Lilleri Lalleri

Finnish

Etymology

From a Finnish folk riddle.

Proper noun

Lilleri Lalleri

1. Humpty Dumpty (character in folklore)
   • 1922, Kaarle Krohn, Suomen kansan arvoituksia: valikoima Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran käsikirjoitus-kokoelmista [Finnish folk riddles: selection from the manuscript-collection of the Finnish Literature Society], Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura (Finnish Literature Society), page 32:

     Lilleri Lalleri laudalla makasi, Lilleri Lalleri laudalta putosi, eikä ole koko Suomenmaassa joka Lillerin Lallerin parantaa? - (Kananmuna)

     Humpty Dumpty lay on a board, Humpty Dumpty fell from the board, and there's no-one in whole Finland who could make Humpty Dumpty good again? - (A hen's egg)

Declension

Inflection of Lilleri Lalleri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Lilleri Lalleri	—
genitive		Lilleri Lallerin	—
partitive		Lilleri Lalleria	—
illative		Lilleri Lalleriin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Lilleri Lalleri	—
accusative	nom.	Lilleri Lalleri	—
	gen.	Lilleri Lallerin
genitive		Lilleri Lallerin	—
partitive		Lilleri Lalleria	—
inessive		Lilleri Lallerissa	—
elative		Lilleri Lallerista	—
illative		Lilleri Lalleriin	—
adessive		Lilleri Lallerilla	—
ablative		Lilleri Lallerilta	—
allative		Lilleri Lallerille	—
essive		Lilleri Lallerina	—
translative		Lilleri Lalleriksi	—
abessive		Lilleri Lalleritta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Lilleri Lalleri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Lilleri Lallerini — accusative nom. Lilleri Lallerini — gen. Lilleri Lallerini genitive Lilleri Lallerini — partitive Lilleri Lalleriani — inessive Lilleri Lallerissani — elative Lilleri Lalleristani — illative Lilleri Lalleriini — adessive Lilleri Lallerillani — ablative Lilleri Lalleriltani — allative Lilleri Lallerilleni — essive Lilleri Lallerinani — translative Lilleri Lallerikseni — abessive Lilleri Lallerittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Lilleri Lallerisi — accusative nom. Lilleri Lallerisi — gen. Lilleri Lallerisi genitive Lilleri Lallerisi — partitive Lilleri Lalleriasi — inessive Lilleri Lallerissasi — elative Lilleri Lalleristasi — illative Lilleri Lalleriisi — adessive Lilleri Lallerillasi — ablative Lilleri Lalleriltasi — allative Lilleri Lallerillesi — essive Lilleri Lallerinasi — translative Lilleri Lalleriksesi — abessive Lilleri Lallerittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Lilleri Lallerimme — accusative nom. Lilleri Lallerimme — gen. Lilleri Lallerimme genitive Lilleri Lallerimme — partitive Lilleri Lalleriamme — inessive Lilleri Lallerissamme — elative Lilleri Lalleristamme — illative Lilleri Lalleriimme — adessive Lilleri Lallerillamme — ablative Lilleri Lalleriltamme — allative Lilleri Lallerillemme — essive Lilleri Lallerinamme — translative Lilleri Lalleriksemme — abessive Lilleri Lallerittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Lilleri Lallerinne — accusative nom. Lilleri Lallerinne — gen. Lilleri Lallerinne genitive Lilleri Lallerinne — partitive Lilleri Lallerianne — inessive Lilleri Lallerissanne — elative Lilleri Lalleristanne — illative Lilleri Lalleriinne — adessive Lilleri Lallerillanne — ablative Lilleri Lalleriltanne — allative Lilleri Lallerillenne — essive Lilleri Lallerinanne — translative Lilleri Lalleriksenne — abessive Lilleri Lallerittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Lilleri Lallerinsa — accusative nom. Lilleri Lallerinsa — gen. Lilleri Lallerinsa genitive Lilleri Lallerinsa — partitive Lilleri Lalleriaan Lilleri Lalleriansa — inessive Lilleri Lallerissaan Lilleri Lallerissansa — elative Lilleri Lalleristaan Lilleri Lalleristansa — illative Lilleri Lalleriinsa — adessive Lilleri Lallerillaan Lilleri Lallerillansa — ablative Lilleri Lalleriltaan Lilleri Lalleriltansa — allative Lilleri Lallerilleen Lilleri Lallerillensa — essive Lilleri Lallerinaan Lilleri Lallerinansa — translative Lilleri Lallerikseen Lilleri Lalleriksensa — abessive Lilleri Lallerittaan Lilleri Lallerittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Related terms

• Tyyris Tyllerö, Nokkelis Kokkelis