Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kupla, probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kupla. Related to Estonian kubel, Southern Sami gåbloe (lung), Karelian kupla, Livvi kubl and probably Inari Sami koble (roe pouch), Eastern Mari кувыл (kuvyl, bubbles on the water surface, due to rain) and Southern Mansi [script needed] (kɛ̮wl-, to swim, to float), possibly also Hungarian hólyag (bladder).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkuplɑ/, [ˈkuplɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -uplɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kup‧la

Noun

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kupla

  1. bubble (spherically contained volume of air or other gas)
  2. bubble (spherical cavity in a solid material)
  3. bubble (anything resembling a hollow sphere)
  4. bubble (economics: period of intense speculation in a market)
    Synonym: talouskupla
  5. bubble (anything lacking firmness or solidity)
  6. bubble (something or somebody who just seemingly is what is supposed, but in fact does have nothing or little to fulfill expectancies)
  7. (informal) a Volkswagen Beetle automobile (may be capitalized)

Declension

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Inflection of kupla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative kupla kuplat
genitive kuplan kuplien
partitive kuplaa kuplia
illative kuplaan kupliin
singular plural
nominative kupla kuplat
accusative nom. kupla kuplat
gen. kuplan
genitive kuplan kuplien
kuplain rare
partitive kuplaa kuplia
inessive kuplassa kuplissa
elative kuplasta kuplista
illative kuplaan kupliin
adessive kuplalla kuplilla
ablative kuplalta kuplilta
allative kuplalle kuplille
essive kuplana kuplina
translative kuplaksi kupliksi
abessive kuplatta kuplitta
instructive kuplin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kupla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kuplani kuplani
accusative nom. kuplani kuplani
gen. kuplani
genitive kuplani kuplieni
kuplaini rare
partitive kuplaani kupliani
inessive kuplassani kuplissani
elative kuplastani kuplistani
illative kuplaani kupliini
adessive kuplallani kuplillani
ablative kuplaltani kupliltani
allative kuplalleni kuplilleni
essive kuplanani kuplinani
translative kuplakseni kuplikseni
abessive kuplattani kuplittani
instructive
comitative kuplineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kuplasi kuplasi
accusative nom. kuplasi kuplasi
gen. kuplasi
genitive kuplasi kupliesi
kuplaisi rare
partitive kuplaasi kupliasi
inessive kuplassasi kuplissasi
elative kuplastasi kuplistasi
illative kuplaasi kupliisi
adessive kuplallasi kuplillasi
ablative kuplaltasi kupliltasi
allative kuplallesi kuplillesi
essive kuplanasi kuplinasi
translative kuplaksesi kupliksesi
abessive kuplattasi kuplittasi
instructive
comitative kuplinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kuplamme kuplamme
accusative nom. kuplamme kuplamme
gen. kuplamme
genitive kuplamme kupliemme
kuplaimme rare
partitive kuplaamme kupliamme
inessive kuplassamme kuplissamme
elative kuplastamme kuplistamme
illative kuplaamme kupliimme
adessive kuplallamme kuplillamme
ablative kuplaltamme kupliltamme
allative kuplallemme kuplillemme
essive kuplanamme kuplinamme
translative kuplaksemme kupliksemme
abessive kuplattamme kuplittamme
instructive
comitative kuplinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kuplanne kuplanne
accusative nom. kuplanne kuplanne
gen. kuplanne
genitive kuplanne kuplienne
kuplainne rare
partitive kuplaanne kuplianne
inessive kuplassanne kuplissanne
elative kuplastanne kuplistanne
illative kuplaanne kupliinne
adessive kuplallanne kuplillanne
ablative kuplaltanne kupliltanne
allative kuplallenne kuplillenne
essive kuplananne kuplinanne
translative kuplaksenne kupliksenne
abessive kuplattanne kuplittanne
instructive
comitative kuplinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kuplansa kuplansa
accusative nom. kuplansa kuplansa
gen. kuplansa
genitive kuplansa kupliensa
kuplainsa rare
partitive kuplaansa kupliaan
kupliansa
inessive kuplassaan
kuplassansa
kuplissaan
kuplissansa
elative kuplastaan
kuplastansa
kuplistaan
kuplistansa
illative kuplaansa kupliinsa
adessive kuplallaan
kuplallansa
kuplillaan
kuplillansa
ablative kuplaltaan
kuplaltansa
kupliltaan
kupliltansa
allative kuplalleen
kuplallensa
kuplilleen
kuplillensa
essive kuplanaan
kuplanansa
kuplinaan
kuplinansa
translative kuplakseen
kuplaksensa
kuplikseen
kupliksensa
abessive kuplattaan
kuplattansa
kuplittaan
kuplittansa
instructive
comitative kuplineen
kuplinensa

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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compounds

Interjection

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kupla (childish)

  1. snap, jinx (used after the same thing is said by two people simultaneously)
    Synonyms: smurffi, smurffilukko, smurffattu

Further reading

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