/ˈpuhdɑs/, [ˈpuxdɑ̝s̠]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *puhtas (compare Estonian puhas, Karelian puhaš, Veps puhtaz), borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *puHtás (compare Sanskrit पूत (pūta)), from Proto-Indo-European *puH-tó-s (“clean”).
- clean; neat, tidy (not dirty)
- clear, unpolluted (not polluted)
- clear, clean, innocent (free of guilt)
“Omatuntoni on puhdas.” — My conscience is clear.
- pure, undiluted, absolute, neat; sweet; entire (unadulterated; free from extraneous elements)
“puhdas kulta” — pure gold
“puhdas alkoholi” — absolute alcohol
- net (with all deductions or allowances made)
“puhdas voitto” — net profit
- naked (without decoration, put bluntly)
“Tämä on puhdas totuus.” — This is the naked truth.
- sheer (being only what it seems to be)
“Tämä teksti on puhdasta hölynpölyä.” — This text is sheer nonsense.
- perfect (interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones)
- pure (done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science)
Muodotpuhtaampi(comparative) · puhtain(superlative) · puhdas(nominative, singular) · puhtaat(nominative, plural) · puhdas(accusative, nominative, singular) · puhtaat(accusative, nominative, plural) · puhtaan(accusative, genitive, singular) · puhtaat(accusative, genitive, plural) · puhtaan(genitive, singular) · puhtaiden(genitive, plural) · puhtaitten(genitive, plural) · puhdasten(genitive, plural, rare) · puhdasta(partitive, singular) · puhtaita(partitive, plural) · puhtaassa(inessive, singular) · puhtaissa(inessive, plural) · puhtaasta(elative, singular) · puhtaista(elative, plural) · puhtaaseen(illative, singular) · puhtaisiin(illative, plural)