kelpo

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From kelvata (to be good enough) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkelpo/, [ˈk̟e̞lpo̞]
  • Rhymes: -elpo
  • Syllabification(key): kel‧po

Adjective

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kelpo (comparative kelvompi, superlative kelvoin) (rarely inflected or compared)

  1. decent, good, fine
    Synonyms: see kelvollinen
    Hän on kelpo poika.
    He is a good boy.
    Tämä on kelpo kahvia.
    This is decent coffee.
  2. (of amount) much, good, plenty
    Synonyms: see kunnon

Declension

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  • The adjective is usually indeclinable, and is rarely inflected in congruence with the main word. The comparative and superlative forms are likewise rare.
Inflection of kelpo (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)
nominative kelpo kelvot
genitive kelvon kelpojen
partitive kelpoa kelpoja
illative kelpoon kelpoihin
singular plural
nominative kelpo kelvot
accusative nom. kelpo kelvot
gen. kelvon
genitive kelvon kelpojen
partitive kelpoa kelpoja
inessive kelvossa kelvoissa
elative kelvosta kelvoista
illative kelpoon kelpoihin
adessive kelvolla kelvoilla
ablative kelvolta kelvoilta
allative kelvolle kelvoille
essive kelpona kelpoina
translative kelvoksi kelvoiksi
abessive kelvotta kelvoitta
instructive kelvoin
comitative kelpoine
Possessive forms of kelpo (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kelponi kelponi
accusative nom. kelponi kelponi
gen. kelponi
genitive kelponi kelpojeni
partitive kelpoani kelpojani
inessive kelvossani kelvoissani
elative kelvostani kelvoistani
illative kelpooni kelpoihini
adessive kelvollani kelvoillani
ablative kelvoltani kelvoiltani
allative kelvolleni kelvoilleni
essive kelponani kelpoinani
translative kelvokseni kelvoikseni
abessive kelvottani kelvoittani
instructive
comitative kelpoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kelposi kelposi
accusative nom. kelposi kelposi
gen. kelposi
genitive kelposi kelpojesi
partitive kelpoasi kelpojasi
inessive kelvossasi kelvoissasi
elative kelvostasi kelvoistasi
illative kelpoosi kelpoihisi
adessive kelvollasi kelvoillasi
ablative kelvoltasi kelvoiltasi
allative kelvollesi kelvoillesi
essive kelponasi kelpoinasi
translative kelvoksesi kelvoiksesi
abessive kelvottasi kelvoittasi
instructive
comitative kelpoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kelpomme kelpomme
accusative nom. kelpomme kelpomme
gen. kelpomme
genitive kelpomme kelpojemme
partitive kelpoamme kelpojamme
inessive kelvossamme kelvoissamme
elative kelvostamme kelvoistamme
illative kelpoomme kelpoihimme
adessive kelvollamme kelvoillamme
ablative kelvoltamme kelvoiltamme
allative kelvollemme kelvoillemme
essive kelponamme kelpoinamme
translative kelvoksemme kelvoiksemme
abessive kelvottamme kelvoittamme
instructive
comitative kelpoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kelponne kelponne
accusative nom. kelponne kelponne
gen. kelponne
genitive kelponne kelpojenne
partitive kelpoanne kelpojanne
inessive kelvossanne kelvoissanne
elative kelvostanne kelvoistanne
illative kelpoonne kelpoihinne
adessive kelvollanne kelvoillanne
ablative kelvoltanne kelvoiltanne
allative kelvollenne kelvoillenne
essive kelponanne kelpoinanne
translative kelvoksenne kelvoiksenne
abessive kelvottanne kelvoittanne
instructive
comitative kelpoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kelponsa kelponsa
accusative nom. kelponsa kelponsa
gen. kelponsa
genitive kelponsa kelpojensa
partitive kelpoaan
kelpoansa
kelpojaan
kelpojansa
inessive kelvossaan
kelvossansa
kelvoissaan
kelvoissansa
elative kelvostaan
kelvostansa
kelvoistaan
kelvoistansa
illative kelpoonsa kelpoihinsa
adessive kelvollaan
kelvollansa
kelvoillaan
kelvoillansa
ablative kelvoltaan
kelvoltansa
kelvoiltaan
kelvoiltansa
allative kelvolleen
kelvollensa
kelvoilleen
kelvoillensa
essive kelponaan
kelponansa
kelpoinaan
kelpoinansa
translative kelvokseen
kelvoksensa
kelvoikseen
kelvoiksensa
abessive kelvottaan
kelvottansa
kelvoittaan
kelvoittansa
instructive
comitative kelpoineen
kelpoinensa

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