esi- (“fore-”) + rippua (“to hang”, dialectal form of riippua) + -u; attested since 1544[1], originally in the sense of "dividing curtain" or "veil".[2] Possible calque of Swedish förhängsle or förhänge. In its modern sense, coined by Finnish author and journalist Pietari Hannikainen in 1845.
esirippu
| Inflection of esirippu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | esirippu | esiriput | |
| genitive | esiripun | esirippujen | |
| partitive | esirippua | esirippuja | |
| illative | esirippuun | esirippuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | esirippu | esiriput | |
| accusative | nom. | esirippu | esiriput |
| gen. | esiripun | ||
| genitive | esiripun | esirippujen | |
| partitive | esirippua | esirippuja | |
| inessive | esiripussa | esiripuissa | |
| elative | esiripusta | esiripuista | |
| illative | esirippuun | esirippuihin | |
| adessive | esiripulla | esiripuilla | |
| ablative | esiripulta | esiripuilta | |
| allative | esiripulle | esiripuille | |
| essive | esirippuna | esirippuina | |
| translative | esiripuksi | esiripuiksi | |
| abessive | esiriputta | esiripuitta | |
| instructive | — | esiripuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||