nippa

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish snibb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnipːɑ/, [ˈnipːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ipːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): nip‧pa

Noun

nippa

1. nipple (mechanical device)

Declension

Inflection of nippa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
nominative		nippa	nipat
genitive		nipan	nippojen
partitive		nippaa	nippoja
illative		nippaan	nippoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nippa	nipat
accusative	nom.	nippa	nipat
	gen.	nipan
genitive		nipan	nippojen nippainrare
partitive		nippaa	nippoja
inessive		nipassa	nipoissa
elative		nipasta	nipoista
illative		nippaan	nippoihin
adessive		nipalla	nipoilla
ablative		nipalta	nipoilta
allative		nipalle	nipoille
essive		nippana	nippoina
translative		nipaksi	nipoiksi
abessive		nipatta	nipoitta
instructive		—	nipoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nippa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nippani nippani accusative nom. nippani nippani gen. nippani genitive nippani nippojeni nippainirare partitive nippaani nippojani inessive nipassani nipoissani elative nipastani nipoistani illative nippaani nippoihini adessive nipallani nipoillani ablative nipaltani nipoiltani allative nipalleni nipoilleni essive nippanani nippoinani translative nipakseni nipoikseni abessive nipattani nipoittani instructive — — comitative — nippoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nippasi nippasi accusative nom. nippasi nippasi gen. nippasi genitive nippasi nippojesi nippaisirare partitive nippaasi nippojasi inessive nipassasi nipoissasi elative nipastasi nipoistasi illative nippaasi nippoihisi adessive nipallasi nipoillasi ablative nipaltasi nipoiltasi allative nipallesi nipoillesi essive nippanasi nippoinasi translative nipaksesi nipoiksesi abessive nipattasi nipoittasi instructive — — comitative — nippoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nippamme nippamme accusative nom. nippamme nippamme gen. nippamme genitive nippamme nippojemme nippaimmerare partitive nippaamme nippojamme inessive nipassamme nipoissamme elative nipastamme nipoistamme illative nippaamme nippoihimme adessive nipallamme nipoillamme ablative nipaltamme nipoiltamme allative nipallemme nipoillemme essive nippanamme nippoinamme translative nipaksemme nipoiksemme abessive nipattamme nipoittamme instructive — — comitative — nippoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nippanne nippanne accusative nom. nippanne nippanne gen. nippanne genitive nippanne nippojenne nippainnerare partitive nippaanne nippojanne inessive nipassanne nipoissanne elative nipastanne nipoistanne illative nippaanne nippoihinne adessive nipallanne nipoillanne ablative nipaltanne nipoiltanne allative nipallenne nipoillenne essive nippananne nippoinanne translative nipaksenne nipoiksenne abessive nipattanne nipoittanne instructive — — comitative — nippoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nippansa nippansa accusative nom. nippansa nippansa gen. nippansa genitive nippansa nippojensa nippainsarare partitive nippaansa nippojaan nippojansa inessive nipassaan nipassansa nipoissaan nipoissansa elative nipastaan nipastansa nipoistaan nipoistansa illative nippaansa nippoihinsa adessive nipallaan nipallansa nipoillaan nipoillansa ablative nipaltaan nipaltansa nipoiltaan nipoiltansa allative nipalleen nipallensa nipoilleen nipoillensa essive nippanaan nippanansa nippoinaan nippoinansa translative nipakseen nipaksensa nipoikseen nipoiksensa abessive nipattaan nipattansa nipoittaan nipoittansa instructive — — comitative — nippoineen nippoinensa

Derived terms

• Nippala
• nipukka

 

compounds

• juomanippa
• kaksoisnippa
• rasvanippa
• voidenippa
• voitelunippa

 

Further reading

• “nippa”, 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

Anagrams

• nappi, papin