vilunki

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of filunki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋiluŋki/, [ˈʋiluŋk̟i]
• Rhymes: -iluŋki
• Syllabification^(key): vi‧lun‧ki
• Hyphenation^(key): vi‧lun‧ki

Noun

vilunki (colloquial)

1. cheating, a scam, prank, joke, fiddle, minor fraud

   tehdä vilunkia ― to fiddle (UK), scam (US)

2. prankster, swindler, fraudster
3. workaround, fiddle (adjustment intended to cover up a basic flaw)

   Se parametrin asetus on vain vilunki, jolla saadaan valaistus näyttämään oikealta.

   That parameter setting is just a fiddle to make the lighting look right.

Declension

Inflection of vilunki (Kotus type 5*G/risti, nk-ng gradation)
nominative		vilunki	vilungit
genitive		vilungin	vilunkien
partitive		vilunkia	vilunkeja
illative		vilunkiin	vilunkeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vilunki	vilungit
accusative	nom.	vilunki	vilungit
	gen.	vilungin
genitive		vilungin	vilunkien
partitive		vilunkia	vilunkeja
inessive		vilungissa	vilungeissa
elative		vilungista	vilungeista
illative		vilunkiin	vilunkeihin
adessive		vilungilla	vilungeilla
ablative		vilungilta	vilungeilta
allative		vilungille	vilungeille
essive		vilunkina	vilunkeina
translative		vilungiksi	vilungeiksi
abessive		vilungitta	vilungeitta
instructive		—	vilungein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vilunki (Kotus type 5*G/risti, nk-ng gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vilunkini vilunkini accusative nom. vilunkini vilunkini gen. vilunkini genitive vilunkini vilunkieni partitive vilunkiani vilunkejani inessive vilungissani vilungeissani elative vilungistani vilungeistani illative vilunkiini vilunkeihini adessive vilungillani vilungeillani ablative vilungiltani vilungeiltani allative vilungilleni vilungeilleni essive vilunkinani vilunkeinani translative vilungikseni vilungeikseni abessive vilungittani vilungeittani instructive — — comitative — vilunkeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vilunkisi vilunkisi accusative nom. vilunkisi vilunkisi gen. vilunkisi genitive vilunkisi vilunkiesi partitive vilunkiasi vilunkejasi inessive vilungissasi vilungeissasi elative vilungistasi vilungeistasi illative vilunkiisi vilunkeihisi adessive vilungillasi vilungeillasi ablative vilungiltasi vilungeiltasi allative vilungillesi vilungeillesi essive vilunkinasi vilunkeinasi translative vilungiksesi vilungeiksesi abessive vilungittasi vilungeittasi instructive — — comitative — vilunkeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vilunkimme vilunkimme accusative nom. vilunkimme vilunkimme gen. vilunkimme genitive vilunkimme vilunkiemme partitive vilunkiamme vilunkejamme inessive vilungissamme vilungeissamme elative vilungistamme vilungeistamme illative vilunkiimme vilunkeihimme adessive vilungillamme vilungeillamme ablative vilungiltamme vilungeiltamme allative vilungillemme vilungeillemme essive vilunkinamme vilunkeinamme translative vilungiksemme vilungeiksemme abessive vilungittamme vilungeittamme instructive — — comitative — vilunkeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vilunkinne vilunkinne accusative nom. vilunkinne vilunkinne gen. vilunkinne genitive vilunkinne vilunkienne partitive vilunkianne vilunkejanne inessive vilungissanne vilungeissanne elative vilungistanne vilungeistanne illative vilunkiinne vilunkeihinne adessive vilungillanne vilungeillanne ablative vilungiltanne vilungeiltanne allative vilungillenne vilungeillenne essive vilunkinanne vilunkeinanne translative vilungiksenne vilungeiksenne abessive vilungittanne vilungeittanne instructive — — comitative — vilunkeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vilunkinsa vilunkinsa accusative nom. vilunkinsa vilunkinsa gen. vilunkinsa genitive vilunkinsa vilunkiensa partitive vilunkiaan vilunkiansa vilunkejaan vilunkejansa inessive vilungissaan vilungissansa vilungeissaan vilungeissansa elative vilungistaan vilungistansa vilungeistaan vilungeistansa illative vilunkiinsa vilunkeihinsa adessive vilungillaan vilungillansa vilungeillaan vilungeillansa ablative vilungiltaan vilungiltansa vilungeiltaan vilungeiltansa allative vilungilleen vilungillensa vilungeilleen vilungeillensa essive vilunkinaan vilunkinansa vilunkeinaan vilunkeinansa translative vilungikseen vilungiksensa vilungeikseen vilungeiksensa abessive vilungittaan vilungittansa vilungeittaan vilungeittansa instructive — — comitative — vilunkeineen vilunkeinensa

Synonyms

• (minor scam, prank): filunki, puijaus, vedätys, vilunkipeli
• (adjustment): viritys

Further reading

• “vilunki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023