kumpi

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kumpi. Equivalent to ku- (interrogative stem) +‎ -mpi.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

kumpi

  1. (interrogative) which one (of (the) two)
    Kumpi varasti keksit?
    Which one (of you) stole the cookies?

Determiner

kumpi

  1. (interrogative) which one (of (the) two)
    Kumman keksin sinä varastit?
    Which cookie did you steal?

Declension

Inflection of kumpi (Kotus type 16*H/vanhempi, mp-mm gradation)
nominative kumpi kummat
genitive kumman kumpien
partitive kumpaa kumpia
illative kumpaan kumpiin
singular plural
nominative kumpi kummat
accusative nom. kumpi kummat
gen. kumman
genitive kumman kumpien
kumpain rare
partitive kumpaa kumpia
inessive kummassa kummissa
elative kummasta kummista
illative kumpaan kumpiin
adessive kummalla kummilla
ablative kummalta kummilta
allative kummalle kummille
essive kumpana kumpina
translative kummaksi kummiksi
abessive kummatta kummitta
instructive — kummin
comitative — kumpine
Possessive forms of kumpi (Kotus type 16*H/vanhempi, mp-mm gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kumpani kumpani
accusative nom. kumpani kumpani
gen. kumpani
genitive kumpani kumpieni
kumpaini rare
partitive kumpaani kumpiani
inessive kummassani kummissani
elative kummastani kummistani
illative kumpaani kumpiini
adessive kummallani kummillani
ablative kummaltani kummiltani
allative kummalleni kummilleni
essive kumpanani kumpinani
translative kummakseni kummikseni
abessive kummattani kummittani
instructive — —
comitative — kumpineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kumpasi kumpasi
accusative nom. kumpasi kumpasi
gen. kumpasi
genitive kumpasi kumpiesi
kumpaisi rare
partitive kumpaasi kumpiasi
inessive kummassasi kummissasi
elative kummastasi kummistasi
illative kumpaasi kumpiisi
adessive kummallasi kummillasi
ablative kummaltasi kummiltasi
allative kummallesi kummillesi
essive kumpanasi kumpinasi
translative kummaksesi kummiksesi
abessive kummattasi kummittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kumpinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kumpamme kumpamme
accusative nom. kumpamme kumpamme
gen. kumpamme
genitive kumpamme kumpiemme
kumpaimme rare
partitive kumpaamme kumpiamme
inessive kummassamme kummissamme
elative kummastamme kummistamme
illative kumpaamme kumpiimme
adessive kummallamme kummillamme
ablative kummaltamme kummiltamme
allative kummallemme kummillemme
essive kumpanamme kumpinamme
translative kummaksemme kummiksemme
abessive kummattamme kummittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kumpinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kumpanne kumpanne
accusative nom. kumpanne kumpanne
gen. kumpanne
genitive kumpanne kumpienne
kumpainne rare
partitive kumpaanne kumpianne
inessive kummassanne kummissanne
elative kummastanne kummistanne
illative kumpaanne kumpiinne
adessive kummallanne kummillanne
ablative kummaltanne kummiltanne
allative kummallenne kummillenne
essive kumpananne kumpinanne
translative kummaksenne kummiksenne
abessive kummattanne kummittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kumpinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kumpansa kumpansa
accusative nom. kumpansa kumpansa
gen. kumpansa
genitive kumpansa kumpiensa
kumpainsa rare
partitive kumpaansa kumpiaan
kumpiansa
inessive kummassaan
kummassansa 		kummissaan
kummissansa
elative kummastaan
kummastansa 		kummistaan
kummistansa
illative kumpaansa kumpiinsa
adessive kummallaan
kummallansa 		kummillaan
kummillansa
ablative kummaltaan
kummaltansa 		kummiltaan
kummiltansa
allative kummalleen
kummallensa 		kummilleen
kummillensa
essive kumpanaan
kumpanansa 		kumpinaan
kumpinansa
translative kummakseen
kummaksensa 		kummikseen
kummiksensa
abessive kummattaan
kummattansa 		kummittaan
kummittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kumpineen
kumpinensa

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Further reading

Karelian

Regional variants of kumpi
North Karelian
(Viena) 		kumpi
South Karelian
(Tver) 		—

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kumpi. Cognates include Finnish kumpi and Ingrian kumpa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkumpi/
  • Hyphenation: kum‧pi

Pronoun

kumpi

  1. (North Karelian) which (of two)?

Declension

Viena Karelian declension of kumpi (type 7/vanhempi, mp-mm gradation)
singular plural
nominative kumpi kummat
genitive kumman kumpien
partitive kumpua kumpie
illative kumpah kumpih
inessive kummašša kummissa
elative kummašta kummista
adessive kummalla kummilla
ablative kummalta kummilta
translative kummakši kummiksi
essive kumpana kumpina
comitative — kummineh
abessive kummatta kummitta
Possessive forms of kumpi
1st person kumpani
2nd person kumpaš
3rd person kumpah
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References

  • P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN, page 11
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