tuppi

See also: Tuppi

Estonian

Noun

tuppi

  1. partitive plural of tupp

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tuppi (compare Estonian tupp), possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *duppaz (“hollow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtupːi/, [ˈt̪upːi]
  • Rhymes: -upːi
  • Syllabification(key): tup‧pi

Noun

tuppi

  1. sheath
    panna tuppeen ― to sheathe
    ottaa tupesta ― to unsheathe
  2. A card game popular in northern Finland, very similar to Minnesota whist.
    mennä tuppeen ― to lose (a game of tuppi)
  3. (dialectal) olla tupella ~ to play tuppi (standard: pelata tuppea)
  4. (dialectal, idiomatic) olla tupella jonkin kanssa ~ to be busy with something

Declension
Inflection of tuppi (Kotus type 7*B/ovi, pp-p gradation)
nominative tuppi tupet
genitive tupen tuppien
partitive tuppea tuppia
illative tuppeen tuppiin
singular plural
nominative tuppi tupet
accusative nom. tuppi tupet
gen. tupen
genitive tupen tuppien
partitive tuppea tuppia
inessive tupessa tupissa
elative tupesta tupista
illative tuppeen tuppiin
adessive tupella tupilla
ablative tupelta tupilta
allative tupelle tupille
essive tuppena tuppina
translative tupeksi tupiksi
instructive — tupin
abessive tupetta tupitta
comitative — tuppineen
Possessive forms of tuppi (type ovi)
possessor singular plural
1st person tuppeni tuppemme
2nd person tuppesi tuppenne
3rd person tuppensa

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tuppi.

Pronunciation
  • (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈtupːi/, [ˈtupːi]
  • Rhymes: -upːi
  • Hyphenation: tup‧pi

Noun

tuppi

  1. sheath, scabbard

Inflection
Declension of tuppi (type VII/nimi, pp-p gradation)
singular plural
nominative tuppi tupõd
genitive tupõ tuppije, tuppijõ, tuppi
partitive tuppõa tuppitõ, tuppi
illative tuppõ, tuppõsõ tuppije, tuppijõ, tuppisõ
inessive tupõz tuppiz
elative tupõssõ tuppissõ
allative tupõlõ tuppilõ
adessive tupõllõ tuppillõ
ablative tupõltõ tuppiltõ
translative tupõssi tuppissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References
  • V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “tuppi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn
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