Unknown. No known cognates, except for some Karelian words, which are probably borrowed from Finnish.
kilpa
| Inflection of kilpa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kilpa | kilvat | |
| genitive | kilvan | kilpojen | |
| partitive | kilpaa | kilpoja | |
| illative | kilpaan | kilpoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kilpa | kilvat | |
| accusative | nom. | kilpa | kilvat |
| gen. | kilvan | ||
| genitive | kilvan | kilpojen kilpain rare | |
| partitive | kilpaa | kilpoja | |
| inessive | kilvassa | kilvoissa | |
| elative | kilvasta | kilvoista | |
| illative | kilpaan | kilpoihin | |
| adessive | kilvalla | kilvoilla | |
| ablative | kilvalta | kilvoilta | |
| allative | kilvalle | kilvoille | |
| essive | kilpana | kilpoina | |
| translative | kilvaksi | kilvoiksi | |
| abessive | kilvatta | kilvoitta | |
| instructive | — | kilvoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
kìlpa f (plural kìlpos) stress pattern 1 [1][2]
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | kìlpa | kìlpos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | kìlpos | kìlpų |
| dative (naudininkas) | kìlpai | kìlpoms |
| accusative (galininkas) | kìlpą | kìlpas |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | kìlpa | kìlpomis |
| locative (vietininkas) | kìlpoje | kìlpose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | kìlpa | kìlpos |