kumpainen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkumpɑi̯nen/, [ˈkumpɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Hyphenation: kum‧pai‧nen

Pronoun

kumpainen

  1. (indefinite, archaic) both; usually with suffix -kin or -kaan, see kumpainenkin, kumpainenkaan
    • 1864, Kaarlo Slöör (tr.), “Macbeth”, in Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran toimituksia, osa 25: Näytelmistö - Kokous alkuperäisiä ja suomennettuja teaterinäytelmiä, Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, translation of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, page 68:
      Pöydän kumpainen puol’ on jo täynnä, niin käyn keskelle.
      Both sides are even: here I'll sit i' the midst (Macbeth in Act III, Scene IV)
  2. (interrogative, archaic, rare) which one (of the two); usually begins an indirect question
    Osaatko sanoa, kumpainen näistä olisi parempi?
    Can you say, which one of these (two) would be better?

Declension

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Synonyms

Pronouns with same stems: