nirri

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Finnish

Etymology

Unknown, possibly related to nirhata.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

nirri (colloquial)

  1. (chiefly in expressions) life (the state of being alive or living)
    ottaa nirri poisto kill, put down (literally, “to take the life away/off”)

Declension

Inflection of nirri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative nirri nirrit
genitive nirrin nirrien
partitive nirriä nirrejä
illative nirriin nirreihin
singular plural
nominative nirri nirrit
accusative nom. nirri nirrit
gen. nirrin
genitive nirrin nirrien
partitive nirriä nirrejä
inessive nirrissä nirreissä
elative nirristä nirreistä
illative nirriin nirreihin
adessive nirrillä nirreillä
ablative nirriltä nirreiltä
allative nirrille nirreille
essive nirrinä nirreinä
translative nirriksi nirreiksi
abessive nirrittä nirreittä
instructive nirrein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of nirri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nirrini nirrini
accusative nom. nirrini nirrini
gen. nirrini
genitive nirrini nirrieni
partitive nirriäni nirrejäni
inessive nirrissäni nirreissäni
elative nirristäni nirreistäni
illative nirriini nirreihini
adessive nirrilläni nirreilläni
ablative nirriltäni nirreiltäni
allative nirrilleni nirreilleni
essive nirrinäni nirreinäni
translative nirrikseni nirreikseni
abessive nirrittäni nirreittäni
instructive
comitative nirreineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nirrisi nirrisi
accusative nom. nirrisi nirrisi
gen. nirrisi
genitive nirrisi nirriesi
partitive nirriäsi nirrejäsi
inessive nirrissäsi nirreissäsi
elative nirristäsi nirreistäsi
illative nirriisi nirreihisi
adessive nirrilläsi nirreilläsi
ablative nirriltäsi nirreiltäsi
allative nirrillesi nirreillesi
essive nirrinäsi nirreinäsi
translative nirriksesi nirreiksesi
abessive nirrittäsi nirreittäsi
instructive
comitative nirreinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nirrimme nirrimme
accusative nom. nirrimme nirrimme
gen. nirrimme
genitive nirrimme nirriemme
partitive nirriämme nirrejämme
inessive nirrissämme nirreissämme
elative nirristämme nirreistämme
illative nirriimme nirreihimme
adessive nirrillämme nirreillämme
ablative nirriltämme nirreiltämme
allative nirrillemme nirreillemme
essive nirrinämme nirreinämme
translative nirriksemme nirreiksemme
abessive nirrittämme nirreittämme
instructive
comitative nirreinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nirrinne nirrinne
accusative nom. nirrinne nirrinne
gen. nirrinne
genitive nirrinne nirrienne
partitive nirriänne nirrejänne
inessive nirrissänne nirreissänne
elative nirristänne nirreistänne
illative nirriinne nirreihinne
adessive nirrillänne nirreillänne
ablative nirriltänne nirreiltänne
allative nirrillenne nirreillenne
essive nirrinänne nirreinänne
translative nirriksenne nirreiksenne
abessive nirrittänne nirreittänne
instructive
comitative nirreinenne

References

  1. ^ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN

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