# bulvaani
## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* pulvaani

### Etymology

From Swedish bulvan, from Latvian bulvāns.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbulʋɑːni/, [ˈbulʋɑ̝ːni]
* Rhymes: -ulʋɑːni
* Hyphenation: bul‧vaa‧ni

### Noun

bulvaani
* (figuratively) front, front organization, straw man, paper man, dummy (public face of covert organisation)
* (hunting) decoy

#### Declension

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

* bulvaaniyhtiö

### Further reading

* “bulvaani”, 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 2023-07-02