kuperkeikka
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Finnish
Etymology
Sound-symbolic,[1] possibly as a somewhat irregular compound of kuper- + keikka.
Pronunciation
Noun
kuperkeikka
- (gymnastics) forward roll; roll
- kuperkeikka taaksepäin ― backwards roll
Declension
| Inflection of kuperkeikka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kuperkeikka | kuperkeikat | |
| genitive | kuperkeikan | kuperkeikkojen | |
| partitive | kuperkeikkaa | kuperkeikkoja | |
| illative | kuperkeikkaan | kuperkeikkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kuperkeikka | kuperkeikat | |
| accusative | nom. | kuperkeikka | kuperkeikat |
| gen. | kuperkeikan | ||
| genitive | kuperkeikan | kuperkeikkojen kuperkeikkain rare | |
| partitive | kuperkeikkaa | kuperkeikkoja | |
| inessive | kuperkeikassa | kuperkeikoissa | |
| elative | kuperkeikasta | kuperkeikoista | |
| illative | kuperkeikkaan | kuperkeikkoihin | |
| adessive | kuperkeikalla | kuperkeikoilla | |
| ablative | kuperkeikalta | kuperkeikoilta | |
| allative | kuperkeikalle | kuperkeikoille | |
| essive | kuperkeikkana | kuperkeikkoina | |
| translative | kuperkeikaksi | kuperkeikoiksi | |
| abessive | kuperkeikatta | kuperkeikoitta | |
| instructive | — | kuperkeikoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading
- “kuperkeikka”, 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