kupera
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Dialectal kupa + -ra, from the same root as kupu.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
kupera (comparative kuperampi, superlative kuperin)
Declension edit
Inflection of kupera (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | kupera | kuperat | |
genitive | kuperan | kuperien | |
partitive | kuperaa | kuperia | |
illative | kuperaan | kuperiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kupera | kuperat | |
accusative | nom. | kupera | kuperat |
gen. | kuperan | ||
genitive | kuperan | kuperien kuperainrare | |
partitive | kuperaa | kuperia | |
inessive | kuperassa | kuperissa | |
elative | kuperasta | kuperista | |
illative | kuperaan | kuperiin | |
adessive | kuperalla | kuperilla | |
ablative | kuperalta | kuperilta | |
allative | kuperalle | kuperille | |
essive | kuperana | kuperina | |
translative | kuperaksi | kuperiksi | |
abessive | kuperatta | kuperitta | |
instructive | — | kuperin | |
comitative | — | kuperine |
Antonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “kupera”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French couper. Cognate of German kupieren. Doublet of kupp and kupé.
Verb edit
kupera (present kuperar, preterite kuperade, supine kuperat, imperative kupera)
- to dock (cut off a section of an animal's tail)
- to cut a deck of cards
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of kupera (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | kupera | kuperas | ||
Supine | kuperat | kuperats | ||
Imperative | kupera | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | kuperen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | kuperar | kuperade | kuperas | kuperades |
Ind. plural1 | kupera | kuperade | kuperas | kuperades |
Subjunctive2 | kupere | kuperade | kuperes | kuperades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | kuperande | |||
Past participle | kuperad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |