rimpsu

Finnish

Etymology

From dialectal Swedish rimsa (standard Swedish remsa). Doublet of rämpsy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrimpsu/, [ˈrimps̠u]
• Rhymes: -impsu
• Syllabification^(key): rimp‧su

Noun

rimpsu

1. frill, ruffle (crinkled or pleated strip or band of fabric)
2. (colloquial) sequence (of numbers, etc.)
3. (computing, colloquial) string

   Synonym: merkkijono

Declension

Inflection of rimpsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		rimpsu	rimpsut
genitive		rimpsun	rimpsujen
partitive		rimpsua	rimpsuja
illative		rimpsuun	rimpsuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rimpsu	rimpsut
accusative	nom.	rimpsu	rimpsut
	gen.	rimpsun
genitive		rimpsun	rimpsujen
partitive		rimpsua	rimpsuja
inessive		rimpsussa	rimpsuissa
elative		rimpsusta	rimpsuista
illative		rimpsuun	rimpsuihin
adessive		rimpsulla	rimpsuilla
ablative		rimpsulta	rimpsuilta
allative		rimpsulle	rimpsuille
essive		rimpsuna	rimpsuina
translative		rimpsuksi	rimpsuiksi
abessive		rimpsutta	rimpsuitta
instructive		—	rimpsuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rimpsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rimpsuni rimpsuni accusative nom. rimpsuni rimpsuni gen. rimpsuni genitive rimpsuni rimpsujeni partitive rimpsuani rimpsujani inessive rimpsussani rimpsuissani elative rimpsustani rimpsuistani illative rimpsuuni rimpsuihini adessive rimpsullani rimpsuillani ablative rimpsultani rimpsuiltani allative rimpsulleni rimpsuilleni essive rimpsunani rimpsuinani translative rimpsukseni rimpsuikseni abessive rimpsuttani rimpsuittani instructive — — comitative — rimpsuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rimpsusi rimpsusi accusative nom. rimpsusi rimpsusi gen. rimpsusi genitive rimpsusi rimpsujesi partitive rimpsuasi rimpsujasi inessive rimpsussasi rimpsuissasi elative rimpsustasi rimpsuistasi illative rimpsuusi rimpsuihisi adessive rimpsullasi rimpsuillasi ablative rimpsultasi rimpsuiltasi allative rimpsullesi rimpsuillesi essive rimpsunasi rimpsuinasi translative rimpsuksesi rimpsuiksesi abessive rimpsuttasi rimpsuittasi instructive — — comitative — rimpsuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rimpsumme rimpsumme accusative nom. rimpsumme rimpsumme gen. rimpsumme genitive rimpsumme rimpsujemme partitive rimpsuamme rimpsujamme inessive rimpsussamme rimpsuissamme elative rimpsustamme rimpsuistamme illative rimpsuumme rimpsuihimme adessive rimpsullamme rimpsuillamme ablative rimpsultamme rimpsuiltamme allative rimpsullemme rimpsuillemme essive rimpsunamme rimpsuinamme translative rimpsuksemme rimpsuiksemme abessive rimpsuttamme rimpsuittamme instructive — — comitative — rimpsuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rimpsunne rimpsunne accusative nom. rimpsunne rimpsunne gen. rimpsunne genitive rimpsunne rimpsujenne partitive rimpsuanne rimpsujanne inessive rimpsussanne rimpsuissanne elative rimpsustanne rimpsuistanne illative rimpsuunne rimpsuihinne adessive rimpsullanne rimpsuillanne ablative rimpsultanne rimpsuiltanne allative rimpsullenne rimpsuillenne essive rimpsunanne rimpsuinanne translative rimpsuksenne rimpsuiksenne abessive rimpsuttanne rimpsuittanne instructive — — comitative — rimpsuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rimpsunsa rimpsunsa accusative nom. rimpsunsa rimpsunsa gen. rimpsunsa genitive rimpsunsa rimpsujensa partitive rimpsuaan rimpsuansa rimpsujaan rimpsujansa inessive rimpsussaan rimpsussansa rimpsuissaan rimpsuissansa elative rimpsustaan rimpsustansa rimpsuistaan rimpsuistansa illative rimpsuunsa rimpsuihinsa adessive rimpsullaan rimpsullansa rimpsuillaan rimpsuillansa ablative rimpsultaan rimpsultansa rimpsuiltaan rimpsuiltansa allative rimpsulleen rimpsullensa rimpsuilleen rimpsuillensa essive rimpsunaan rimpsunansa rimpsuinaan rimpsuinansa translative rimpsukseen rimpsuksensa rimpsuikseen rimpsuiksensa abessive rimpsuttaan rimpsuttansa rimpsuittaan rimpsuittansa instructive — — comitative — rimpsuineen rimpsuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• rimpsuhame
• rimpsuhelma
• rimpsumekko
• rimpsureuna

 

Further reading

• “rimpsu”, 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