nuppi

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish knopp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnupːi/, [ˈnupːi]
• Rhymes: -upːi
• Syllabification^(key): nup‧pi
• Hyphenation^(key): nup‧pi

Noun

nuppi

1. knob, pommel (rounded protuberance, handle, or control switch)
2. cascabel (knob at the end of a cannon, to which ropes are attached in order to control recoil)
3. truck (ball on top of a flagpole)
4. finial (decorative fitting in a post, pole etc.)
5. (vehicles, slang) tractor, tractor unit (truck used to pull a trailer or a semi-trailer)

   Synonym: vetoauto

6. (slang) head

   Minulle ei mahdu nuppiin ― I can't get it into my head

   Viisi euroa per nuppi ― Five Euros per head

Declension

Inflection of nuppi (Kotus type 5*B/risti, pp-p gradation)
nominative		nuppi	nupit
genitive		nupin	nuppien
partitive		nuppia	nuppeja
illative		nuppiin	nuppeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nuppi	nupit
accusative	nom.	nuppi	nupit
	gen.	nupin
genitive		nupin	nuppien
partitive		nuppia	nuppeja
inessive		nupissa	nupeissa
elative		nupista	nupeista
illative		nuppiin	nuppeihin
adessive		nupilla	nupeilla
ablative		nupilta	nupeilta
allative		nupille	nupeille
essive		nuppina	nuppeina
translative		nupiksi	nupeiksi
abessive		nupitta	nupeitta
instructive		—	nupein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nuppi (Kotus type 5*B/risti, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nuppini nuppini accusative nom. nuppini nuppini gen. nuppini genitive nuppini nuppieni partitive nuppiani nuppejani inessive nupissani nupeissani elative nupistani nupeistani illative nuppiini nuppeihini adessive nupillani nupeillani ablative nupiltani nupeiltani allative nupilleni nupeilleni essive nuppinani nuppeinani translative nupikseni nupeikseni abessive nupittani nupeittani instructive — — comitative — nuppeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nuppisi nuppisi accusative nom. nuppisi nuppisi gen. nuppisi genitive nuppisi nuppiesi partitive nuppiasi nuppejasi inessive nupissasi nupeissasi elative nupistasi nupeistasi illative nuppiisi nuppeihisi adessive nupillasi nupeillasi ablative nupiltasi nupeiltasi allative nupillesi nupeillesi essive nuppinasi nuppeinasi translative nupiksesi nupeiksesi abessive nupittasi nupeittasi instructive — — comitative — nuppeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nuppimme nuppimme accusative nom. nuppimme nuppimme gen. nuppimme genitive nuppimme nuppiemme partitive nuppiamme nuppejamme inessive nupissamme nupeissamme elative nupistamme nupeistamme illative nuppiimme nuppeihimme adessive nupillamme nupeillamme ablative nupiltamme nupeiltamme allative nupillemme nupeillemme essive nuppinamme nuppeinamme translative nupiksemme nupeiksemme abessive nupittamme nupeittamme instructive — — comitative — nuppeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nuppinne nuppinne accusative nom. nuppinne nuppinne gen. nuppinne genitive nuppinne nuppienne partitive nuppianne nuppejanne inessive nupissanne nupeissanne elative nupistanne nupeistanne illative nuppiinne nuppeihinne adessive nupillanne nupeillanne ablative nupiltanne nupeiltanne allative nupillenne nupeillenne essive nuppinanne nuppeinanne translative nupiksenne nupeiksenne abessive nupittanne nupeittanne instructive — — comitative — nuppeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nuppinsa nuppinsa accusative nom. nuppinsa nuppinsa gen. nuppinsa genitive nuppinsa nuppiensa partitive nuppiaan nuppiansa nuppejaan nuppejansa inessive nupissaan nupissansa nupeissaan nupeissansa elative nupistaan nupistansa nupeistaan nupeistansa illative nuppiinsa nuppeihinsa adessive nupillaan nupillansa nupeillaan nupeillansa ablative nupiltaan nupiltansa nupeiltaan nupeiltansa allative nupilleen nupillensa nupeilleen nupeillensa essive nuppinaan nuppinansa nuppeinaan nuppeinansa translative nupikseen nupiksensa nupeikseen nupeiksensa abessive nupittaan nupittansa nupeittaan nupeittansa instructive — — comitative — nuppeineen nuppeinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• lipputangonnuppi
• neulannuppi
• nuppineula
• nuppipää
• nuppisara
• nuppiseitikki
• ovennuppi
• päänuppi
• säätönuppi
• tarkennusnuppi
• vetonuppi
• viritysnuppi
• vääntönuppi

Further reading

• “nuppi”, 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

• nippu

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈnuppiː/

Adjective

nuppi

1. accusative/genitive singular of nubbi