Finnish
Etymology
Possibly a borrowing from Sami, cf. Proto-Samic *noarvē (“seal”) (whence Northern Sami noarvi). Cognate with Karelian ńorppa, Ludian ńorp. Russian нерпа (nerpa, “seal of the genus "Pusa"”) is a borrowing from Finnic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnorpːɑ/, [ˈno̞rpːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -orpːɑ
- Syllabification(key): norp‧pa
- Hyphenation(key): norp‧pa
Noun
norppa
- ringed seal, Pusa hispida
Declension
| Inflection of norppa (Kotus type 10*B/koira, pp-p gradation)
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| nominative
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norppa
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norpat
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| genitive
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norpan
|
norppien
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| partitive
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norppaa
|
norppia
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| illative
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norppaan
|
norppiin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
norppa
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norpat
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| accusative
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nom.
|
norppa
|
norpat
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| gen.
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norpan
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| genitive
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norpan
|
norppien
norppain rare
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| partitive
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norppaa
|
norppia
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| inessive
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norpassa
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norpissa
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| elative
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norpasta
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norpista
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| illative
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norppaan
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norppiin
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| adessive
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norpalla
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norpilla
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| ablative
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norpalta
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norpilta
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| allative
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norpalle
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norpille
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| essive
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norppana
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norppina
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| translative
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norpaksi
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norpiksi
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| abessive
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norpatta
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norpitta
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| instructive
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—
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norpin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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norppani
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norppani
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| accusative
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nom.
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norppani
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norppani
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| gen.
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norppani
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| genitive
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norppani
|
norppieni
norppaini rare
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| partitive
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norppaani
|
norppiani
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| inessive
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norpassani
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norpissani
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| elative
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norpastani
|
norpistani
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| illative
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norppaani
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norppiini
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| adessive
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norpallani
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norpillani
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| ablative
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norpaltani
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norpiltani
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| allative
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norpalleni
|
norpilleni
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| essive
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norppanani
|
norppinani
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| translative
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norpakseni
|
norpikseni
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| abessive
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norpattani
|
norpittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
norppineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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norppasi
|
norppasi
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| accusative
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nom.
|
norppasi
|
norppasi
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| gen.
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norppasi
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| genitive
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norppasi
|
norppiesi
norppaisi rare
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| partitive
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norppaasi
|
norppiasi
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| inessive
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norpassasi
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norpissasi
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| elative
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norpastasi
|
norpistasi
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| illative
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norppaasi
|
norppiisi
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| adessive
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norpallasi
|
norpillasi
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| ablative
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norpaltasi
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norpiltasi
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| allative
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norpallesi
|
norpillesi
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| essive
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norppanasi
|
norppinasi
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| translative
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norpaksesi
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norpiksesi
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| abessive
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norpattasi
|
norpittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
norppinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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norppamme
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norppamme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
norppamme
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norppamme
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| gen.
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norppamme
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| genitive
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norppamme
|
norppiemme
norppaimme rare
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| partitive
|
norppaamme
|
norppiamme
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| inessive
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norpassamme
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norpissamme
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| elative
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norpastamme
|
norpistamme
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| illative
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norppaamme
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norppiimme
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| adessive
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norpallamme
|
norpillamme
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| ablative
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norpaltamme
|
norpiltamme
|
| allative
|
norpallemme
|
norpillemme
|
| essive
|
norppanamme
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norppinamme
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| translative
|
norpaksemme
|
norpiksemme
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| abessive
|
norpattamme
|
norpittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
norppinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
norppanne
|
norppanne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
norppanne
|
norppanne
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| gen.
|
norppanne
|
| genitive
|
norppanne
|
norppienne
norppainne rare
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| partitive
|
norppaanne
|
norppianne
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| inessive
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norpassanne
|
norpissanne
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| elative
|
norpastanne
|
norpistanne
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| illative
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norppaanne
|
norppiinne
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| adessive
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norpallanne
|
norpillanne
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| ablative
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norpaltanne
|
norpiltanne
|
| allative
|
norpallenne
|
norpillenne
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| essive
|
norppananne
|
norppinanne
|
| translative
|
norpaksenne
|
norpiksenne
|
| abessive
|
norpattanne
|
norpittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
norppinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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norppansa
|
norppansa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
norppansa
|
norppansa
|
| gen.
|
norppansa
|
| genitive
|
norppansa
|
norppiensa
norppainsa rare
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| partitive
|
norppaansa
|
norppiaan
norppiansa
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| inessive
|
norpassaan
norpassansa
|
norpissaan
norpissansa
|
| elative
|
norpastaan
norpastansa
|
norpistaan
norpistansa
|
| illative
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norppaansa
|
norppiinsa
|
| adessive
|
norpallaan
norpallansa
|
norpillaan
norpillansa
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| ablative
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norpaltaan
norpaltansa
|
norpiltaan
norpiltansa
|
| allative
|
norpalleen
norpallensa
|
norpilleen
norpillensa
|
| essive
|
norppanaan
norppanansa
|
norppinaan
norppinansa
|
| translative
|
norpakseen
norpaksensa
|
norpikseen
norpiksensa
|
| abessive
|
norpattaan
norpattansa
|
norpittaan
norpittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
norppineen
norppinensa
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Derived terms
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