Finnish

Noun

putki

1. pipe, duct, conduit
2. barrel (of a large calibre firearm)
3. streak (continuous series of like events)

   voitto~ : winning streak

4. bout (period of something)

   ryyppy~ : drinking bout

5. (figuratively) pipeline (system through which something is conducted)

   Uusi ohjelmaversio on putkessa.

   A new version of the software is in the pipeline.

6. cow parsley (plant in the family Apiaceae similar to Anthriscus silvestris)

Declension

Usage notes

• The barrel of a small firearm is usually called piippu.
• Plants called -putki in Finnish include vuohenputki, koiranputki, karhunputki, jänönputki, jättiputki, ukonputki and more.

Derived terms

Compounds

Anagrams

• kupit, pukit