kumpikin
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
kumpikin sg
- (indefinite) both
- Kumpikin on punainen.
- Both are red.
- Kummatkin ovat punaisia.
- Both are red.
Usage notes[edit]
- Note: as seen in the example clause above, kumpikin is singular, so, for the congruence, the following noun and verb must be conjugated in singular. When used attributively, plural is mostly used with pluralia tantum words, but also when speaking of two groups of similar objects.
Inflection[edit]
- The instructive plural is mainly used as an adverb.
| Inflection of kumpikin (Kotus type 16*H/vanhempi, mp-mm gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kumpikin | kummatkin | |
| genitive | kummankin | kumpienkin | |
| partitive | kumpaakin | kumpiakin | |
| illative | kumpaankin | kumpiinkin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kumpikin | kummatkin | |
| accusative | nom. | kumpikin | kummatkin |
| gen. | kummankin | ||
| genitive | kummankin | kumpienkin kumpainkinrare | |
| partitive | kumpaakin | kumpiakin | |
| inessive | kummassakin | kummissakin | |
| elative | kummastakin | kummistakin | |
| illative | kumpaankin | kumpiinkin | |
| adessive | kummallakin | kummillakin | |
| ablative | kummaltakin | kummiltakin | |
| allative | kummallekin | kummillekin | |
| essive | kumpanakin | kumpinakin | |
| translative | kummaksikin | kummiksikin | |
| instructive | — | kumminkin | |
| abessive | kummattakin | kummittakin | |
| comitative | — | kumpinekin | |
Synonyms[edit]
- kumpainenkin
- molemmat
- molempi (informal)
Antonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Pronouns with same stems: