molempi

Finnish

Pronunciation

mo- + -l(a/e)- +‎ -mpi (comparative suffix). The initial component is the pronominal stem mo-, from . The nature of the middle component is uncertain, but may have a cognate in Mari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmolempi/, [ˈmo̞le̞mpi]
• Rhymes: -olempi
• Syllabification^(key): mo‧lem‧pi

Pronoun

molempi

1. (indefinite) both:

   Molemmat käännökset ovat oikein.

   Both translations are correct.

Usage notes

• Even if it often takes place in spoken language, the singular usage of this pronoun is regarded an error, except for the idiom molempi parempi (“both are equal”), but even that expression is considered somewhat jocular.

Declension

(deprecated template usage) noun case singular plural nominative (molempi) molemmat genitive (molemman) molempien partitive (molempaa) molempia inessive (molemmassa) molemmissa elative (molemmasta) molemmista illative (molempaan) molempiin adessive (molemmalla) molemmilla ablative (molemmalta) molemmilta allative (molemmalle) molemmille essive (molempana) molempina translative (molemmaksi) molemmiksi instructive molemmin abessive (molemmatta) molemmitta comitative molempine

Synonyms

• kumpikin

Antonyms

• en/et/ei/emme/ette/eivät; älä/älköön/älkäämme/älkää/älkööt + kumpikaan

Derived terms

• (colloquial interjection, usually in a jocular meaning) Molempi parempi! = Same difference!
• adjectives: molemminpuolinen