jompikumpi

• jompi kumpi
• jompsikumpsi, jompsi kumpsi (childish)

Dvandva compound of jompi +‎ kumpi, which are related to the stems jo- and ku-.

• IPA^(key): /ˈjompiˌkumpi/, [ˈjo̞mpiˌkumpi]
• Rhymes: -umpi
• Syllabification^(key): jom‧pi‧kum‧pi
• Hyphenation^(key): jompi‧kumpi

jompikumpi

1. (indefinite) one, either of two

   Jommankumman on pakko mennä.

   One of the two [of us] has to go.

Both parts are declined.

jompikumpi

1. (indefinite) either one of two

   Jompikumpi teistä valehtelee.

   Either one of you is lying.

• The pronoun is generally treated as singular, with the exception of the imperative mood.

jompikumpi tulee

one of the two comes

tulkaa jompikumpi

come, either one of you two

• jompikumpi also has plural forms, which are used with plural only words: jommatkummat häät (“either one of the weddings”).

Both parts are declined.

Pronouns with same stems:

• joka
• jokin
• joku
• kuka
• kukaan
• kukin
• kumpi
• kumpikaan
• kumpikin

• “jompikumpi”, 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 2 July 2023