lempo

See also: Lempo

Finnish

Etymology

< Lempo; name of a pagan deity used as a term for the devil as a result of introduction of Christianity

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlempo/, [ˈle̞mpo̞]
• Rhymes: -empo
• Syllabification^(key): lem‧po

Noun

lempo

1. (archaic) devil

   Tällä ilmalla ei lempokaan lähde merelle.

   Not even the devil himself would go out to the sea in this weather.

2. damn, hell (mild depletive)

   Lempo soikoon!

   Damn it!

   Mihin lempoon laitoin puhelimeni?

   Where in the hell did I put my phone?

Declension

Inflection of lempo (Kotus type 1*H/valo, mp-mm gradation)
nominative		lempo	lemmot
genitive		lemmon	lempojen
partitive		lempoa	lempoja
illative		lempoon	lempoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lempo	lemmot
accusative	nom.	lempo	lemmot
	gen.	lemmon
genitive		lemmon	lempojen
partitive		lempoa	lempoja
inessive		lemmossa	lemmoissa
elative		lemmosta	lemmoista
illative		lempoon	lempoihin
adessive		lemmolla	lemmoilla
ablative		lemmolta	lemmoilta
allative		lemmolle	lemmoille
essive		lempona	lempoina
translative		lemmoksi	lemmoiksi
abessive		lemmotta	lemmoitta
instructive		—	lemmoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lempo (Kotus type 1*H/valo, mp-mm gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lemponi lemponi accusative nom. lemponi lemponi gen. lemponi genitive lemponi lempojeni partitive lempoani lempojani inessive lemmossani lemmoissani elative lemmostani lemmoistani illative lempooni lempoihini adessive lemmollani lemmoillani ablative lemmoltani lemmoiltani allative lemmolleni lemmoilleni essive lemponani lempoinani translative lemmokseni lemmoikseni abessive lemmottani lemmoittani instructive — — comitative — lempoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lemposi lemposi accusative nom. lemposi lemposi gen. lemposi genitive lemposi lempojesi partitive lempoasi lempojasi inessive lemmossasi lemmoissasi elative lemmostasi lemmoistasi illative lempoosi lempoihisi adessive lemmollasi lemmoillasi ablative lemmoltasi lemmoiltasi allative lemmollesi lemmoillesi essive lemponasi lempoinasi translative lemmoksesi lemmoiksesi abessive lemmottasi lemmoittasi instructive — — comitative — lempoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lempomme lempomme accusative nom. lempomme lempomme gen. lempomme genitive lempomme lempojemme partitive lempoamme lempojamme inessive lemmossamme lemmoissamme elative lemmostamme lemmoistamme illative lempoomme lempoihimme adessive lemmollamme lemmoillamme ablative lemmoltamme lemmoiltamme allative lemmollemme lemmoillemme essive lemponamme lempoinamme translative lemmoksemme lemmoiksemme abessive lemmottamme lemmoittamme instructive — — comitative — lempoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lemponne lemponne accusative nom. lemponne lemponne gen. lemponne genitive lemponne lempojenne partitive lempoanne lempojanne inessive lemmossanne lemmoissanne elative lemmostanne lemmoistanne illative lempoonne lempoihinne adessive lemmollanne lemmoillanne ablative lemmoltanne lemmoiltanne allative lemmollenne lemmoillenne essive lemponanne lempoinanne translative lemmoksenne lemmoiksenne abessive lemmottanne lemmoittanne instructive — — comitative — lempoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lemponsa lemponsa accusative nom. lemponsa lemponsa gen. lemponsa genitive lemponsa lempojensa partitive lempoaan lempoansa lempojaan lempojansa inessive lemmossaan lemmossansa lemmoissaan lemmoissansa elative lemmostaan lemmostansa lemmoistaan lemmoistansa illative lempoonsa lempoihinsa adessive lemmollaan lemmollansa lemmoillaan lemmoillansa ablative lemmoltaan lemmoltansa lemmoiltaan lemmoiltansa allative lemmolleen lemmollensa lemmoilleen lemmoillensa essive lemponaan lemponansa lempoinaan lempoinansa translative lemmokseen lemmoksensa lemmoikseen lemmoiksensa abessive lemmottaan lemmottansa lemmoittaan lemmoittansa instructive — — comitative — lempoineen lempoinensa

Derived terms

• lemmosti

 

compounds

• lemmonmarja

 

Further reading

• “lempo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02