kumpainen

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Finnish

Etymology

From kumpi +‎ -inen or earlier combination of Proto-Finnic *kumpa- + *-inën.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

kumpainen

  1. (indefinite, archaic) both (usually with a clitic: kumpainenkin, kumpainenkaan)
    • 1864, Kaarlo Slöör (tr.), “Macbeth”, in Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran toimituksia, osa 25: Näytelmistö - Kokous alkuperäisiä ja suomennettuja teaterinäytelmiä, Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, translation of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, page 68:
      Pöydän kumpainen puol’ on jo täynnä, niin käyn keskelle.
      Both sides are even: here I'll sit i' the midst (Macbeth in Act III, Scene IV)
  2. (interrogative, archaic, rare) which one (of the two); usually begins an indirect question
    Osaatko sanoa, kumpainen näistä olisi parempi?
    Can you say, which one of these (two) would be better?

Declension

Inflection of kumpainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative kumpainen kumpaiset
genitive kumpaisen kumpaisten
kumpaisien
partitive kumpaista kumpaisia
illative kumpaiseen kumpaisiin
singular plural
nominative kumpainen kumpaiset
accusative nom. kumpainen kumpaiset
gen. kumpaisen
genitive kumpaisen kumpaisten
kumpaisien
partitive kumpaista kumpaisia
inessive kumpaisessa kumpaisissa
elative kumpaisesta kumpaisista
illative kumpaiseen kumpaisiin
adessive kumpaisella kumpaisilla
ablative kumpaiselta kumpaisilta
allative kumpaiselle kumpaisille
essive kumpaisena kumpaisina
translative kumpaiseksi kumpaisiksi
abessive kumpaisetta kumpaisitta
instructive kumpaisin
comitative kumpaisine
Possessive forms of kumpainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kumpaiseni kumpaiseni
accusative nom. kumpaiseni kumpaiseni
gen. kumpaiseni
genitive kumpaiseni kumpaisteni
kumpaisieni
partitive kumpaistani kumpaisiani
inessive kumpaisessani kumpaisissani
elative kumpaisestani kumpaisistani
illative kumpaiseeni kumpaisiini
adessive kumpaisellani kumpaisillani
ablative kumpaiseltani kumpaisiltani
allative kumpaiselleni kumpaisilleni
essive kumpaisenani kumpaisinani
translative kumpaisekseni kumpaisikseni
abessive kumpaisettani kumpaisittani
instructive
comitative kumpaisineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kumpaisesi kumpaisesi
accusative nom. kumpaisesi kumpaisesi
gen. kumpaisesi
genitive kumpaisesi kumpaistesi
kumpaisiesi
partitive kumpaistasi kumpaisiasi
inessive kumpaisessasi kumpaisissasi
elative kumpaisestasi kumpaisistasi
illative kumpaiseesi kumpaisiisi
adessive kumpaisellasi kumpaisillasi
ablative kumpaiseltasi kumpaisiltasi
allative kumpaisellesi kumpaisillesi
essive kumpaisenasi kumpaisinasi
translative kumpaiseksesi kumpaisiksesi
abessive kumpaisettasi kumpaisittasi
instructive
comitative kumpaisinesi

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