kumppani
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Swedish kumpan, ultimately from Late Latin compāniō, compare French compagnon and Italian compagno.
Pronunciation
Noun
kumppani
- companion (person with whom one does something together)
- partner (spouse, intimate partner, sexual partner)
- partner, associate (in business)
Declension
Inflection of kumppani (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | kumppani | kumppanit | |
genitive | kumppanin | kumppanien kumppaneiden kumppaneitten | |
partitive | kumppania | kumppaneita kumppaneja | |
illative | kumppaniin | kumppaneihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kumppani | kumppanit | |
accusative | nom. | kumppani | kumppanit |
gen. | kumppanin | ||
genitive | kumppanin | kumppanien kumppaneiden kumppaneitten | |
partitive | kumppania | kumppaneita kumppaneja | |
inessive | kumppanissa | kumppaneissa | |
elative | kumppanista | kumppaneista | |
illative | kumppaniin | kumppaneihin | |
adessive | kumppanilla | kumppaneilla | |
ablative | kumppanilta | kumppaneilta | |
allative | kumppanille | kumppaneille | |
essive | kumppanina | kumppaneina | |
translative | kumppaniksi | kumppaneiksi | |
abessive | kumppanitta | kumppaneitta | |
instructive | — | kumppanein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
- (spouse, intimate partner) puoliso, partneri
- (business partner) partneri, yhteistyökumppani, liikekumppani
- (associate) työtoveri, kollega