vaakakuppi

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Finnish

Etymology

vaaka +‎ kuppi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑːkɑˌkupːi/,
  • Rhymes: -upːi
  • Hyphenation(key): vaaka‧kuppi

Noun

vaakakuppi

  1. scale (either of the pans, trays, or dishes of a balance).
  2. (figuratively, idiomatic) criterion in decision making
    Kumpi painaa vaakakupissa enemmän, ympäristöystävällisyys vai hinta?
    Which is more important criterion, care for environment or price?

Declension

Inflection of vaakakuppi (Kotus type 5*B/risti, pp-p gradation)
nominative vaakakuppi vaakakupit
genitive vaakakupin vaakakuppien
partitive vaakakuppia vaakakuppeja
illative vaakakuppiin vaakakuppeihin
singular plural
nominative vaakakuppi vaakakupit
accusative nom. vaakakuppi vaakakupit
gen. vaakakupin
genitive vaakakupin vaakakuppien
partitive vaakakuppia vaakakuppeja
inessive vaakakupissa vaakakupeissa
elative vaakakupista vaakakupeista
illative vaakakuppiin vaakakuppeihin
adessive vaakakupilla vaakakupeilla
ablative vaakakupilta vaakakupeilta
allative vaakakupille vaakakupeille
essive vaakakuppina vaakakuppeina
translative vaakakupiksi vaakakupeiksi
abessive vaakakupitta vaakakupeitta
instructive vaakakupein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vaakakuppi (Kotus type 5*B/risti, pp-p gradation)

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