lempo

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Etymology

< Lempo; name of a pagan deity used as a term for the devil as a result of introduction of Christianity

Pronunciation

Noun

lempo

  1. (archaic) devil
    Tällä ilmalla ei lempokaan lähde merelle.
    Not even the devil himself would go out to the sea in this weather.
  2. damn, hell (mild depletive)
    Lempo soikoon!
    Damn it!
    Mihin lempoon laitoin puhelimeni?
    Where in the hell did I put my phone?

Declension

Inflection of lempo (Kotus type 1*H/valo, mp-mm gradation)
nominative lempo lemmot
genitive lemmon lempojen
partitive lempoa lempoja
illative lempoon lempoihin
singular plural
nominative lempo lemmot
accusative nom. lempo lemmot
gen. lemmon
genitive lemmon lempojen
partitive lempoa lempoja
inessive lemmossa lemmoissa
elative lemmosta lemmoista
illative lempoon lempoihin
adessive lemmolla lemmoilla
ablative lemmolta lemmoilta
allative lemmolle lemmoille
essive lempona lempoina
translative lemmoksi lemmoiksi
abessive lemmotta lemmoitta
instructive lemmoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lempo (Kotus type 1*H/valo, mp-mm gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lemponi lemponi
accusative nom. lemponi lemponi
gen. lemponi
genitive lemponi lempojeni
partitive lempoani lempojani
inessive lemmossani lemmoissani
elative lemmostani lemmoistani
illative lempooni lempoihini
adessive lemmollani lemmoillani
ablative lemmoltani lemmoiltani
allative lemmolleni lemmoilleni
essive lemponani lempoinani
translative lemmokseni lemmoikseni
abessive lemmottani lemmoittani
instructive
comitative lempoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lemposi lemposi
accusative nom. lemposi lemposi
gen. lemposi
genitive lemposi lempojesi
partitive lempoasi lempojasi
inessive lemmossasi lemmoissasi
elative lemmostasi lemmoistasi
illative lempoosi lempoihisi
adessive lemmollasi lemmoillasi
ablative lemmoltasi lemmoiltasi
allative lemmollesi lemmoillesi
essive lemponasi lempoinasi
translative lemmoksesi lemmoiksesi
abessive lemmottasi lemmoittasi
instructive
comitative lempoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lempomme lempomme
accusative nom. lempomme lempomme
gen. lempomme
genitive lempomme lempojemme
partitive lempoamme lempojamme
inessive lemmossamme lemmoissamme
elative lemmostamme lemmoistamme
illative lempoomme lempoihimme
adessive lemmollamme lemmoillamme
ablative lemmoltamme lemmoiltamme
allative lemmollemme lemmoillemme
essive lemponamme lempoinamme
translative lemmoksemme lemmoiksemme
abessive lemmottamme lemmoittamme
instructive
comitative lempoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lemponne lemponne
accusative nom. lemponne lemponne
gen. lemponne
genitive lemponne lempojenne
partitive lempoanne lempojanne
inessive lemmossanne lemmoissanne
elative lemmostanne lemmoistanne
illative lempoonne lempoihinne
adessive lemmollanne lemmoillanne
ablative lemmoltanne lemmoiltanne
allative lemmollenne lemmoillenne
essive lemponanne lempoinanne
translative lemmoksenne lemmoiksenne
abessive lemmottanne lemmoittanne
instructive
comitative lempoinenne

Derived terms

compounds

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