kloppi
Finnish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from dialectal Swedish klobb (compare standard Swedish klubb (“lump, clump, dumpling”)).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkloppi
Usage notes
edit- (stripling): Sometimes translated into English with "rascal" or "scamp", which is misleading in the sense that kloppi is not mischievous by definition.
Declension
editInflection of kloppi (Kotus type 5*B/risti, pp-p gradation) | |||
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nominative | kloppi | klopit | |
genitive | klopin | kloppien | |
partitive | kloppia | kloppeja | |
illative | kloppiin | kloppeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kloppi | klopit | |
accusative | nom. | kloppi | klopit |
gen. | klopin | ||
genitive | klopin | kloppien | |
partitive | kloppia | kloppeja | |
inessive | klopissa | klopeissa | |
elative | klopista | klopeista | |
illative | kloppiin | kloppeihin | |
adessive | klopilla | klopeilla | |
ablative | klopilta | klopeilta | |
allative | klopille | klopeille | |
essive | kloppina | kloppeina | |
translative | klopiksi | klopeiksi | |
abessive | klopitta | klopeitta | |
instructive | — | klopein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “kloppi”, 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