From Proto-Finnic *hëlppo (compare Estonian hõlp, Ingrian helppo, Karelian helppo, Votic helppo), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *helpō (compare English help and Swedish hjälp).
helppo (comparative helpompi, superlative helpoin)
| Inflection of helppo (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | helppo | helpot | |
| genitive | helpon | helppojen | |
| partitive | helppoa | helppoja | |
| illative | helppoon | helppoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | helppo | helpot | |
| accusative | nom. | helppo | helpot |
| gen. | helpon | ||
| genitive | helpon | helppojen | |
| partitive | helppoa | helppoja | |
| inessive | helpossa | helpoissa | |
| elative | helposta | helpoista | |
| illative | helppoon | helppoihin | |
| adessive | helpolla | helpoilla | |
| ablative | helpolta | helpoilta | |
| allative | helpolle | helpoille | |
| essive | helppona | helppoina | |
| translative | helpoksi | helpoiksi | |
| abessive | helpotta | helpoitta | |
| instructive | — | helpoin | |
| comitative | — | helppoine | |
From Proto-Finnic *hëlppo. Cognates include Finnish helppo and Estonian hõlp.
helppo (comparative helpomp)
| Declension of helppo (type 4/koivu, pp-p gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | helppo | helpot |
| genitive | helpon | helppoin, helppoloin |
| partitive | helppoa | helppoja, helppoloja |
| illative | helppoo | helppoi, helppoloihe |
| inessive | helpoos | helpois, helppolois |
| elative | helpost | helpoist, helppoloist |
| allative | helpolle | helpoille, helppoloille |
| adessive | helpool | helpoil, helppoloil |
| ablative | helpolt | helpoilt, helppoloilt |
| translative | helpoks | helpoiks, helppoloiks |
| essive | helpponna, helppoon | helppoinna, helppoloinna, helppoin, helppoloin |
| exessive1) | helppont | helppoint, helppoloint |
| 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. | ||