norppa
See also: Norppa
Finnish
editEtymology
editPossibly a borrowing from Sami, cf. Proto-Samic *noarvē (“seal”) (whence Northern Sami noarvi). Cognate with Karelian ńorppa, Ludian ńorp. Russian нерпа (nerpa, “seal of the genus "Pusa"”) is a borrowing from Finnic.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnorppa
Declension
editInflection of norppa (Kotus type 10*B/koira, pp-p gradation) | |||
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nominative | norppa | norpat | |
genitive | norpan | norppien | |
partitive | norppaa | norppia | |
illative | norppaan | norppiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | norppa | norpat | |
accusative | nom. | norppa | norpat |
gen. | norpan | ||
genitive | norpan | norppien norppain rare | |
partitive | norppaa | norppia | |
inessive | norpassa | norpissa | |
elative | norpasta | norpista | |
illative | norppaan | norppiin | |
adessive | norpalla | norpilla | |
ablative | norpalta | norpilta | |
allative | norpalle | norpille | |
essive | norppana | norppina | |
translative | norpaksi | norpiksi | |
abessive | norpatta | norpitta | |
instructive | — | norpin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editcompounds
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “norppa”, 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 2023-07-03