puppu

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *puppu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpupːu/, [ˈpupːu]
• Rhymes: -upːu
• Syllabification^(key): pup‧pu

Noun

puppu

1. premasticated food (such as that fed to young children)
2. (figuratively, informal) nonsense, rubbish, balderdash

Declension

Inflection of puppu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
nominative		puppu	puput
genitive		pupun	puppujen
partitive		puppua	puppuja
illative		puppuun	puppuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		puppu	puput
accusative	nom.	puppu	puput
	gen.	pupun
genitive		pupun	puppujen
partitive		puppua	puppuja
inessive		pupussa	pupuissa
elative		pupusta	pupuista
illative		puppuun	puppuihin
adessive		pupulla	pupuilla
ablative		pupulta	pupuilta
allative		pupulle	pupuille
essive		puppuna	puppuina
translative		pupuksi	pupuiksi
abessive		puputta	pupuitta
instructive		—	pupuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of puppu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative puppuni puppuni accusative nom. puppuni puppuni gen. puppuni genitive puppuni puppujeni partitive puppuani puppujani inessive pupussani pupuissani elative pupustani pupuistani illative puppuuni puppuihini adessive pupullani pupuillani ablative pupultani pupuiltani allative pupulleni pupuilleni essive puppunani puppuinani translative pupukseni pupuikseni abessive puputtani pupuittani instructive — — comitative — puppuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative puppusi puppusi accusative nom. puppusi puppusi gen. puppusi genitive puppusi puppujesi partitive puppuasi puppujasi inessive pupussasi pupuissasi elative pupustasi pupuistasi illative puppuusi puppuihisi adessive pupullasi pupuillasi ablative pupultasi pupuiltasi allative pupullesi pupuillesi essive puppunasi puppuinasi translative pupuksesi pupuiksesi abessive puputtasi pupuittasi instructive — — comitative — puppuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative puppumme puppumme accusative nom. puppumme puppumme gen. puppumme genitive puppumme puppujemme partitive puppuamme puppujamme inessive pupussamme pupuissamme elative pupustamme pupuistamme illative puppuumme puppuihimme adessive pupullamme pupuillamme ablative pupultamme pupuiltamme allative pupullemme pupuillemme essive puppunamme puppuinamme translative pupuksemme pupuiksemme abessive puputtamme pupuittamme instructive — — comitative — puppuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative puppunne puppunne accusative nom. puppunne puppunne gen. puppunne genitive puppunne puppujenne partitive puppuanne puppujanne inessive pupussanne pupuissanne elative pupustanne pupuistanne illative puppuunne puppuihinne adessive pupullanne pupuillanne ablative pupultanne pupuiltanne allative pupullenne pupuillenne essive puppunanne puppuinanne translative pupuksenne pupuiksenne abessive puputtanne pupuittanne instructive — — comitative — puppuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative puppunsa puppunsa accusative nom. puppunsa puppunsa gen. puppunsa genitive puppunsa puppujensa partitive puppuaan puppuansa puppujaan puppujansa inessive pupussaan pupussansa pupuissaan pupuissansa elative pupustaan pupustansa pupuistaan pupuistansa illative puppuunsa puppuihinsa adessive pupullaan pupullansa pupuillaan pupuillansa ablative pupultaan pupultansa pupuiltaan pupuiltansa allative pupulleen pupullensa pupuilleen pupuillensa essive puppunaan puppunansa puppuinaan puppuinansa translative pupukseen pupuksensa pupuikseen pupuiksensa abessive puputtaan puputtansa pupuittaan pupuittansa instructive — — comitative — puppuineen puppuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kultsipuppeli
• puppugeneraattori

 

Further reading

• “puppu”, 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

Sicilian

Noun

puppu m (plural puppi)

1. Alternative form of purpu (Regressive assimilation of the r)