Pulli

See also: pulli

Finnish

Etymology

Probably from the Germanic word for "bull" (Proto-Germanic *bulô), potentially through a dialectal word, or borrowed directly as a name from a Germanic language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpulːi/, [ˈpulːi]
• Rhymes: -ulːi
• Syllabification^(key): Pul‧li

Proper noun

Pulli

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Pulli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Pulli	Pullit
genitive		Pullin	Pullien
partitive		Pullia	Pulleja
illative		Pulliin	Pulleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Pulli	Pullit
accusative	nom.	Pulli	Pullit
	gen.	Pullin
genitive		Pullin	Pullien
partitive		Pullia	Pulleja
inessive		Pullissa	Pulleissa
elative		Pullista	Pulleista
illative		Pulliin	Pulleihin
adessive		Pullilla	Pulleilla
ablative		Pullilta	Pulleilta
allative		Pullille	Pulleille
essive		Pullina	Pulleina
translative		Pulliksi	Pulleiksi
abessive		Pullitta	Pulleitta
instructive		—	Pullein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Pulli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Pullini Pullini accusative nom. Pullini Pullini gen. Pullini genitive Pullini Pullieni partitive Pulliani Pullejani inessive Pullissani Pulleissani elative Pullistani Pulleistani illative Pulliini Pulleihini adessive Pullillani Pulleillani ablative Pulliltani Pulleiltani allative Pullilleni Pulleilleni essive Pullinani Pulleinani translative Pullikseni Pulleikseni abessive Pullittani Pulleittani instructive — — comitative — Pulleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Pullisi Pullisi accusative nom. Pullisi Pullisi gen. Pullisi genitive Pullisi Pulliesi partitive Pulliasi Pullejasi inessive Pullissasi Pulleissasi elative Pullistasi Pulleistasi illative Pulliisi Pulleihisi adessive Pullillasi Pulleillasi ablative Pulliltasi Pulleiltasi allative Pullillesi Pulleillesi essive Pullinasi Pulleinasi translative Pulliksesi Pulleiksesi abessive Pullittasi Pulleittasi instructive — — comitative — Pulleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Pullimme Pullimme accusative nom. Pullimme Pullimme gen. Pullimme genitive Pullimme Pulliemme partitive Pulliamme Pullejamme inessive Pullissamme Pulleissamme elative Pullistamme Pulleistamme illative Pulliimme Pulleihimme adessive Pullillamme Pulleillamme ablative Pulliltamme Pulleiltamme allative Pullillemme Pulleillemme essive Pullinamme Pulleinamme translative Pulliksemme Pulleiksemme abessive Pullittamme Pulleittamme instructive — — comitative — Pulleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Pullinne Pullinne accusative nom. Pullinne Pullinne gen. Pullinne genitive Pullinne Pullienne partitive Pullianne Pullejanne inessive Pullissanne Pulleissanne elative Pullistanne Pulleistanne illative Pulliinne Pulleihinne adessive Pullillanne Pulleillanne ablative Pulliltanne Pulleiltanne allative Pullillenne Pulleillenne essive Pullinanne Pulleinanne translative Pulliksenne Pulleiksenne abessive Pullittanne Pulleittanne instructive — — comitative — Pulleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Pullinsa Pullinsa accusative nom. Pullinsa Pullinsa gen. Pullinsa genitive Pullinsa Pulliensa partitive Pulliaan Pulliansa Pullejaan Pullejansa inessive Pullissaan Pullissansa Pulleissaan Pulleissansa elative Pullistaan Pullistansa Pulleistaan Pulleistansa illative Pulliinsa Pulleihinsa adessive Pullillaan Pullillansa Pulleillaan Pulleillansa ablative Pulliltaan Pulliltansa Pulleiltaan Pulleiltansa allative Pullilleen Pullillensa Pulleilleen Pulleillensa essive Pullinaan Pullinansa Pulleinaan Pulleinansa translative Pullikseen Pulliksensa Pulleikseen Pulleiksensa abessive Pullittaan Pullittansa Pulleittaan Pulleittansa instructive — — comitative — Pulleineen Pulleinensa

Derived terms

• Pulliainen
• Pullinen

 

Statistics

• Pulli is the 642^nd (tied with 1 other surname) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 1,329 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Etymology

Clipping of Pullover +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʊli/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Pul‧li
• Rhymes: -ʊli

Noun

Pulli m (strong, genitive Pullis, plural Pullis)

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of Pullover

Declension

Declension of Pulli [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pulli	die	Pullis
genitive	eines	des	Pullis	der	Pullis
dative	einem	dem	Pulli	den	Pullis
accusative	einen	den	Pulli	die	Pullis

Further reading

• “Pulli” in Duden online
• “Pulli” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache