vipu

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Verb

vipu

  1. imperative of vipi

Finnish

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Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vipu. Cognates include Estonian vibu, Ingrian vipu, Karelian vipu, Livonian vi’b, Veps bibu and Votic vipu.

Pronunciation

Noun

vipu

  1. lever (mechanical device)
  2. lever (rigid piece used in a lever)
    Synonym: vipuvarsi
  3. lever (small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device)
    Synonym: kytkin
  4. tree spring trap
    Synonym: takka
  5. (computing) switch, flag (command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior)
    Synonyms: valitsin, kytkin
  6. (chess) lever, pawn lever
  7. (economics) leverage
    Synonym: vipuvaikutus

Declension

Inflection of vipu (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)
nominative vipu vivut
genitive vivun vipujen
partitive vipua vipuja
illative vipuun vipuihin
singular plural
nominative vipu vivut
accusative nom. vipu vivut
gen. vivun
genitive vivun vipujen
partitive vipua vipuja
inessive vivussa vivuissa
elative vivusta vivuista
illative vipuun vipuihin
adessive vivulla vivuilla
ablative vivulta vivuilta
allative vivulle vivuille
essive vipuna vipuina
translative vivuksi vivuiksi
abessive vivutta vivuitta
instructive — vivuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vipu (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vipuni vipuni
accusative nom. vipuni vipuni
gen. vipuni
genitive vipuni vipujeni
partitive vipuani vipujani
inessive vivussani vivuissani
elative vivustani vivuistani
illative vipuuni vipuihini
adessive vivullani vivuillani
ablative vivultani vivuiltani
allative vivulleni vivuilleni
essive vipunani vipuinani
translative vivukseni vivuikseni
abessive vivuttani vivuittani
instructive — —
comitative — vipuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vipusi vipusi
accusative nom. vipusi vipusi
gen. vipusi
genitive vipusi vipujesi
partitive vipuasi vipujasi
inessive vivussasi vivuissasi
elative vivustasi vivuistasi
illative vipuusi vipuihisi
adessive vivullasi vivuillasi
ablative vivultasi vivuiltasi
allative vivullesi vivuillesi
essive vipunasi vipuinasi
translative vivuksesi vivuiksesi
abessive vivuttasi vivuittasi
instructive — —
comitative — vipuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vipumme vipumme
accusative nom. vipumme vipumme
gen. vipumme
genitive vipumme vipujemme
partitive vipuamme vipujamme
inessive vivussamme vivuissamme
elative vivustamme vivuistamme
illative vipuumme vipuihimme
adessive vivullamme vivuillamme
ablative vivultamme vivuiltamme
allative vivullemme vivuillemme
essive vipunamme vipuinamme
translative vivuksemme vivuiksemme
abessive vivuttamme vivuittamme
instructive — —
comitative — vipuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vipunne vipunne
accusative nom. vipunne vipunne
gen. vipunne
genitive vipunne vipujenne
partitive vipuanne vipujanne
inessive vivussanne vivuissanne
elative vivustanne vivuistanne
illative vipuunne vipuihinne
adessive vivullanne vivuillanne
ablative vivultanne vivuiltanne
allative vivullenne vivuillenne
essive vipunanne vipuinanne
translative vivuksenne vivuiksenne
abessive vivuttanne vivuittanne
instructive — —
comitative — vipuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative vipunsa vipunsa
accusative nom. vipunsa vipunsa
gen. vipunsa
genitive vipunsa vipujensa
partitive vipuaan
vipuansa 		vipujaan
vipujansa
inessive vivussaan
vivussansa 		vivuissaan
vivuissansa
elative vivustaan
vivustansa 		vivuistaan
vivuistansa
illative vipuunsa vipuihinsa
adessive vivullaan
vivullansa 		vivuillaan
vivuillansa
ablative vivultaan
vivultansa 		vivuiltaan
vivuiltansa
allative vivulleen
vivullensa 		vivuilleen
vivuillensa
essive vipunaan
vipunansa 		vipuinaan
vipuinansa
translative vivukseen
vivuksensa 		vivuikseen
vivuiksensa
abessive vivuttaan
vivuttansa 		vivuittaan
vivuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — vipuineen
vipuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vipu. Cognates include Finnish vipu and Estonian vibu.

Pronunciation

Noun

vipu

  1. hook on which a container is hung

Declension

Declension of vipu (type 4/koivu, p-v gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative vipu vivut
genitive vivun vippuin, vipuloin
partitive vippua vipuja, vipuloja
illative vippuu vippui, vipuloihe
inessive vivus vivuis, vipulois
elative vivust vivuist, vipuloist
allative vivulle vivuille, vipuloille
adessive vivul vivuil, vipuloil
ablative vivult vivuilt, vipuloilt
translative vivuks vivuiks, vipuloiks
essive vipunna, vippuun vipuinna, vipuloinna, vippuin, vipuloin
exessive1) vipunt vipuint, vipuloint
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.

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 664

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vipu.

Pronunciation

Noun

vipu

  1. the pole or sweep of a well pole
  2. a hook for a cradle

Inflection

Declension of vipu (type II/võrkko, p-v gradation)
singular plural
nominative vipu vivud
genitive vivu vipujõ, vipui
partitive vippua vipuitõ, vipui
illative vippusõ, vippu vipuisõ
inessive vivuz vipuiz
elative vivussõ vipuissõ
allative vivulõ vipuilõ
adessive vivullõ vipuillõ
ablative vivultõ vipuiltõ
translative vivussi vipuissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “vipu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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