kirppu
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See also: Kirppu
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kirppu. Cognate to Estonian kirp, Votic tširppu.
Pronunciation
Noun
kirppu
Declension
| Inflection of kirppu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kirppu | kirput | |
| genitive | kirpun | kirppujen | |
| partitive | kirppua | kirppuja | |
| illative | kirppuun | kirppuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kirppu | kirput | |
| accusative | nom. | kirppu | kirput |
| gen. | kirpun | ||
| genitive | kirpun | kirppujen | |
| partitive | kirppua | kirppuja | |
| inessive | kirpussa | kirpuissa | |
| elative | kirpusta | kirpuista | |
| illative | kirppuun | kirppuihin | |
| adessive | kirpulla | kirpuilla | |
| ablative | kirpulta | kirpuilta | |
| allative | kirpulle | kirpuille | |
| essive | kirppuna | kirppuina | |
| translative | kirpuksi | kirpuiksi | |
| abessive | kirputta | kirpuitta | |
| instructive | — | kirpuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “kirppu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams
Ingrian
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkirpːu/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkirpːu/,
- Rhymes: -irpːu
- Hyphenation: kirp‧pu
Noun
kirppu
- Alternative form of kerppu
Declension
| Declension of kirppu (type 4/koivu, pp-p gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kirppu | kirput |
| genitive | kirpun | kirppuin, kirppuloin |
| partitive | kirppua | kirppuja, kirppuloja |
| illative | kirppuu | kirppui, kirppuloihe |
| inessive | kirpuus | kirpuis, kirppulois |
| elative | kirpust | kirpuist, kirppuloist |
| allative | kirpulle | kirpuille, kirppuloille |
| adessive | kirpuul | kirpuil, kirppuloil |
| ablative | kirpult | kirpuilt, kirppuloilt |
| translative | kirpuks | kirpuiks, kirppuloiks |
| essive | kirppunna, kirppuun | kirppuinna, kirppuloinna, kirppuin, kirppuloin |
| exessive1) | kirppunt | kirppuint, kirppuloint |
| 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. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 168