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Etymology edit

Originally Korppo; the long vowel is probably through influence from the Swedish name Korpo. Possibly ultimately from korpi, although the exact derivation remains obscure.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkorpːoː/, [ˈko̞rpːo̞ː]
  • Rhymes: -orpːoː
  • Syllabification(key): Korp‧poo

Proper noun edit

Korppoo

  1. A former municipality in Southwest Finland; now part of Parainen.
  2. A village in the municipality of Parainen.

Declension edit

Inflection of Korppoo (Kotus type 17/vapaa, no gradation)
nominative Korppoo
genitive Korppoon
partitive Korppoota
illative Korppooseen
singular plural
nominative Korppoo
accusative nom. Korppoo
gen. Korppoon
genitive Korppoon
partitive Korppoota
inessive Korppoossa
elative Korppoosta
illative Korppooseen
adessive Korppoolla
ablative Korppoolta
allative Korppoolle
essive Korppoona
translative Korppooksi
abessive Korppootta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Korppoo (Kotus type 17/vapaa, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Korppooni
accusative nom. Korppooni
gen. Korppooni
genitive Korppooni
partitive Korppootani
inessive Korppoossani
elative Korppoostani
illative Korppooseeni
adessive Korppoollani
ablative Korppooltani
allative Korppoolleni
essive Korppoonani
translative Korppookseni
abessive Korppoottani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Korppoosi
accusative nom. Korppoosi
gen. Korppoosi
genitive Korppoosi
partitive Korppootasi
inessive Korppoossasi
elative Korppoostasi
illative Korppooseesi
adessive Korppoollasi
ablative Korppooltasi
allative Korppoollesi
essive Korppoonasi
translative Korppooksesi
abessive Korppoottasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Korppoomme
accusative nom. Korppoomme
gen. Korppoomme
genitive Korppoomme
partitive Korppootamme
inessive Korppoossamme
elative Korppoostamme
illative Korppooseemme
adessive Korppoollamme
ablative Korppooltamme
allative Korppoollemme
essive Korppoonamme
translative Korppooksemme
abessive Korppoottamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Korppoonne
accusative nom. Korppoonne
gen. Korppoonne
genitive Korppoonne
partitive Korppootanne
inessive Korppoossanne
elative Korppoostanne
illative Korppooseenne
adessive Korppoollanne
ablative Korppooltanne
allative Korppoollenne
essive Korppoonanne
translative Korppooksenne
abessive Korppoottanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Korppoonsa
accusative nom. Korppoonsa
gen. Korppoonsa
genitive Korppoonsa
partitive Korppootaan
Korppootansa
inessive Korppoossaan
Korppoossansa
elative Korppoostaan
Korppoostansa
illative Korppooseensa
adessive Korppoollaan
Korppoollansa
ablative Korppooltaan
Korppooltansa
allative Korppoolleen
Korppoollensa
essive Korppoonaan
Korppoonansa
translative Korppookseen
Korppooksensa
abessive Korppoottaan
Korppoottansa
instructive
comitative

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Korppoo" is Korppoossa.

References edit

  1. ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN