulvaanittamme bulvaaneittamme instructive — — comitative — bulvaaneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bulvaaninne bulvaaninne accusative nom. bulvaaninne bulvaaninne gen. bulvaaninne genitive bulvaaninne bulvaanienne bulvaaneidenne bulvaaneittenne partitive bulvaanianne bulvaaneitanne bulvaanejanne inessive bulvaanissanne bulvaaneissanne elative bulvaanistanne bulvaaneistanne illative bulvaaniinne bulvaaneihinne adessive bulvaanillanne bulvaaneillanne ablative bulvaaniltanne bulvaaneiltanne allative bulvaanillenne bulvaaneillenne essive bulvaaninanne bulvaaneinanne translative bulvaaniksenne bulvaaneiksenne abessive bulvaanittanne bulvaaneittanne instructive — — comitative — bulvaaneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative bulvaaninsa bulvaaninsa accusative nom. bulvaaninsa bulvaaninsa gen. bulvaaninsa genitive bulvaaninsa bulvaaniensa bulvaaneidensa bulvaaneittensa partitive bulvaaniaan bulvaaniansa bulvaaneitaan bulvaanejaan bulvaaneitansa bulvaanejansa inessive bulvaanissaan bulvaanissansa bulvaaneissaan bulvaaneissansa elative bulvaanistaan bulvaanistansa bulvaaneistaan bulvaaneistansa illative bulvaaniinsa bulvaaneihinsa adessive bulvaanillaan bulvaanillansa bulvaaneillaan bulvaaneillansa ablative bulvaaniltaan bulvaaniltansa bulvaaneiltaan bulvaaneiltansa allative bulvaanilleen bulvaanillensa bulvaaneilleen bulvaaneillensa essive bulvaaninaan bulvaaninansa bulvaaneinaan bulvaaneinansa translative bulvaanikseen bulvaaniksensa bulvaaneikseen bulvaaneiksensa abessive bulvaanittaan bulvaanittansa bulvaaneittaan bulvaaneittansa instructive — — comitative — bulvaaneineen bulvaaneinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• bulvaaniyhtiö

 

Further reading

• “bulvaani”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02