kepuli

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkepuli/, [ˈk̟e̞puli]
• Rhymes: -epuli
• Syllabification^(key): ke‧pu‧li

Adjective

kepuli (comparative kepulimpi, superlative kepulein) (colloquial)

1. dishonest, insincere, deceitful, sly
2. inadequate

Declension

Inflection of kepuli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		kepuli	kepulit
genitive		kepulin	kepulien kepuleiden kepuleitten
partitive		kepulia	kepuleita kepuleja
illative		kepuliin	kepuleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kepuli	kepulit
accusative	nom.	kepuli	kepulit
	gen.	kepulin
genitive		kepulin	kepulien kepuleiden kepuleitten
partitive		kepulia	kepuleita kepuleja
inessive		kepulissa	kepuleissa
elative		kepulista	kepuleista
illative		kepuliin	kepuleihin
adessive		kepulilla	kepuleilla
ablative		kepulilta	kepuleilta
allative		kepulille	kepuleille
essive		kepulina	kepuleina
translative		kepuliksi	kepuleiksi
abessive		kepulitta	kepuleitta
instructive		—	kepulein
comitative		—	kepuleine

Possessive forms of kepuli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kepulini kepulini accusative nom. kepulini kepulini gen. kepulini genitive kepulini kepulieni kepuleideni kepuleitteni partitive kepuliani kepuleitani kepulejani inessive kepulissani kepuleissani elative kepulistani kepuleistani illative kepuliini kepuleihini adessive kepulillani kepuleillani ablative kepuliltani kepuleiltani allative kepulilleni kepuleilleni essive kepulinani kepuleinani translative kepulikseni kepuleikseni abessive kepulittani kepuleittani instructive — — comitative — kepuleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kepulisi kepulisi accusative nom. kepulisi kepulisi gen. kepulisi genitive kepulisi kepuliesi kepuleidesi kepuleittesi partitive kepuliasi kepuleitasi kepulejasi inessive kepulissasi kepuleissasi elative kepulistasi kepuleistasi illative kepuliisi kepuleihisi adessive kepulillasi kepuleillasi ablative kepuliltasi kepuleiltasi allative kepulillesi kepuleillesi essive kepulinasi kepuleinasi translative kepuliksesi kepuleiksesi abessive kepulittasi kepuleittasi instructive — — comitative — kepuleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kepulimme kepulimme accusative nom. kepulimme kepulimme gen. kepulimme genitive kepulimme kepuliemme kepuleidemme kepuleittemme partitive kepuliamme kepuleitamme kepulejamme inessive kepulissamme kepuleissamme elative kepulistamme kepuleistamme illative kepuliimme kepuleihimme adessive kepulillamme kepuleillamme ablative kepuliltamme kepuleiltamme allative kepulillemme kepuleillemme essive kepulinamme kepuleinamme translative kepuliksemme kepuleiksemme abessive kepulittamme kepuleittamme instructive — — comitative — kepuleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kepulinne kepulinne accusative nom. kepulinne kepulinne gen. kepulinne genitive kepulinne kepulienne kepuleidenne kepuleittenne partitive kepulianne kepuleitanne kepulejanne inessive kepulissanne kepuleissanne elative kepulistanne kepuleistanne illative kepuliinne kepuleihinne adessive kepulillanne kepuleillanne ablative kepuliltanne kepuleiltanne allative kepulillenne kepuleillenne essive kepulinanne kepuleinanne translative kepuliksenne kepuleiksenne abessive kepulittanne kepuleittanne instructive — — comitative — kepuleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kepulinsa kepulinsa accusative nom. kepulinsa kepulinsa gen. kepulinsa genitive kepulinsa kepuliensa kepuleidensa kepuleittensa partitive kepuliaan kepuliansa kepuleitaan kepulejaan kepuleitansa kepulejansa inessive kepulissaan kepulissansa kepuleissaan kepuleissansa elative kepulistaan kepulistansa kepuleistaan kepuleistansa illative kepuliinsa kepuleihinsa adessive kepulillaan kepulillansa kepuleillaan kepuleillansa ablative kepuliltaan kepuliltansa kepuleiltaan kepuleiltansa allative kepulilleen kepulillensa kepuleilleen kepuleillensa essive kepulinaan kepulinansa kepuleinaan kepuleinansa translative kepulikseen kepuliksensa kepuleikseen kepuleiksensa abessive kepulittaan kepulittansa kepuleittaan kepuleittansa instructive — — comitative — kepuleineen kepuleinensa

Derived terms

• kepulisti
• kepulius

 

compounds

• kepulikeino
• kepulikonsti

 

Further reading

• “kepuli”, 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

Anagrams

• lipuke