Finnish
Etymology
< Lempo; name of a pagan deity used as a term for the devil as a result of introduction of Christianity
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlempo/, [ˈle̞mpo̞]
- Rhymes: -empo
- Syllabification(key): lem‧po
- Hyphenation(key): lem‧po
Noun
lempo
- (archaic) devil
Tällä ilmalla ei lempokaan lähde merelle.- Not even the devil himself would go out to the sea in this weather.
- damn, hell (mild depletive)
Mihin lempoon laitoin puhelimeni?- Where in the hell did I put my phone?
Declension
| Inflection of lempo (Kotus type 1*H/valo, mp-mm gradation)
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| nominative
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lempo
|
lemmot
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| genitive
|
lemmon
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lempojen
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| partitive
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lempoa
|
lempoja
|
| illative
|
lempoon
|
lempoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
lempo
|
lemmot
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
lempo
|
lemmot
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| gen.
|
lemmon
|
| genitive
|
lemmon
|
lempojen
|
| partitive
|
lempoa
|
lempoja
|
| inessive
|
lemmossa
|
lemmoissa
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| elative
|
lemmosta
|
lemmoista
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| illative
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lempoon
|
lempoihin
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| adessive
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lemmolla
|
lemmoilla
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| ablative
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lemmolta
|
lemmoilta
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| allative
|
lemmolle
|
lemmoille
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| essive
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lempona
|
lempoina
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| translative
|
lemmoksi
|
lemmoiksi
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| abessive
|
lemmotta
|
lemmoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
lemmoin
|
| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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lemponi
|
lemponi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
lemponi
|
lemponi
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| gen.
|
lemponi
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| genitive
|
lemponi
|
lempojeni
|
| partitive
|
lempoani
|
lempojani
|
| inessive
|
lemmossani
|
lemmoissani
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| elative
|
lemmostani
|
lemmoistani
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| illative
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lempooni
|
lempoihini
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| adessive
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lemmollani
|
lemmoillani
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| ablative
|
lemmoltani
|
lemmoiltani
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| allative
|
lemmolleni
|
lemmoilleni
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| essive
|
lemponani
|
lempoinani
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| translative
|
lemmokseni
|
lemmoikseni
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| abessive
|
lemmottani
|
lemmoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
lempoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
lemposi
|
lemposi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lemposi
|
lemposi
|
| gen.
|
lemposi
|
| genitive
|
lemposi
|
lempojesi
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| partitive
|
lempoasi
|
lempojasi
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| inessive
|
lemmossasi
|
lemmoissasi
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| elative
|
lemmostasi
|
lemmoistasi
|
| illative
|
lempoosi
|
lempoihisi
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| adessive
|
lemmollasi
|
lemmoillasi
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| ablative
|
lemmoltasi
|
lemmoiltasi
|
| allative
|
lemmollesi
|
lemmoillesi
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| essive
|
lemponasi
|
lempoinasi
|
| translative
|
lemmoksesi
|
lemmoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
lemmottasi
|
lemmoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
lempoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
lempomme
|
lempomme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lempomme
|
lempomme
|
| gen.
|
lempomme
|
| genitive
|
lempomme
|
lempojemme
|
| partitive
|
lempoamme
|
lempojamme
|
| inessive
|
lemmossamme
|
lemmoissamme
|
| elative
|
lemmostamme
|
lemmoistamme
|
| illative
|
lempoomme
|
lempoihimme
|
| adessive
|
lemmollamme
|
lemmoillamme
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| ablative
|
lemmoltamme
|
lemmoiltamme
|
| allative
|
lemmollemme
|
lemmoillemme
|
| essive
|
lemponamme
|
lempoinamme
|
| translative
|
lemmoksemme
|
lemmoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
lemmottamme
|
lemmoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
lempoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
lemponne
|
lemponne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lemponne
|
lemponne
|
| gen.
|
lemponne
|
| genitive
|
lemponne
|
lempojenne
|
| partitive
|
lempoanne
|
lempojanne
|
| inessive
|
lemmossanne
|
lemmoissanne
|
| elative
|
lemmostanne
|
lemmoistanne
|
| illative
|
lempoonne
|
lempoihinne
|
| adessive
|
lemmollanne
|
lemmoillanne
|
| ablative
|
lemmoltanne
|
lemmoiltanne
|
| allative
|
lemmollenne
|
lemmoillenne
|
| essive
|
lemponanne
|
lempoinanne
|
| translative
|
lemmoksenne
|
lemmoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
lemmottanne
|
lemmoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
lempoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
lemponsa
|
lemponsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lemponsa
|
lemponsa
|
| gen.
|
lemponsa
|
| genitive
|
lemponsa
|
lempojensa
|
| partitive
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lempoaan
lempoansa
|
lempojaan
lempojansa
|
| inessive
|
lemmossaan
lemmossansa
|
lemmoissaan
lemmoissansa
|
| elative
|
lemmostaan
lemmostansa
|
lemmoistaan
lemmoistansa
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| illative
|
lempoonsa
|
lempoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
lemmollaan
lemmollansa
|
lemmoillaan
lemmoillansa
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| ablative
|
lemmoltaan
lemmoltansa
|
lemmoiltaan
lemmoiltansa
|
| allative
|
lemmolleen
lemmollensa
|
lemmoilleen
lemmoillensa
|
| essive
|
lemponaan
lemponansa
|
lempoinaan
lempoinansa
|
| translative
|
lemmokseen
lemmoksensa
|
lemmoikseen
lemmoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
lemmottaan
lemmottansa
|
lemmoittaan
lemmoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
lempoineen
lempoinensa
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Derived terms
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