nupi

Bakumpai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hipi.

Noun

nupi

1. dream

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish nubb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnupi/, [ˈnupi]
• Rhymes: -upi
• Syllabification^(key): nu‧pi
• Hyphenation^(key): nu‧pi

Noun

nupi

1. tack (nail)

Declension

Inflection of nupi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		nupi	nupit
genitive		nupin	nupien
partitive		nupia	nupeja
illative		nupiin	nupeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nupi	nupit
accusative	nom.	nupi	nupit
	gen.	nupin
genitive		nupin	nupien
partitive		nupia	nupeja
inessive		nupissa	nupeissa
elative		nupista	nupeista
illative		nupiin	nupeihin
adessive		nupilla	nupeilla
ablative		nupilta	nupeilta
allative		nupille	nupeille
essive		nupina	nupeina
translative		nupiksi	nupeiksi
abessive		nupitta	nupeitta
instructive		—	nupein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nupi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nupini nupini accusative nom. nupini nupini gen. nupini genitive nupini nupieni partitive nupiani nupejani inessive nupissani nupeissani elative nupistani nupeistani illative nupiini nupeihini adessive nupillani nupeillani ablative nupiltani nupeiltani allative nupilleni nupeilleni essive nupinani nupeinani translative nupikseni nupeikseni abessive nupittani nupeittani instructive — — comitative — nupeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nupisi nupisi accusative nom. nupisi nupisi gen. nupisi genitive nupisi nupiesi partitive nupiasi nupejasi inessive nupissasi nupeissasi elative nupistasi nupeistasi illative nupiisi nupeihisi adessive nupillasi nupeillasi ablative nupiltasi nupeiltasi allative nupillesi nupeillesi essive nupinasi nupeinasi translative nupiksesi nupeiksesi abessive nupittasi nupeittasi instructive — — comitative — nupeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nupimme nupimme accusative nom. nupimme nupimme gen. nupimme genitive nupimme nupiemme partitive nupiamme nupejamme inessive nupissamme nupeissamme elative nupistamme nupeistamme illative nupiimme nupeihimme adessive nupillamme nupeillamme ablative nupiltamme nupeiltamme allative nupillemme nupeillemme essive nupinamme nupeinamme translative nupiksemme nupeiksemme abessive nupittamme nupeittamme instructive — — comitative — nupeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nupinne nupinne accusative nom. nupinne nupinne gen. nupinne genitive nupinne nupienne partitive nupianne nupejanne inessive nupissanne nupeissanne elative nupistanne nupeistanne illative nupiinne nupeihinne adessive nupillanne nupeillanne ablative nupiltanne nupeiltanne allative nupillenne nupeillenne essive nupinanne nupeinanne translative nupiksenne nupeiksenne abessive nupittanne nupeittanne instructive — — comitative — nupeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nupinsa nupinsa accusative nom. nupinsa nupinsa gen. nupinsa genitive nupinsa nupiensa partitive nupiaan nupiansa nupejaan nupejansa inessive nupissaan nupissansa nupeissaan nupeissansa elative nupistaan nupistansa nupeistaan nupeistansa illative nupiinsa nupeihinsa adessive nupillaan nupillansa nupeillaan nupeillansa ablative nupiltaan nupiltansa nupeiltaan nupeiltansa allative nupilleen nupillensa nupeilleen nupeillensa essive nupinaan nupinansa nupeinaan nupeinansa translative nupikseen nupiksensa nupeikseen nupeiksensa abessive nupittaan nupittansa nupeittaan nupeittansa instructive — — comitative — nupeineen nupeinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• nupinaula

Further reading

• “nupi”, 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 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• puin

Mohegan-Pequot

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *nepyi, from Proto-Algic *nepiʔi (“water”).

Noun

nupi

1. water

Ngaju

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hipi.

Noun

nupi

1. dream

Sapará

Noun

nupi

1. sloth

References

• Victor James Girard, Proto-Carib Phonology (1971)
• Vom Roraima zum Orinoco, volume 4