nuppi

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish knopp.

Noun

nuppi

  1. knob (rounded protuberance, handle, or control switch)
  2. cascabel (knob at the end of a cannon, to which ropes are attached in order to control recoil)
  3. finial (decorative fitting in a post, pole etc.)
  4. (vehicles, slang) tractor (truck used to pull a trailer or a semi-trailer)
  5. (slang) head

Declension
Inflection of nuppi (Kotus type 5/risti, pp-p gradation)
nominative nuppi nupit
genitive nupin nuppien
partitive nuppia nuppeja
illative nuppiin nuppeihin
singular plural
nominative nuppi nupit
accusative nom. nuppi nupit
gen. nupin
genitive nupin nuppien
partitive nuppia nuppeja
inessive nupissa nupeissa
elative nupista nupeista
illative nuppiin nuppeihin
adessive nupilla nupeilla
ablative nupilta nupeilta
allative nupille nupeille
essive nuppina nuppeina
translative nupiksi nupeiksi
instructive — nupein
abessive nupitta nupeitta
comitative — nuppeineen

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Northern Sami

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈnuppiː/

Adjective

nuppi

  1. accusative and genitive singular of nubbi
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