kupla

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kupla, probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kupla. Related to Estonian kubel, Karelian kupla, Livvi kubl and probably Inari Sami koble (“roe pouch”), Eastern Mari куво̄л (kuvōl) and Mansi [script needed] (kɛ̮wl-, “to swim, to float”), possibly also Hungarian hólyag (“bladder”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkuplɑ/, [ˈkuplɑ]
  • Rhymes: -uplɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kup‧la

Noun

kupla

  1. bubble (spherically contained volume of air or other gas)
  2. bubble (spherical cavity in a solid material)
  3. bubble (anything resembling a hollow sphere)
  4. bubble (economics: period of intense speculation in a market)
    Synonym: talouskupla
  5. bubble (anything lacking firmness or solidity)
  6. bubble (something or somebody who just seemingly is what is supposed, but in fact does have nothing or little to fulfill expectancies)
  7. (informal) a Volkswagen Beetle automobile (may be capitalized)

Declension
Inflection of kupla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative kupla kuplat
genitive kuplan kuplien
partitive kuplaa kuplia
illative kuplaan kupliin
singular plural
nominative kupla kuplat
accusative nom. kupla kuplat
gen. kuplan
genitive kuplan kuplien
kuplainrare
partitive kuplaa kuplia
inessive kuplassa kuplissa
elative kuplasta kuplista
illative kuplaan kupliin
adessive kuplalla kuplilla
ablative kuplalta kuplilta
allative kuplalle kuplille
essive kuplana kuplina
translative kuplaksi kupliksi
instructive — kuplin
abessive kuplatta kuplitta
comitative — kuplineen
Possessive forms of kupla (type koira)
possessor singular plural
1st person kuplani kuplamme
2nd person kuplasi kuplanne
3rd person kuplansa

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Interjection

kupla

  1. (childish) snap, jinx (used after the same thing is said by two people simultaneously)
    Synonyms: smurffi, smurffilukko, smurffattu
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