kelpo
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From kelvata (“to be good enough”) + -o.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]kelpo (comparative kelvompi, superlative kelvoin) (rarely inflected or compared)
- decent, good, fine
- Synonyms: see kelvollinen
- Hän on kelpo poika.
- He is a good boy.
- Tämä on kelpo kahvia.
- This is decent coffee.
- (of amount) much, good, plenty
- Synonyms: see kunnon
Declension
[edit]- 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) | |||
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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 |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “kelpo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02