kimpale
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From kimpa- + -le. The root is probably related to kimppu (“bundle; (dialectal) lump”).[1][2] Compare kimppa.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kimpale
- A slab of a relatively soft material such as butter or cake.
- hunk (relatively large piece of something)
- Note: Pieces of plants or rock would normally not be called kimpale in Finnish.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of kimpale (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kimpale | kimpaleet | ||
genitive | kimpaleen | kimpaleiden kimpaleitten | ||
partitive | kimpaletta | kimpaleita | ||
illative | kimpaleeseen | kimpaleisiin kimpaleihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kimpale | kimpaleet | ||
accusative | nom. | kimpale | kimpaleet | |
gen. | kimpaleen | |||
genitive | kimpaleen | kimpaleiden kimpaleitten | ||
partitive | kimpaletta | kimpaleita | ||
inessive | kimpaleessa | kimpaleissa | ||
elative | kimpaleesta | kimpaleista | ||
illative | kimpaleeseen | kimpaleisiin kimpaleihin | ||
adessive | kimpaleella | kimpaleilla | ||
ablative | kimpaleelta | kimpaleilta | ||
allative | kimpaleelle | kimpaleille | ||
essive | kimpaleena | kimpaleina | ||
translative | kimpaleeksi | kimpaleiksi | ||
abessive | kimpaleetta | kimpaleitta | ||
instructive | — | kimpalein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words][1] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading[edit]
- “kimpale”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02