villakoiran ydin

== Finnish == === Etymology === villakoiran (“of a poodle”) ydin (“core, kernel”), calque of German des Pudels Kern; from the play Faust, Part One by Goethe, in which Mephistopheles (the Devil) appears to Faust in the shape of a black poodle. When Faust learns the truth, he comments: Das also war des Pudels Kern! (literally “So, that was the kernel of the poodle!”); translated into English in the play as "So this, then, was the kernel of the brute!"). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋilːɑˌkoi̯rɑn ˈydin/, [ˈʋilːɑ̝ˌko̞i̯rɑ̝n ˈydin] === Noun === villakoiran ydin (idiomatic) core of the issue, essence, trick, catch, the crux (of the matter), the gist (of the matter) (inherent nature of an idea, especially one that is not apparent) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== asian ydin (literally “core of the issue”)