oppipoika
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈopːiˌpoi̯kɑ/, [ˈo̞pːiˌpo̞i̯kɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -oikɑ
- Syllabification(key): op‧pi‧poi‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): oppi‧poika
Noun
[edit]oppipoika
- (historical) apprentice (one who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a tradesperson, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him)
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of oppipoika (Kotus type 10*D/koira, ik–j gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | oppipoika | oppipojat | |
| genitive | oppipojan | oppipoikien | |
| partitive | oppipoikaa | oppipoikia | |
| illative | oppipoikaan | oppipoikiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | oppipoika | oppipojat | |
| accusative | nom. | oppipoika | oppipojat |
| gen. | oppipojan | ||
| genitive | oppipojan | oppipoikien oppipoikain rare | |
| partitive | oppipoikaa | oppipoikia | |
| inessive | oppipojassa | oppipojissa | |
| elative | oppipojasta | oppipojista | |
| illative | oppipoikaan | oppipoikiin | |
| adessive | oppipojalla | oppipojilla | |
| ablative | oppipojalta | oppipojilta | |
| allative | oppipojalle | oppipojille | |
| essive | oppipoikana | oppipoikina | |
| translative | oppipojaksi | oppipojiksi | |
| abessive | oppipojatta | oppipojitta | |
| instructive | — | oppipojin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
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Further reading
[edit]- “oppipoika”, 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