kupeli

Ingrian

Etymology

Possibly from Russian купля (kuplja, “purchase”), referring to the custom of bride buying.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkupeli/, [ˈkupe̞lʲ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkupeːli/, [ˈkupˑe̝ːlʲi]
• Rhymes: -upelʲ, -upeːli
• Hyphenation: ku‧pe‧li

Noun

kupeli

1. A traditional feast held a few days before the wedding; hen night

Declension

Declension of kupeli (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kupeli	kupelit
genitive	kupelin	kupeliin, kupeliloin
partitive	kupelia	kupelija, kupeliloja
illative	kupelii	kupelii, kupeliloihe
inessive	kupeliis	kupeliis, kupelilois
elative	kupelist	kupeliist, kupeliloist
allative	kupelille	kupeliille, kupeliloille
adessive	kupeliil	kupeliil, kupeliloil
ablative	kupelilt	kupeliilt, kupeliloilt
translative	kupeliks	kupeliiks, kupeliloiks
essive	kupelinna, kupeliin	kupeliinna, kupeliloinna, kupeliin, kupeliloin
exessive1)	kupelint	kupeliint, kupeliloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• kupelileipä

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 220