kupla

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kupla, probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kupla. Related to Estonian kubel, Southern Sami gåbloe (“lung”), Karelian kupla, Livvi kubl and probably Inari Sami koble (“roe pouch”), Eastern Mari кувыл (kuvyl, “bubbles on the water surface, due to rain”) and Southern Mansi [script needed] (kɛ̮wl-, “to swim, to float”), possibly also Hungarian hólyag (“bladder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuplɑ/, [ˈkuplɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -uplɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kup‧la

Noun

kupla

1. bubble (spherically contained volume of air or other gas)
2. bubble (spherical cavity in a solid material)
3. bubble (anything resembling a hollow sphere)
4. bubble (economics: period of intense speculation in a market)

   Synonym: talouskupla

5. bubble (anything lacking firmness or solidity)
6. bubble (something or somebody who just seemingly is what is supposed, but in fact does have nothing or little to fulfill expectancies)
7. (informal) a Volkswagen Beetle automobile (may be capitalized)

Declension

Inflection of kupla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		kupla	kuplat
genitive		kuplan	kuplien
partitive		kuplaa	kuplia
illative		kuplaan	kupliin
		singular	plural
nominative		kupla	kuplat
accusative	nom.	kupla	kuplat
	gen.	kuplan
genitive		kuplan	kuplien kuplain rare
partitive		kuplaa	kuplia
inessive		kuplassa	kuplissa
elative		kuplasta	kuplista
illative		kuplaan	kupliin
adessive		kuplalla	kuplilla
ablative		kuplalta	kuplilta
allative		kuplalle	kuplille
essive		kuplana	kuplina
translative		kuplaksi	kupliksi
abessive		kuplatta	kuplitta
instructive		—	kuplin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kupla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kuplani kuplani accusative nom. kuplani kuplani gen. kuplani genitive kuplani kuplieni kuplaini rare partitive kuplaani kupliani inessive kuplassani kuplissani elative kuplastani kuplistani illative kuplaani kupliini adessive kuplallani kuplillani ablative kuplaltani kupliltani allative kuplalleni kuplilleni essive kuplanani kuplinani translative kuplakseni kuplikseni abessive kuplattani kuplittani instructive — — comitative — kuplineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kuplasi kuplasi accusative nom. kuplasi kuplasi gen. kuplasi genitive kuplasi kupliesi kuplaisi rare partitive kuplaasi kupliasi inessive kuplassasi kuplissasi elative kuplastasi kuplistasi illative kuplaasi kupliisi adessive kuplallasi kuplillasi ablative kuplaltasi kupliltasi allative kuplallesi kuplillesi essive kuplanasi kuplinasi translative kuplaksesi kupliksesi abessive kuplattasi kuplittasi instructive — — comitative — kuplinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kuplamme kuplamme accusative nom. kuplamme kuplamme gen. kuplamme genitive kuplamme kupliemme kuplaimme rare partitive kuplaamme kupliamme inessive kuplassamme kuplissamme elative kuplastamme kuplistamme illative kuplaamme kupliimme adessive kuplallamme kuplillamme ablative kuplaltamme kupliltamme allative kuplallemme kuplillemme essive kuplanamme kuplinamme translative kuplaksemme kupliksemme abessive kuplattamme kuplittamme instructive — — comitative — kuplinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kuplanne kuplanne accusative nom. kuplanne kuplanne gen. kuplanne genitive kuplanne kuplienne kuplainne rare partitive kuplaanne kuplianne inessive kuplassanne kuplissanne elative kuplastanne kuplistanne illative kuplaanne kupliinne adessive kuplallanne kuplillanne ablative kuplaltanne kupliltanne allative kuplallenne kuplillenne essive kuplananne kuplinanne translative kuplaksenne kupliksenne abessive kuplattanne kuplittanne instructive — — comitative — kuplinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kuplansa kuplansa accusative nom. kuplansa kuplansa gen. kuplansa genitive kuplansa kupliensa kuplainsa rare partitive kuplaansa kupliaan kupliansa inessive kuplassaan kuplassansa kuplissaan kuplissansa elative kuplastaan kuplastansa kuplistaan kuplistansa illative kuplaansa kupliinsa adessive kuplallaan kuplallansa kuplillaan kuplillansa ablative kuplaltaan kuplaltansa kupliltaan kupliltansa allative kuplalleen kuplallensa kuplilleen kuplillensa essive kuplanaan kuplanansa kuplinaan kuplinansa translative kuplakseen kuplaksensa kuplikseen kupliksensa abessive kuplattaan kuplattansa kuplittaan kuplittansa instructive — — comitative — kuplineen kuplinensa

Synonyms

• (Beetle): kuplavolkkari

Derived terms

• kuplainen
• kuplaton
• kuplia
• kuplittaa

 

compounds

• ajatuskupla
• hiilidioksidikupla
• ilmakupla
• kuplahalli
• kuplahylje
• kuplajuoma
• kuplajärjestäminen
• kuplakammio
• kuplalajittelu
• kuplamuisti
• kuplamuovi
• kuplapakkaus
• kuplatalous
• kuplatee
• kuplavesi
• kuplavolkkari
• muovikupla
• nettikupla
• puhekupla
• punaviherkupla
• rakennuskupla
• saippuakupla
• somekupla
• talouskupla
• vaahtokupla

 

Interjection

kupla (childish)

1. snap, jinx (used after the same thing is said by two people simultaneously)

   Synonyms: smurffi, smurffilukko, smurffattu

Further reading

• “kupla”, 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