jompikumpi

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Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Dvandva compound of jompi +‎ kumpi, which are related to the stems jo- and ku-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjompiˌkumpi/,
  • Rhymes: -umpi
  • Syllabification(key): jom‧pi‧kum‧pi

Determiner

jompikumpi

  1. (indefinite) one, either of two
    Jommankumman on pakko mennä.
    One of the two has to go.

Declension

Both parts are declined.

Inflection of jompikumpi (Kotus type 51/nuoripari)
nominative jompikumpi jommatkummat
genitive jommankumman jompienkumpien
partitive jompaakumpaa jompiakumpia
illative jompaankumpaan jompiinkumpiin
singular plural
nominative jompikumpi jommatkummat
accusative nom. jompikumpi jommatkummat
gen. jommankumman
genitive jommankumman jompienkumpien
jompainkumpien rare
jompienkumpain rare
jompainkumpain rare
partitive jompaakumpaa jompiakumpia
inessive jommassakummassa jommissakummissa
elative jommastakummasta jommistakummista
illative jompaankumpaan jompiinkumpiin
adessive jommallakummalla jommillakummilla
ablative jommaltakummalta jommiltakummilta
allative jommallekummalle jommillekummille
essive jompanakumpana jompinakumpina
translative jommaksikummaksi jommiksikummiksi
abessive jommattakummatta jommittakummitta
instructive — —
comitative — jompinekumpine

Pronoun

jompikumpi

  1. (indefinite) either one of two
    Jompikumpi teistä valehtelee.
    Either one of you is lying.

Usage notes

  • The pronoun is generally treated as singular, with the exception of the imperative mood.
jompikumpi tulee
one of the two comes
tulkaa jompikumpi
come, either one of you two
  • jompikumpi also has plural forms, which are used with plural only words: jommatkummat häät (“either one of the weddings”).

Declension

Both parts are declined.

Inflection of jompikumpi (Kotus type 51/nuoripari)
nominative jompikumpi jommatkummat
genitive jommankumman jompienkumpien
partitive jompaakumpaa jompiakumpia
illative jompaankumpaan jompiinkumpiin
singular plural
nominative jompikumpi jommatkummat
accusative nom. jompikumpi jommatkummat
gen. jommankumman
genitive jommankumman jompienkumpien
jompainkumpien rare
jompienkumpain rare
jompainkumpain rare
partitive jompaakumpaa jompiakumpia
inessive jommassakummassa jommissakummissa
elative jommastakummasta jommistakummista
illative jompaankumpaan jompiinkumpiin
adessive jommallakummalla jommillakummilla
ablative jommaltakummalta jommiltakummilta
allative jommallekummalle jommillekummille
essive jompanakumpana jompinakumpina
translative jommaksikummaksi jommiksikummiksi
abessive jommattakummatta jommittakummitta
instructive — —
comitative — jompinekumpine

Pronouns with same stems:

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