Perhaps an alteration of arpa (“harp”) influenced by ungla (“nail”).
urpa f (plural urpes)
From Proto-Finnic *urpa. Cognates include dialectal Finnish urpa and Estonian urb.
urpa
Declension of urpa (type 3/koira, p-v gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | urpa | urvat |
genitive | urvan | urpiin |
partitive | urpaa | urpia |
illative | urpaa | urpii |
inessive | urvaas | urviis |
elative | urvast | urvist |
allative | urvalle | urville |
adessive | urvaal | urviil |
ablative | urvalt | urvilt |
translative | urvaks | urviks |
essive | urpanna, urpaan | urpinna, urpiin |
exessive1) | urpant | urpint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |