upea

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *upëda, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?] (compare German üppig). No cognates in other Finnic languages are known.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈupeɑ/, [ˈupe̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -upeɑ
• Syllabification^(key): u‧pe‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): upea

Adjective

upea (comparative upeampi, superlative upein)

1. great, wonderful, amazing, spectacular

   upea saavutus ― great achievement

2. (of looks) gorgeous, great, magnificent, posh, stunning

Declension

Inflection of upea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
nominative		upea	upeat
genitive		upean	upeiden upeitten
partitive		upeaa upeata	upeita
illative		upeaan	upeisiin upeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		upea	upeat
accusative	nom.	upea	upeat
	gen.	upean
genitive		upean	upeiden upeitten upeain rare
partitive		upeaa upeata	upeita
inessive		upeassa	upeissa
elative		upeasta	upeista
illative		upeaan	upeisiin upeihin
adessive		upealla	upeilla
ablative		upealta	upeilta
allative		upealle	upeille
essive		upeana	upeina
translative		upeaksi	upeiksi
abessive		upeatta	upeitta
instructive		—	upein
comitative		—	upeine

Possessive forms of upea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative upeani upeani accusative nom. upeani upeani gen. upeani genitive upeani upeideni upeitteni upeaini rare partitive upeaani upeatani upeitani inessive upeassani upeissani elative upeastani upeistani illative upeaani upeisiini upeihini adessive upeallani upeillani ablative upealtani upeiltani allative upealleni upeilleni essive upeanani upeinani translative upeakseni upeikseni abessive upeattani upeittani instructive — — comitative — upeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative upeasi upeasi accusative nom. upeasi upeasi gen. upeasi genitive upeasi upeidesi upeittesi upeaisi rare partitive upeaasi upeatasi upeitasi inessive upeassasi upeissasi elative upeastasi upeistasi illative upeaasi upeisiisi upeihisi adessive upeallasi upeillasi ablative upealtasi upeiltasi allative upeallesi upeillesi essive upeanasi upeinasi translative upeaksesi upeiksesi abessive upeattasi upeittasi instructive — — comitative — upeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative upeamme upeamme accusative nom. upeamme upeamme gen. upeamme genitive upeamme upeidemme upeittemme upeaimme rare partitive upeaamme upeatamme upeitamme inessive upeassamme upeissamme elative upeastamme upeistamme illative upeaamme upeisiimme upeihimme adessive upeallamme upeillamme ablative upealtamme upeiltamme allative upeallemme upeillemme essive upeanamme upeinamme translative upeaksemme upeiksemme abessive upeattamme upeittamme instructive — — comitative — upeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative upeanne upeanne accusative nom. upeanne upeanne gen. upeanne genitive upeanne upeidenne upeittenne upeainne rare partitive upeaanne upeatanne upeitanne inessive upeassanne upeissanne elative upeastanne upeistanne illative upeaanne upeisiinne upeihinne adessive upeallanne upeillanne ablative upealtanne upeiltanne allative upeallenne upeillenne essive upeananne upeinanne translative upeaksenne upeiksenne abessive upeattanne upeittanne instructive — — comitative — upeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative upeansa upeansa accusative nom. upeansa upeansa gen. upeansa genitive upeansa upeidensa upeittensa upeainsa rare partitive upeataan upeaansa upeatansa upeitaan upeitansa inessive upeassaan upeassansa upeissaan upeissansa elative upeastaan upeastansa upeistaan upeistansa illative upeaansa upeisiinsa upeihinsa adessive upeallaan upeallansa upeillaan upeillansa ablative upealtaan upealtansa upeiltaan upeiltansa allative upealleen upeallensa upeilleen upeillensa essive upeanaan upeanansa upeinaan upeinansa translative upeakseen upeaksensa upeikseen upeiksensa abessive upeattaan upeattansa upeittaan upeittansa instructive — — comitative — upeineen upeinensa

Derived terms

• upeasti
• upeus

compounds

• upeaherkkusieni

Further reading

• “upea”, 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 4 July 2023