Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnirpːɑ/, [ˈnirpːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -irpːɑ
- Syllabification(key): nirp‧pa
- Hyphenation(key): nirp‧pa
Etymology 1
Sound-symbolic,[1] akin to nirpistää
Adjective
nirppa (dialectal, Central Ostrobothnia)
- grumpy, easily annoyed
Declension
| Inflection of nirppa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
|
| nominative
|
nirppa
|
nirpat
|
| genitive
|
nirpan
|
nirppojen
|
| partitive
|
nirppaa
|
nirppoja
|
| illative
|
nirppaan
|
nirppoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nirppa
|
nirpat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nirppa
|
nirpat
|
| gen.
|
nirpan
|
| genitive
|
nirpan
|
nirppojen
nirppain rare
|
| partitive
|
nirppaa
|
nirppoja
|
| inessive
|
nirpassa
|
nirpoissa
|
| elative
|
nirpasta
|
nirpoista
|
| illative
|
nirppaan
|
nirppoihin
|
| adessive
|
nirpalla
|
nirpoilla
|
| ablative
|
nirpalta
|
nirpoilta
|
| allative
|
nirpalle
|
nirpoille
|
| essive
|
nirppana
|
nirppoina
|
| translative
|
nirpaksi
|
nirpoiksi
|
| abessive
|
nirpatta
|
nirpoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
nirpoin
|
| comitative
|
— |
nirppoine
|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nirppani
|
nirppani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nirppani
|
nirppani
|
| gen.
|
nirppani
|
| genitive
|
nirppani
|
nirppojeni
nirppaini rare
|
| partitive
|
nirppaani
|
nirppojani
|
| inessive
|
nirpassani
|
nirpoissani
|
| elative
|
nirpastani
|
nirpoistani
|
| illative
|
nirppaani
|
nirppoihini
|
| adessive
|
nirpallani
|
nirpoillani
|
| ablative
|
nirpaltani
|
nirpoiltani
|
| allative
|
nirpalleni
|
nirpoilleni
|
| essive
|
nirppanani
|
nirppoinani
|
| translative
|
nirpakseni
|
nirpoikseni
|
| abessive
|
nirpattani
|
nirpoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nirppoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nirppasi
|
nirppasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nirppasi
|
nirppasi
|
| gen.
|
nirppasi
|
| genitive
|
nirppasi
|
nirppojesi
nirppaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
nirppaasi
|
nirppojasi
|
| inessive
|
nirpassasi
|
nirpoissasi
|
| elative
|
nirpastasi
|
nirpoistasi
|
| illative
|
nirppaasi
|
nirppoihisi
|
| adessive
|
nirpallasi
|
nirpoillasi
|
| ablative
|
nirpaltasi
|
nirpoiltasi
|
| allative
|
nirpallesi
|
nirpoillesi
|
| essive
|
nirppanasi
|
nirppoinasi
|
| translative
|
nirpaksesi
|
nirpoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
nirpattasi
|
nirpoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nirppoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nirppamme
|
nirppamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nirppamme
|
nirppamme
|
| gen.
|
nirppamme
|
| genitive
|
nirppamme
|
nirppojemme
nirppaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
nirppaamme
|
nirppojamme
|
| inessive
|
nirpassamme
|
nirpoissamme
|
| elative
|
nirpastamme
|
nirpoistamme
|
| illative
|
nirppaamme
|
nirppoihimme
|
| adessive
|
nirpallamme
|
nirpoillamme
|
| ablative
|
nirpaltamme
|
nirpoiltamme
|
| allative
|
nirpallemme
|
nirpoillemme
|
| essive
|
nirppanamme
|
nirppoinamme
|
| translative
|
nirpaksemme
|
nirpoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
nirpattamme
|
nirpoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nirppoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nirppanne
|
nirppanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nirppanne
|
nirppanne
|
| gen.
|
nirppanne
|
| genitive
|
nirppanne
|
nirppojenne
nirppainne rare
|
| partitive
|
nirppaanne
|
nirppojanne
|
| inessive
|
nirpassanne
|
nirpoissanne
|
| elative
|
nirpastanne
|
nirpoistanne
|
| illative
|
nirppaanne
|
nirppoihinne
|
| adessive
|
nirpallanne
|
nirpoillanne
|
| ablative
|
nirpaltanne
|
nirpoiltanne
|
| allative
|
nirpallenne
|
nirpoillenne
|
| essive
|
nirppananne
|
nirppoinanne
|
| translative
|
nirpaksenne
|
nirpoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
nirpattanne
|
nirpoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nirppoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nirppansa
|
nirppansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nirppansa
|
nirppansa
|
| gen.
|
nirppansa
|
| genitive
|
nirppansa
|
nirppojensa
nirppainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
nirppaansa
|
nirppojaan
nirppojansa
|
| inessive
|
nirpassaan
nirpassansa
|
nirpoissaan
nirpoissansa
|
| elative
|
nirpastaan
nirpastansa
|
nirpoistaan
nirpoistansa
|
| illative
|
nirppaansa
|
nirppoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
nirpallaan
nirpallansa
|
nirpoillaan
nirpoillansa
|
| ablative
|
nirpaltaan
nirpaltansa
|
nirpoiltaan
nirpoiltansa
|
| allative
|
nirpalleen
nirpallensa
|
nirpoilleen
nirpoillensa
|
| essive
|
nirppanaan
nirppanansa
|
nirppoinaan
nirppoinansa
|
| translative
|
nirpakseen
nirpaksensa
|
nirpoikseen
nirpoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
nirpattaan
nirpattansa
|
nirpoittaan
nirpoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nirppoineen
nirppoinensa
|
|
Noun
nirppa (dialectal, Central Ostrobothnia)
- synonym of nirppanokka (“stuck up person”)
Declension
| Inflection of nirppa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
|
| nominative
|
nirppa
|
nirpat
|
| genitive
|
nirpan
|
nirppojen
|
| partitive
|
nirppaa
|
nirppoja
|
| illative
|
nirppaan
|
nirppoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nirppa
|
nirpat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nirppa
|
nirpat
|
| gen.
|
nirpan
|
| genitive
|
nirpan
|
nirppojen
nirppain rare
|
| partitive
|
nirppaa
|
nirppoja
|
| inessive
|
nirpassa
|
nirpoissa
|
| elative
|
nirpasta
|
nirpoista
|
| illative
|
nirppaan
|
nirppoihin
|
| adessive
|
nirpalla
|
nirpoilla
|
| ablative
|
nirpalta
|
nirpoilta
|
| allative
|
nirpalle
|
nirpoille
|
| essive
|
nirppana
|
nirppoina
|
| translative
|
nirpaksi
|
nirpoiksi
|
| abessive
|
nirpatta
|
nirpoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
nirpoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nirppani
|
nirppani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nirppani
|
nirppani
|
| gen.
|
nirppani
|
| genitive
|
nirppani
|
nirppojeni
nirppaini rare
|
| partitive
|
nirppaani
|
nirppojani
|
| inessive
|
nirpassani
|
nirpoissani
|
| elative
|
nirpastani
|
nirpoistani
|
| illative
|
nirppaani
|
nirppoihini
|
| adessive
|
nirpallani
|
nirpoillani
|
| ablative
|
nirpaltani
|
nirpoiltani
|
| allative
|
nirpalleni
|
nirpoilleni
|
| essive
|
nirppanani
|
nirppoinani
|
| translative
|
nirpakseni
|
nirpoikseni
|
| abessive
|
nirpattani
|
nirpoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nirppoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nirppasi
|
nirppasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nirppasi
|
nirppasi
|
| gen.
|
nirppasi
|
| genitive
|
nirppasi
|
nirppojesi
nirppaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
nirppaasi
|
nirppojasi
|
| inessive
|
nirpassasi
|
nirpoissasi
|
| elative
|
nirpastasi
|
nirpoistasi
|
| illative
|
nirppaasi
|
nirppoihisi
|
| adessive
|
nirpallasi
|
nirpoillasi
|
| ablative
|
nirpaltasi
|
nirpoiltasi
|
| allative
|
nirpallesi
|
nirpoillesi
|
| essive
|
nirppanasi
|
nirppoinasi
|
| translative
|
nirpaksesi
|
nirpoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
nirpattasi
|
nirpoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nirppoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nirppamme
|
nirppamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nirppamme
|
nirppamme
|
| gen.
|
nirppamme
|
| genitive
|
nirppamme
|
nirppojemme
nirppaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
nirppaamme
|
nirppojamme
|
| inessive
|
nirpassamme
|
nirpoissamme
|
| elative
|
nirpastamme
|
nirpoistamme
|
| illative
|
nirppaamme
|
nirppoihimme
|
| adessive
|
nirpallamme
|
nirpoillamme
|
| ablative
|
nirpaltamme
|
nirpoiltamme
|
| allative
|
nirpallemme
|
nirpoillemme
|
| essive
|
nirppanamme
|
nirppoinamme
|
| translative
|
nirpaksemme
|
nirpoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
nirpattamme
|
nirpoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nirppoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nirppanne
|
nirppanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nirppanne
|
nirppanne
|
| gen.
|
nirppanne
|
| genitive
|
nirppanne
|
nirppojenne
nirppainne rare
|
| partitive
|
nirppaanne
|
nirppojanne
|
| inessive
|
nirpassanne
|
nirpoissanne
|
| elative
|
nirpastanne
|
nirpoistanne
|
| illative
|
nirppaanne
|
nirppoihinne
|
| adessive
|
nirpallanne
|
nirpoillanne
|
| ablative
|
nirpaltanne
|
nirpoiltanne
|
| allative
|
nirpallenne
|
nirpoillenne
|
| essive
|
nirppananne
|
nirppoinanne
|
| translative
|
nirpaksenne
|
nirpoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
nirpattanne
|
nirpoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nirppoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nirppansa
|
nirppansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nirppansa
|
nirppansa
|
| gen.
|
nirppansa
|
| genitive
|
nirppansa
|
nirppojensa
nirppainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
nirppaansa
|
nirppojaan
nirppojansa
|
| inessive
|
nirpassaan
nirpassansa
|
nirpoissaan
nirpoissansa
|
| elative
|
nirpastaan
nirpastansa
|
nirpoistaan
nirpoistansa
|
| illative
|
nirppaansa
|
nirppoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
nirpallaan
nirpallansa
|
nirpoillaan
nirpoillansa
|
| ablative
|
nirpaltaan
nirpaltansa
|
nirpoiltaan
nirpoiltansa
|
| allative
|
nirpalleen
nirpallensa
|
nirpoilleen
nirpoillensa
|
| essive
|
nirppanaan
nirppanansa
|
nirppoinaan
nirppoinansa
|
| translative
|
nirpakseen
nirpaksensa
|
nirpoikseen
nirpoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
nirpattaan
nirpattansa
|
nirpoittaan
nirpoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nirppoineen
nirppoinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Finnic *nirkko. Variants like nirkko, nirppi, nirppu can be found; the term is probably originally a euphemism.
Noun
nirppa (rare)
- synonym of lumikko (“least weasel”)
Declension
| Inflection of nirppa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
|
| nominative
|
nirppa
|
nirpat
|
| genitive
|
nirpan
|
nirppojen
|
| partitive
|
nirppaa
|
nirppoja
|
| illative
|
nirppaan
|
nirppoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nirppa
|
nirpat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nirppa
|
nirpat
|
| gen.
|
nirpan
|
| genitive
|
nirpan
|
nirppojen
nirppain rare
|
| partitive
|
nirppaa
|
nirppoja
|
| inessive
|
nirpassa
|
nirpoissa
|
| elative
|
nirpasta
|
nirpoista
|
| illative
|
nirppaan
|
nirppoihin
|
| adessive
|
nirpalla
|
nirpoilla
|
| ablative
|
nirpalta
|
nirpoilta
|
| allative
|
nirpalle
|
nirpoille
|
| essive
|
nirppana
|
nirppoina
|
| translative
|
nirpaksi
|
nirpoiksi
|
| abessive
|
nirpatta
|
nirpoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
nirpoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nirppani
|
nirppani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nirppani
|
nirppani
|
| gen.
|
nirppani
|
| genitive
|
nirppani
|
nirppojeni
nirppaini rare
|
| partitive
|
nirppaani
|
nirppojani
|
| inessive
|
nirpassani
|
nirpoissani
|
| elative
|
nirpastani
|
nirpoistani
|
| illative
|
nirppaani
|
nirppoihini
|
| adessive
|
nirpallani
|
nirpoillani
|
| ablative
|
nirpaltani
|
nirpoiltani
|
| allative
|
nirpalleni
|
nirpoilleni
|
| essive
|
nirppanani
|
nirppoinani
|
| translative
|
nirpakseni
|
nirpoikseni
|
| abessive
|
nirpattani
|
nirpoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nirppoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nirppasi
|
nirppasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nirppasi
|
nirppasi
|
| gen.
|
nirppasi
|
| genitive
|
nirppasi
|
nirppojesi
nirppaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
nirppaasi
|
nirppojasi
|
| inessive
|
nirpassasi
|
nirpoissasi
|
| elative
|
nirpastasi
|
nirpoistasi
|
| illative
|
nirppaasi
|
nirppoihisi
|
| adessive
|
nirpallasi
|
nirpoillasi
|
| ablative
|
nirpaltasi
|
nirpoiltasi
|
| allative
|
nirpallesi
|
nirpoillesi
|
| essive
|
nirppanasi
|
nirppoinasi
|
| translative
|
nirpaksesi
|
nirpoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
nirpattasi
|
nirpoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nirppoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nirppamme
|
nirppamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nirppamme
|
nirppamme
|
| gen.
|
nirppamme
|
| genitive
|
nirppamme
|
nirppojemme
nirppaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
nirppaamme
|
nirppojamme
|
| inessive
|
nirpassamme
|
nirpoissamme
|
| elative
|
nirpastamme
|
nirpoistamme
|
| illative
|
nirppaamme
|
nirppoihimme
|
| adessive
|
nirpallamme
|
nirpoillamme
|
| ablative
|
nirpaltamme
|
nirpoiltamme
|
| allative
|
nirpallemme
|
nirpoillemme
|
| essive
|
nirppanamme
|
nirppoinamme
|
| translative
|
nirpaksemme
|
nirpoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
nirpattamme
|
nirpoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nirppoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nirppanne
|
nirppanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nirppanne
|
nirppanne
|
| gen.
|
nirppanne
|
| genitive
|
nirppanne
|
nirppojenne
nirppainne rare
|
| partitive
|
nirppaanne
|
nirppojanne
|
| inessive
|
nirpassanne
|
nirpoissanne
|
| elative
|
nirpastanne
|
nirpoistanne
|
| illative
|
nirppaanne
|
nirppoihinne
|
| adessive
|
nirpallanne
|
nirpoillanne
|
| ablative
|
nirpaltanne
|
nirpoiltanne
|
| allative
|
nirpallenne
|
nirpoillenne
|
| essive
|
nirppananne
|
nirppoinanne
|
| translative
|
nirpaksenne
|
nirpoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
nirpattanne
|
nirpoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nirppoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nirppansa
|
nirppansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nirppansa
|
nirppansa
|
| gen.
|
nirppansa
|
| genitive
|
nirppansa
|
nirppojensa
nirppainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
nirppaansa
|
nirppojaan
nirppojansa
|
| inessive
|
nirpassaan
nirpassansa
|
nirpoissaan
nirpoissansa
|
| elative
|
nirpastaan
nirpastansa
|
nirpoistaan
nirpoistansa
|
| illative
|
nirppaansa
|
nirppoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
nirpallaan
nirpallansa
|
nirpoillaan
nirpoillansa
|
| ablative
|
nirpaltaan
nirpaltansa
|
nirpoiltaan
nirpoiltansa
|
| allative
|
nirpalleen
nirpallensa
|
nirpoilleen
nirpoillensa
|
| essive
|
nirppanaan
nirppanansa
|
nirppoinaan
nirppoinansa
|
| translative
|
nirpakseen
nirpaksensa
|
nirpoikseen
nirpoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
nirpattaan
nirpattansa
|
nirpoittaan
nirpoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nirppoineen
nirppoinensa
|
|
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “nirpistää”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN