halpa

See also: hAlpa

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *halpa; see there for more. Cognate with Estonian halb (“bad”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑlpɑ/, [ˈhɑlpɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlpɑ
  • Syllabification(key): hal‧pa

Adjective

halpa (comparative halvempi, superlative halvin)

  1. cheap, inexpensive, low-end (low in price)
    Synonyms: edullinen, huokea
    Niin, jos ostat halvalla, niin mitä odotat?
    Well, if you buy things on the cheap what do you expect?
    halpatuonti ― cheap imports
  2. cheap, cheesy, low-end, tacky (low in quality)
  3. (as modifier) discount, budget
    halpakauppa ― discount store
    halpalentoyhtiö ― budget airline

Declension
Inflection of halpa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)
nominative halpa halvat
genitive halvan halpojen
partitive halpaa halpoja
illative halpaan halpoihin
singular plural
nominative halpa halvat
accusative nom. halpa halvat
gen. halvan
genitive halvan halpojen
halpainrare
partitive halpaa halpoja
inessive halvassa halvoissa
elative halvasta halvoista
illative halpaan halpoihin
adessive halvalla halvoilla
ablative halvalta halvoilta
allative halvalle halvoille
essive halpana halpoina
translative halvaksi halvoiksi
instructive — halvoin
abessive halvatta halvoitta
comitative — halpoine
Possessive forms of halpa (type kala)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person halpani halpamme
2nd person halpasi halpanne
3rd person halpansa

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Irish

Noun

halpa m

  1. h-prothesized form of alpa
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