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Molotovin koktaili
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Finnish
Alternative forms
fi Molotovin cocktail
Etymology
fi Molotovin Molotov's fi koktaili cocktail, from fi ru Мо́лотов, in reference to Vyacheslav Molotov, the Soviet minister of foreign affairs during the Winter War.
Vilho Heinämies is the first known person to use the term in print in an article on Aug 4th 1941 in Helsingin Sanomat titled fi "'Molotovin koktailia' Hangon rintaman ryssille" Molotov cocktail served for the Russians at Hanko front.
Pronunciation
Noun
Molotovin koktaili
Molotov cocktail simple incendiary weapon
fi polttopullo
Declension
Molotovin koktail a
Descendants
en Molotov cocktail 1
References
David L. Gold, Studies in Etymology and Etiology, University of Alicante 2009, pp. 205 - 230
fi eponyms