kumpikin

Finnish

Etymology

kumpi +‎ -kin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkumpikin/, [ˈkumpik̟in]
• Rhymes: -umpikin
• Syllabification^(key): kum‧pi‧kin

Pronoun

kumpikin

1. (indefinite, chiefly in the positive) both

   Kumpikin on punainen.

   Both are red.

   Kummatkin ovat punaisia.

   Both are red.

Usage notes

• As seen in the example clause above, kumpikin is in the singular, so, in order to preserve congruence, the following noun and verb must be conjugated in the singular number as well. When used attributively, the plural is mostly used with pluralia tantum, but also when speaking of two groups of similar objects.

polarity pair	positive	kumpikin
	negative	kumpikaan

Inflection

• The instructive plural is mainly used as an adverb.

Inflection of kumpikin (Kotus type 16*H/vanhempi, mp-mm gradation)
nominative		kumpikin	kummatkin
genitive		kummankin	kumpienkin
partitive		kumpaakin	kumpiakin
illative		kumpaankin	kumpiinkin
		singular	plural
nominative		kumpikin	kummatkin
accusative	nom.	kumpikin	kummatkin
	gen.	kummankin
genitive		kummankin	kumpienkin kumpainkinrare
partitive		kumpaakin	kumpiakin
inessive		kummassakin	kummissakin
elative		kummastakin	kummistakin
illative		kumpaankin	kumpiinkin
adessive		kummallakin	kummillakin
ablative		kummaltakin	kummiltakin
allative		kummallekin	kummillekin
essive		kumpanakin	kumpinakin
translative		kummaksikin	kummiksikin
abessive		kummattakin	kummittakin
instructive		—	kumminkin
comitative		—	kumpinekin

Synonyms

• kumpainenkin
• molemmat
• molempi (informal)

Antonyms

• en/et/ei/emme/ette/eivät; älä/älköön/älkäämme/älkää/älkööt + kumpikaan

Derived terms

• kummankinlainen

 

compounds

• kummankintyyppinen

 

Related terms

Pronouns with same stems:

• joka
• jokin
• joku
• jompikumpi
• kuka
• kukaan
• kukin
• kumpi
• kumpikaan

Further reading

• “kumpikin”, 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