molempi

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Etymology

See molemmat.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

molempi

  1. (informal or dialectal, indefinite) both
    Olen kokeillut molempaa makua. mutta pidän suklaasta enemmän.
    I've tried both flavors, but I prefer the chocolate one.
    Molempi parempi! (jocular, colloquial)
    Same difference!

Usage notes

In standard language, only the plural forms are used independently (see molemmat). Yet, in colloquial language, the word is used with a full inflectional paradigm that distinguishes between singular and plural number, not unlike that of kumpikin (the standard-language equivalent for structures where the number distinction is useful).

Declension

Inflection of molempi (Kotus type 16*H/vanhempi, mp-mm gradation)
nominative molempi molemmat
genitive molemman molempien
partitive molempaa molempia
illative molempaan molempiin
singular plural
nominative molempi molemmat
accusative nom. molempi molemmat
gen. molemman
genitive molemman molempien
molempain rare
partitive molempaa molempia
inessive molemmassa molemmissa
elative molemmasta molemmista
illative molempaan molempiin
adessive molemmalla molemmilla
ablative molemmalta molemmilta
allative molemmalle molemmille
essive molempana molempina
translative molemmaksi molemmiksi
abessive molemmatta molemmitta
instructive — molemmin
comitative — molempine

Synonyms

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