arpajaiset

Finnish

Etymology

arpa +‎ -iainen. Coined by Finnish teacher and linguist Gustaf Erik Eurén in 1860.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑrpɑjɑi̯set/, [ˈɑ̝rpɑ̝ˌjɑ̝i̯s̠e̞t̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑiset
• Syllabification^(key): ar‧pa‧jai‧set

Noun

arpajaiset pl

1. lottery, draw, raffle
2. (law) An activity in which the participants pay a fee and by that obtain a partially or fully random possibility to win a prize of monetary value.

Usage notes

The legal definition is understood broadly and it covers some activities which are not called arpajaiset in common language such as vedonlyönti (“betting”) and rahapelit (“gambling”).

Declension

Inflection of arpajaiset (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		—	arpajaiset
genitive		—	arpajaisten arpajaisien
partitive		—	arpajaisia
illative		—	arpajaisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		—	arpajaiset
accusative	nom.	—	arpajaiset
	gen.	—
genitive		—	arpajaisten arpajaisien
partitive		—	arpajaisia
inessive		—	arpajaisissa
elative		—	arpajaisista
illative		—	arpajaisiin
adessive		—	arpajaisilla
ablative		—	arpajaisilta
allative		—	arpajaisille
essive		—	arpajaisina
translative		—	arpajaisiksi
abessive		—	arpajaisitta
instructive		—	arpajaisin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of arpajaiset (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — arpajaiseni accusative nom. — arpajaiseni gen. — genitive — arpajaisteni arpajaisieni partitive — arpajaisiani inessive — arpajaisissani elative — arpajaisistani illative — arpajaisiini adessive — arpajaisillani ablative — arpajaisiltani allative — arpajaisilleni essive — arpajaisinani translative — arpajaisikseni abessive — arpajaisittani instructive — — comitative — arpajaisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — arpajaisesi accusative nom. — arpajaisesi gen. — genitive — arpajaistesi arpajaisiesi partitive — arpajaisiasi inessive — arpajaisissasi elative — arpajaisistasi illative — arpajaisiisi adessive — arpajaisillasi ablative — arpajaisiltasi allative — arpajaisillesi essive — arpajaisinasi translative — arpajaisiksesi abessive — arpajaisittasi instructive — — comitative — arpajaisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — arpajaisemme accusative nom. — arpajaisemme gen. — genitive — arpajaistemme arpajaisiemme partitive — arpajaisiamme inessive — arpajaisissamme elative — arpajaisistamme illative — arpajaisiimme adessive — arpajaisillamme ablative — arpajaisiltamme allative — arpajaisillemme essive — arpajaisinamme translative — arpajaisiksemme abessive — arpajaisittamme instructive — — comitative — arpajaisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — arpajaisenne accusative nom. — arpajaisenne gen. — genitive — arpajaistenne arpajaisienne partitive — arpajaisianne inessive — arpajaisissanne elative — arpajaisistanne illative — arpajaisiinne adessive — arpajaisillanne ablative — arpajaisiltanne allative — arpajaisillenne essive — arpajaisinanne translative — arpajaisiksenne abessive — arpajaisittanne instructive — — comitative — arpajaisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative — arpajaisensa accusative nom. — arpajaisensa gen. — genitive — arpajaistensa arpajaisiensa partitive — arpajaisiaan arpajaisiansa inessive — arpajaisissaan arpajaisissansa elative — arpajaisistaan arpajaisistansa illative — arpajaisiinsa adessive — arpajaisillaan arpajaisillansa ablative — arpajaisiltaan arpajaisiltansa allative — arpajaisilleen arpajaisillensa essive — arpajaisinaan arpajaisinansa translative — arpajaisikseen arpajaisiksensa abessive — arpajaisittaan arpajaisittansa instructive — — comitative — arpajaisineen arpajaisinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• arpajaislupa
• arpajaisvoitto
• pika-arpajaiset
• raha-arpajaiset
• tavara-arpajaiset

 

Related terms

• arpa
• arpoa

Further reading

• “arpajaiset”, 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