Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swedish knopp.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnupːi/, [ˈnupːi]
  • Rhymes: -upːi
  • Syllabification(key): nup‧pi

Noun

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nuppi

  1. knob (rounded protuberance, handle, or control switch)
  2. cascabel (knob at the end of a cannon, to which ropes are attached in order to control recoil)
  3. finial (decorative fitting in a post, pole etc.)
  4. (vehicles, slang) tractor (truck used to pull a trailer or a semi-trailer)
  5. (slang) head
    Minulle ei mahdu nuppiinI can't get it into my head
    Viisi euroa per nuppiFive Euros per head

Declension

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Inflection of nuppi (Kotus type 5*B/risti, pp-p gradation)
nominative nuppi nupit
genitive nupin nuppien
partitive nuppia nuppeja
illative nuppiin nuppeihin
singular plural
nominative nuppi nupit
accusative nom. nuppi nupit
gen. nupin
genitive nupin nuppien
partitive nuppia nuppeja
inessive nupissa nupeissa
elative nupista nupeista
illative nuppiin nuppeihin
adessive nupilla nupeilla
ablative nupilta nupeilta
allative nupille nupeille
essive nuppina nuppeina
translative nupiksi nupeiksi
abessive nupitta nupeitta
instructive nupein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of nuppi (Kotus type 5*B/risti, pp-p gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nuppini nuppini
accusative nom. nuppini nuppini
gen. nuppini
genitive nuppini nuppieni
partitive nuppiani nuppejani
inessive nupissani nupeissani
elative nupistani nupeistani
illative nuppiini nuppeihini
adessive nupillani nupeillani
ablative nupiltani nupeiltani
allative nupilleni nupeilleni
essive nuppinani nuppeinani
translative nupikseni nupeikseni
abessive nupittani nupeittani
instructive
comitative nuppeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nuppisi nuppisi
accusative nom. nuppisi nuppisi
gen. nuppisi
genitive nuppisi nuppiesi
partitive nuppiasi nuppejasi
inessive nupissasi nupeissasi
elative nupistasi nupeistasi
illative nuppiisi nuppeihisi
adessive nupillasi nupeillasi
ablative nupiltasi nupeiltasi
allative nupillesi nupeillesi
essive nuppinasi nuppeinasi
translative nupiksesi nupeiksesi
abessive nupittasi nupeittasi
instructive
comitative nuppeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nuppimme nuppimme
accusative nom. nuppimme nuppimme
gen. nuppimme
genitive nuppimme nuppiemme
partitive nuppiamme nuppejamme
inessive nupissamme nupeissamme
elative nupistamme nupeistamme
illative nuppiimme nuppeihimme
adessive nupillamme nupeillamme
ablative nupiltamme nupeiltamme
allative nupillemme nupeillemme
essive nuppinamme nuppeinamme
translative nupiksemme nupeiksemme
abessive nupittamme nupeittamme
instructive
comitative nuppeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nuppinne nuppinne
accusative nom. nuppinne nuppinne
gen. nuppinne
genitive nuppinne nuppienne
partitive nuppianne nuppejanne
inessive nupissanne nupeissanne
elative nupistanne nupeistanne
illative nuppiinne nuppeihinne
adessive nupillanne nupeillanne
ablative nupiltanne nupeiltanne
allative nupillenne nupeillenne
essive nuppinanne nuppeinanne
translative nupiksenne nupeiksenne
abessive nupittanne nupeittanne
instructive
comitative nuppeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative nuppinsa nuppinsa
accusative nom. nuppinsa nuppinsa
gen. nuppinsa
genitive nuppinsa nuppiensa
partitive nuppiaan
nuppiansa
nuppejaan
nuppejansa
inessive nupissaan
nupissansa
nupeissaan
nupeissansa
elative nupistaan
nupistansa
nupeistaan
nupeistansa
illative nuppiinsa nuppeihinsa
adessive nupillaan
nupillansa
nupeillaan
nupeillansa
ablative nupiltaan
nupiltansa
nupeiltaan
nupeiltansa
allative nupilleen
nupillensa
nupeilleen
nupeillensa
essive nuppinaan
nuppinansa
nuppeinaan
nuppeinansa
translative nupikseen
nupiksensa
nupeikseen
nupeiksensa
abessive nupittaan
nupittansa
nupeittaan
nupeittansa
instructive
comitative nuppeineen
nuppeinensa

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Northern Sami

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Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈnuppiː/

Adjective

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nuppi

  1. accusative/genitive singular of nubbi