From Proto-Finnic *arpi, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *arwaz, *arwiz (“scar”).[1]
arpi
| Inflection of arpi (Kotus type 7*E/ovi, p-v gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | arpi | arvet | |
| genitive | arven | arpien | |
| partitive | arpea | arpia | |
| illative | arpeen | arpiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | arpi | arvet | |
| accusative | nom. | arpi | arvet |
| gen. | arven | ||
| genitive | arven | arpien | |
| partitive | arpea | arpia | |
| inessive | arvessa | arvissa | |
| elative | arvesta | arvista | |
| illative | arpeen | arpiin | |
| adessive | arvella | arvilla | |
| ablative | arvelta | arvilta | |
| allative | arvelle | arville | |
| essive | arpena | arpina | |
| translative | arveksi | arviksi | |
| abessive | arvetta | arvitta | |
| instructive | — | arvin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
From Proto-Finnic *arpi. Cognates include Finnish arpi and Estonian arm.
arpi
| Declension of arpi (type 5/lehti, p-v gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | arpi | arvet |
| genitive | arven | arpiin, arpiloin |
| partitive | arpia | arpija, arpiloja |
| illative | arpee | arpii, arpiloihe |
| inessive | arvees | arviis, arpilois |
| elative | arvest | arvist, arpiloist |
| allative | arvelle | arville, arpiloille |
| adessive | arveel | arviil, arpiloil |
| ablative | arvelt | arvilt, arpiloilt |
| translative | arveks | arviks, arpiloiks |
| essive | arpenna, arpeen | arpinna, arpiloinna, arpiin, arpiloin |
| exessive1) | arpent | arpint, arpiloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
arpi f pl
arpi f