oppi (“study”) + -las.[1] First documented use in writing in 1836 in a work by Finnish physician and translator Wolmar Schildt, in print in 1837. Originally meant ylioppilas, but no longer after about 1850.[2]
oppilas
| Inflection of oppilas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | oppilas | oppilaat | |
| genitive | oppilaan | oppilaiden oppilaitten | |
| partitive | oppilasta | oppilaita | |
| illative | oppilaaseen | oppilaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | oppilas | oppilaat | |
| accusative | nom. | oppilas | oppilaat |
| gen. | oppilaan | ||
| genitive | oppilaan | oppilaiden oppilaitten oppilasten rare | |
| partitive | oppilasta | oppilaita | |
| inessive | oppilaassa | oppilaissa | |
| elative | oppilaasta | oppilaista | |
| illative | oppilaaseen | oppilaisiin oppilaihin rare | |
| adessive | oppilaalla | oppilailla | |
| ablative | oppilaalta | oppilailta | |
| allative | oppilaalle | oppilaille | |
| essive | oppilaana | oppilaina | |
| translative | oppilaaksi | oppilaiksi | |
| abessive | oppilaatta | oppilaitta | |
| instructive | — | oppilain | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
oppīlās