kelpo

Finnish

Etymology

From kelvata (“to be good enough”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkelpo/, [ˈk̟e̞lpo̞]
• Rhymes: -elpo
• Syllabification^(key): kel‧po
• Hyphenation^(key): kel‧po

Adjective

kelpo (comparative kelvompi, superlative kelvoin) (rarely inflected or compared)

1. decent, good, fine, proper

   Synonyms: see kelvollinen

   Hän on kelpo poika.

   He is a good boy.

   Tämä on kelpo kahvia.

   This is decent coffee.

2. (of amount) much, good, plenty

   Synonyms: see kunnon

Declension

• The adjective is usually indeclinable, and is rarely inflected in congruence with the main word. The comparative and superlative forms are likewise rare.

Inflection of kelpo (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p–v gradation)
nominative		kelpo	kelvot
genitive		kelvon	kelpojen
partitive		kelpoa	kelpoja
illative		kelpoon	kelpoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kelpo	kelvot
accusative	nom.	kelpo	kelvot
	gen.	kelvon
genitive		kelvon	kelpojen
partitive		kelpoa	kelpoja
inessive		kelvossa	kelvoissa
elative		kelvosta	kelvoista
illative		kelpoon	kelpoihin
adessive		kelvolla	kelvoilla
ablative		kelvolta	kelvoilta
allative		kelvolle	kelvoille
essive		kelpona	kelpoina
translative		kelvoksi	kelvoiksi
abessive		kelvotta	kelvoitta
instructive		—	kelvoin
comitative		—	kelpoine

Possessive forms of kelpo (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p–v gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kelponi kelponi accusative nom. kelponi kelponi gen. kelponi genitive kelponi kelpojeni partitive kelpoani kelpojani inessive kelvossani kelvoissani elative kelvostani kelvoistani illative kelpooni kelpoihini adessive kelvollani kelvoillani ablative kelvoltani kelvoiltani allative kelvolleni kelvoilleni essive kelponani kelpoinani translative kelvokseni kelvoikseni abessive kelvottani kelvoittani instructive — — comitative — kelpoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kelposi kelposi accusative nom. kelposi kelposi gen. kelposi genitive kelposi kelpojesi partitive kelpoasi kelpojasi inessive kelvossasi kelvoissasi elative kelvostasi kelvoistasi illative kelpoosi kelpoihisi adessive kelvollasi kelvoillasi ablative kelvoltasi kelvoiltasi allative kelvollesi kelvoillesi essive kelponasi kelpoinasi translative kelvoksesi kelvoiksesi abessive kelvottasi kelvoittasi instructive — — comitative — kelpoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kelpomme kelpomme accusative nom. kelpomme kelpomme gen. kelpomme genitive kelpomme kelpojemme partitive kelpoamme kelpojamme inessive kelvossamme kelvoissamme elative kelvostamme kelvoistamme illative kelpoomme kelpoihimme adessive kelvollamme kelvoillamme ablative kelvoltamme kelvoiltamme allative kelvollemme kelvoillemme essive kelponamme kelpoinamme translative kelvoksemme kelvoiksemme abessive kelvottamme kelvoittamme instructive — — comitative — kelpoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kelponne kelponne accusative nom. kelponne kelponne gen. kelponne genitive kelponne kelpojenne partitive kelpoanne kelpojanne inessive kelvossanne kelvoissanne elative kelvostanne kelvoistanne illative kelpoonne kelpoihinne adessive kelvollanne kelvoillanne ablative kelvoltanne kelvoiltanne allative kelvollenne kelvoillenne essive kelponanne kelpoinanne translative kelvoksenne kelvoiksenne abessive kelvottanne kelvoittanne instructive — — comitative — kelpoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kelponsa kelponsa accusative nom. kelponsa kelponsa gen. kelponsa genitive kelponsa kelpojensa partitive kelpoaan kelpoansa kelpojaan kelpojansa inessive kelvossaan kelvossansa kelvoissaan kelvoissansa elative kelvostaan kelvostansa kelvoistaan kelvoistansa illative kelpoonsa kelpoihinsa adessive kelvollaan kelvollansa kelvoillaan kelvoillansa ablative kelvoltaan kelvoltansa kelvoiltaan kelvoiltansa allative kelvolleen kelvollensa kelvoilleen kelvoillensa essive kelponaan kelponansa kelpoinaan kelpoinansa translative kelvokseen kelvoksensa kelvoikseen kelvoiksensa abessive kelvottaan kelvottansa kelvoittaan kelvoittansa instructive — — comitative — kelpoineen kelpoinensa

Derived terms

• epäkelpo
• kelpo lailla
• kelpoinen
• kelpoistaa
• kelvokas
• kelvollinen
• kelvoton

Further reading

• “kelpo”, 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 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• pelko, pleko