Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swedish sump.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsumpːu/, [ˈs̠umpːu]
  • Rhymes: -umpːu
  • Syllabification(key): sump‧pu

Noun

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sumppu

  1. corf (container to keep caught fish alive under water)
  2. (by extension) Any tight space in which movements are restricted.
    liikennesumppuplace where traffic jams frequently occur
  3. (slang, motor racing) narrow part of a road or track (e.g. in rally pace notes)

Declension

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Inflection of sumppu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
nominative sumppu sumput
genitive sumpun sumppujen
partitive sumppua sumppuja
illative sumppuun sumppuihin
singular plural
nominative sumppu sumput
accusative nom. sumppu sumput
gen. sumpun
genitive sumpun sumppujen
partitive sumppua sumppuja
inessive sumpussa sumpuissa
elative sumpusta sumpuista
illative sumppuun sumppuihin
adessive sumpulla sumpuilla
ablative sumpulta sumpuilta
allative sumpulle sumpuille
essive sumppuna sumppuina
translative sumpuksi sumpuiksi
abessive sumputta sumpuitta
instructive sumpuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sumppu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sumppuni sumppuni
accusative nom. sumppuni sumppuni
gen. sumppuni
genitive sumppuni sumppujeni
partitive sumppuani sumppujani
inessive sumpussani sumpuissani
elative sumpustani sumpuistani
illative sumppuuni sumppuihini
adessive sumpullani sumpuillani
ablative sumpultani sumpuiltani
allative sumpulleni sumpuilleni
essive sumppunani sumppuinani
translative sumpukseni sumpuikseni
abessive sumputtani sumpuittani
instructive
comitative sumppuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sumppusi sumppusi
accusative nom. sumppusi sumppusi
gen. sumppusi
genitive sumppusi sumppujesi
partitive sumppuasi sumppujasi
inessive sumpussasi sumpuissasi
elative sumpustasi sumpuistasi
illative sumppuusi sumppuihisi
adessive sumpullasi sumpuillasi
ablative sumpultasi sumpuiltasi
allative sumpullesi sumpuillesi
essive sumppunasi sumppuinasi
translative sumpuksesi sumpuiksesi
abessive sumputtasi sumpuittasi
instructive
comitative sumppuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sumppumme sumppumme
accusative nom. sumppumme sumppumme
gen. sumppumme
genitive sumppumme sumppujemme
partitive sumppuamme sumppujamme
inessive sumpussamme sumpuissamme
elative sumpustamme sumpuistamme
illative sumppuumme sumppuihimme
adessive sumpullamme sumpuillamme
ablative sumpultamme sumpuiltamme
allative sumpullemme sumpuillemme
essive sumppunamme sumppuinamme
translative sumpuksemme sumpuiksemme
abessive sumputtamme sumpuittamme
instructive
comitative sumppuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sumppunne sumppunne
accusative nom. sumppunne sumppunne
gen. sumppunne
genitive sumppunne sumppujenne
partitive sumppuanne sumppujanne
inessive sumpussanne sumpuissanne
elative sumpustanne sumpuistanne
illative sumppuunne sumppuihinne
adessive sumpullanne sumpuillanne
ablative sumpultanne sumpuiltanne
allative sumpullenne sumpuillenne
essive sumppunanne sumppuinanne
translative sumpuksenne sumpuiksenne
abessive sumputtanne sumpuittanne
instructive
comitative sumppuinenne

Derived terms

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compounds

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