Unknown. Related to Karelian rimpi (“swampy ground devoid of trees”).
rimpi
| Inflection of rimpi (Kotus type 7*H/ovi, mp-mm gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rimpi | rimmet | |
| genitive | rimmen | rimpien | |
| partitive | rimpeä | rimpiä | |
| illative | rimpeen | rimpiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | rimpi | rimmet | |
| accusative | nom. | rimpi | rimmet |
| gen. | rimmen | ||
| genitive | rimmen | rimpien | |
| partitive | rimpeä | rimpiä | |
| inessive | rimmessä | rimmissä | |
| elative | rimmestä | rimmistä | |
| illative | rimpeen | rimpiin | |
| adessive | rimmellä | rimmillä | |
| ablative | rimmeltä | rimmiltä | |
| allative | rimmelle | rimmille | |
| essive | rimpenä | rimpinä | |
| translative | rimmeksi | rimmiksi | |
| abessive | rimmettä | rimmittä | |
| instructive | — | rimmin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||