limppu

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish limpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlimpːu/, [ˈlimpːu]
• Rhymes: -impːu
• Syllabification^(key): limp‧pu

Noun

limppu

1. round loaf of bread

Declension

Inflection of limppu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
nominative		limppu	limput
genitive		limpun	limppujen
partitive		limppua	limppuja
illative		limppuun	limppuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		limppu	limput
accusative	nom.	limppu	limput
	gen.	limpun
genitive		limpun	limppujen
partitive		limppua	limppuja
inessive		limpussa	limpuissa
elative		limpusta	limpuista
illative		limppuun	limppuihin
adessive		limpulla	limpuilla
ablative		limpulta	limpuilta
allative		limpulle	limpuille
essive		limppuna	limppuina
translative		limpuksi	limpuiksi
abessive		limputta	limpuitta
instructive		—	limpuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of limppu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative limppuni limppuni accusative nom. limppuni limppuni gen. limppuni genitive limppuni limppujeni partitive limppuani limppujani inessive limpussani limpuissani elative limpustani limpuistani illative limppuuni limppuihini adessive limpullani limpuillani ablative limpultani limpuiltani allative limpulleni limpuilleni essive limppunani limppuinani translative limpukseni limpuikseni abessive limputtani limpuittani instructive — — comitative — limppuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative limppusi limppusi accusative nom. limppusi limppusi gen. limppusi genitive limppusi limppujesi partitive limppuasi limppujasi inessive limpussasi limpuissasi elative limpustasi limpuistasi illative limppuusi limppuihisi adessive limpullasi limpuillasi ablative limpultasi limpuiltasi allative limpullesi limpuillesi essive limppunasi limppuinasi translative limpuksesi limpuiksesi abessive limputtasi limpuittasi instructive — — comitative — limppuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative limppumme limppumme accusative nom. limppumme limppumme gen. limppumme genitive limppumme limppujemme partitive limppuamme limppujamme inessive limpussamme limpuissamme elative limpustamme limpuistamme illative limppuumme limppuihimme adessive limpullamme limpuillamme ablative limpultamme limpuiltamme allative limpullemme limpuillemme essive limppunamme limppuinamme translative limpuksemme limpuiksemme abessive limputtamme limpuittamme instructive — — comitative — limppuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative limppunne limppunne accusative nom. limppunne limppunne gen. limppunne genitive limppunne limppujenne partitive limppuanne limppujanne inessive limpussanne limpuissanne elative limpustanne limpuistanne illative limppuunne limppuihinne adessive limpullanne limpuillanne ablative limpultanne limpuiltanne allative limpullenne limpuillenne essive limppunanne limppuinanne translative limpuksenne limpuiksenne abessive limputtanne limpuittanne instructive — — comitative — limppuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative limppunsa limppunsa accusative nom. limppunsa limppunsa gen. limppunsa genitive limppunsa limppujensa partitive limppuaan limppuansa limppujaan limppujansa inessive limpussaan limpussansa limpuissaan limpuissansa elative limpustaan limpustansa limpuistaan limpuistansa illative limppuunsa limppuihinsa adessive limpullaan limpullansa limpuillaan limpuillansa ablative limpultaan limpultansa limpuiltaan limpuiltansa allative limpulleen limpullensa limpuilleen limpuillensa essive limppunaan limppunansa limppuinaan limppuinansa translative limpukseen limpuksensa limpuikseen limpuiksensa abessive limputtaan limputtansa limpuittaan limpuittansa instructive — — comitative — limppuineen limppuinensa

Derived terms

• imelälimppu
• joululimppu
• leipälimppu
• perunalimppu
• piimälimppu
• rouhelimppu
• ruislimppu
• varilimppu

 

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

• “limppu”, 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 2023-07-03