tirppa

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown, possibly sound-symbolic, or, according to SKES, a variant of kirppa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtirpːɑ/, [ˈt̪irpːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -irpːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): tirp‧pa

Noun

tirppa

1. (colloquial) small bird
2. Synonym of pilppu

Declension

Inflection of tirppa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
nominative		tirppa	tirpat
genitive		tirpan	tirppojen
partitive		tirppaa	tirppoja
illative		tirppaan	tirppoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tirppa	tirpat
accusative	nom.	tirppa	tirpat
	gen.	tirpan
genitive		tirpan	tirppojen tirppain rare
partitive		tirppaa	tirppoja
inessive		tirpassa	tirpoissa
elative		tirpasta	tirpoista
illative		tirppaan	tirppoihin
adessive		tirpalla	tirpoilla
ablative		tirpalta	tirpoilta
allative		tirpalle	tirpoille
essive		tirppana	tirppoina
translative		tirpaksi	tirpoiksi
abessive		tirpatta	tirpoitta
instructive		—	tirpoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tirppa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tirppani tirppani accusative nom. tirppani tirppani gen. tirppani genitive tirppani tirppojeni tirppaini rare partitive tirppaani tirppojani inessive tirpassani tirpoissani elative tirpastani tirpoistani illative tirppaani tirppoihini adessive tirpallani tirpoillani ablative tirpaltani tirpoiltani allative tirpalleni tirpoilleni essive tirppanani tirppoinani translative tirpakseni tirpoikseni abessive tirpattani tirpoittani instructive — — comitative — tirppoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tirppasi tirppasi accusative nom. tirppasi tirppasi gen. tirppasi genitive tirppasi tirppojesi tirppaisi rare partitive tirppaasi tirppojasi inessive tirpassasi tirpoissasi elative tirpastasi tirpoistasi illative tirppaasi tirppoihisi adessive tirpallasi tirpoillasi ablative tirpaltasi tirpoiltasi allative tirpallesi tirpoillesi essive tirppanasi tirppoinasi translative tirpaksesi tirpoiksesi abessive tirpattasi tirpoittasi instructive — — comitative — tirppoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tirppamme tirppamme accusative nom. tirppamme tirppamme gen. tirppamme genitive tirppamme tirppojemme tirppaimme rare partitive tirppaamme tirppojamme inessive tirpassamme tirpoissamme elative tirpastamme tirpoistamme illative tirppaamme tirppoihimme adessive tirpallamme tirpoillamme ablative tirpaltamme tirpoiltamme allative tirpallemme tirpoillemme essive tirppanamme tirppoinamme translative tirpaksemme tirpoiksemme abessive tirpattamme tirpoittamme instructive — — comitative — tirppoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tirppanne tirppanne accusative nom. tirppanne tirppanne gen. tirppanne genitive tirppanne tirppojenne tirppainne rare partitive tirppaanne tirppojanne inessive tirpassanne tirpoissanne elative tirpastanne tirpoistanne illative tirppaanne tirppoihinne adessive tirpallanne tirpoillanne ablative tirpaltanne tirpoiltanne allative tirpallenne tirpoillenne essive tirppananne tirppoinanne translative tirpaksenne tirpoiksenne abessive tirpattanne tirpoittanne instructive — — comitative — tirppoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tirppansa tirppansa accusative nom. tirppansa tirppansa gen. tirppansa genitive tirppansa tirppojensa tirppainsa rare partitive tirppaansa tirppojaan tirppojansa inessive tirpassaan tirpassansa tirpoissaan tirpoissansa elative tirpastaan tirpastansa tirpoistaan tirpoistansa illative tirppaansa tirppoihinsa adessive tirpallaan tirpallansa tirpoillaan tirpoillansa ablative tirpaltaan tirpaltansa tirpoiltaan tirpoiltansa allative tirpalleen tirpallensa tirpoilleen tirpoillensa essive tirppanaan tirppanansa tirppoinaan tirppoinansa translative tirpakseen tirpaksensa tirpoikseen tirpoiksensa abessive tirpattaan tirpattansa tirpoittaan tirpoittansa instructive — — comitative — tirppoineen tirppoinensa

Further reading

• “tirppa”, 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

Anagrams

• trappi