Puhalluksen

Puhalluksen is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun puhallus, which refers to the act of blowing air or the emission of a current of air. The sense covers both exhalation by a person and the movement of air produced by a device such as a blower or ventilator. In everyday language, puhallus can describe a breath or a stream of air, and in technical contexts it can denote the airflow generated by equipment.

In Finnish usage, puhallus appears in phrases that describe characteristics or effects of blowing, such as puhalluksen voimakkuus (the intensity of the blowing), puhalluksen suunta (the direction of the blowing), or puhalluksen vaikutus (the effect of the blowing). The term is also found in crafts and industry, for example lasinpuhallus, which means glassblowing, indicating a specific kind of blowing technique.

Etymology and grammar: puhallus is derived from the verb puhaltaa, meaning to blow, and the genitive form is produced with the suffix -n, yielding puhalluksen. Finnish nouns typically use this pattern to indicate possession or relation, so puhalluksen is commonly used to link blowing to another noun in a sentence.

See also: puhallin (blower or fan) and puhaltaminen (the act of blowing). The word puhalluksen functions as a grammatical form rather than a standalone concept, and its exact meaning is determined by the surrounding noun it modifies.