karpalo

Finnish

Alternative forms

• karpele, kalpare (dialectal)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karpa-(la-) (compare Karelian karpalo, Livonian gārban, Livvi garbalo, Veps garbal, Votic karpolo), possibly from Baltic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrpɑlo/, [ˈkɑ̝rpɑ̝lo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑrpɑlo
• Hyphenation^(key): kar‧pa‧lo

Noun

karpalo

1. cranberry (shrub belonging to the section Vaccinium sect. Oxycoccus)
2. common cranberry, northern cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos; the only cranberry species that grows in Finland)

   Synonym: isokarpalo

Declension

Inflection of karpalo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		karpalo	karpalot
genitive		karpalon	karpalojen karpaloiden karpaloitten
partitive		karpaloa	karpaloja karpaloita
illative		karpaloon	karpaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		karpalo	karpalot
accusative	nom.	karpalo	karpalot
	gen.	karpalon
genitive		karpalon	karpalojen karpaloiden karpaloitten
partitive		karpaloa	karpaloja karpaloita
inessive		karpalossa	karpaloissa
elative		karpalosta	karpaloista
illative		karpaloon	karpaloihin
adessive		karpalolla	karpaloilla
ablative		karpalolta	karpaloilta
allative		karpalolle	karpaloille
essive		karpalona	karpaloina
translative		karpaloksi	karpaloiksi
abessive		karpalotta	karpaloitta
instructive		—	karpaloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of karpalo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karpaloni karpaloni accusative nom. karpaloni karpaloni gen. karpaloni genitive karpaloni karpalojeni karpaloideni karpaloitteni partitive karpaloani karpalojani karpaloitani inessive karpalossani karpaloissani elative karpalostani karpaloistani illative karpalooni karpaloihini adessive karpalollani karpaloillani ablative karpaloltani karpaloiltani allative karpalolleni karpaloilleni essive karpalonani karpaloinani translative karpalokseni karpaloikseni abessive karpalottani karpaloittani instructive — — comitative — karpaloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karpalosi karpalosi accusative nom. karpalosi karpalosi gen. karpalosi genitive karpalosi karpalojesi karpaloidesi karpaloittesi partitive karpaloasi karpalojasi karpaloitasi inessive karpalossasi karpaloissasi elative karpalostasi karpaloistasi illative karpaloosi karpaloihisi adessive karpalollasi karpaloillasi ablative karpaloltasi karpaloiltasi allative karpalollesi karpaloillesi essive karpalonasi karpaloinasi translative karpaloksesi karpaloiksesi abessive karpalottasi karpaloittasi instructive — — comitative — karpaloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative karpalomme karpalomme accusative nom. karpalomme karpalomme gen. karpalomme genitive karpalomme karpalojemme karpaloidemme karpaloittemme partitive karpaloamme karpalojamme karpaloitamme inessive karpalossamme karpaloissamme elative karpalostamme karpaloistamme illative karpaloomme karpaloihimme adessive karpalollamme karpaloillamme ablative karpaloltamme karpaloiltamme allative karpalollemme karpaloillemme essive karpalonamme karpaloinamme translative karpaloksemme karpaloiksemme abessive karpalottamme karpaloittamme instructive — — comitative — karpaloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative karpalonne karpalonne accusative nom. karpalonne karpalonne gen. karpalonne genitive karpalonne karpalojenne karpaloidenne karpaloittenne partitive karpaloanne karpalojanne karpaloitanne inessive karpalossanne karpaloissanne elative karpalostanne karpaloistanne illative karpaloonne karpaloihinne adessive karpalollanne karpaloillanne ablative karpaloltanne karpaloiltanne allative karpalollenne karpaloillenne essive karpalonanne karpaloinanne translative karpaloksenne karpaloiksenne abessive karpalottanne karpaloittanne instructive — — comitative — karpaloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative karpalonsa karpalonsa accusative nom. karpalonsa karpalonsa gen. karpalonsa genitive karpalonsa karpalojensa karpaloidensa karpaloittensa partitive karpaloaan karpaloansa karpalojaan karpaloitaan karpalojansa karpaloitansa inessive karpalossaan karpalossansa karpaloissaan karpaloissansa elative karpalostaan karpalostansa karpaloistaan karpaloistansa illative karpaloonsa karpaloihinsa adessive karpalollaan karpalollansa karpaloillaan karpaloillansa ablative karpaloltaan karpaloltansa karpaloiltaan karpaloiltansa allative karpalolleen karpalollensa karpaloilleen karpaloillensa essive karpalonaan karpalonansa karpaloinaan karpaloinansa translative karpalokseen karpaloksensa karpaloikseen karpaloiksensa abessive karpalottaan karpalottansa karpaloittaan karpaloittansa instructive — — comitative — karpaloineen karpaloinensa

Synonyms

• (dialectal) kurjenmarja, kirsimarja, narinruoho

Derived terms

• amerikankarpalo (“Vaccinium macrocarpon”)
• hikikarpalo
• isokarpalo (“Vaccinium oxycoccos”)
• karpalohyydyke
• karpalohyytelö
• karpalokiisseli
• karpalolikööri
• karpalomehu
• karpalomorfeemi
• karpalomorfi
• karpalonpunainen
• karpalosuo
• kyynelkarpalo
• pikkukarpalo (“Vaccinium microcarpum”)

 

Further reading

• “karpalo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (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

Ingrian

Karpaloja.

Alternative forms

• karpola, karpolo, karpula, karpala

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karpalo. Cognates include Finnish karpalo and Estonian karbal.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrpɑlo/, [ˈkɑrpəɫŏ̞̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrpɑlo/, [ˈkɑrpɑɫo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑrpɑlo
• Hyphenation: kar‧pa‧lo

Noun

karpalo

1. cranberry

Declension

Declension of karpalo (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	karpalo	karpalot
genitive	karpalon	karpaloin, karpaloloin
partitive	karpaloa	karpaloja, karpaloloja
illative	karpaloo	karpaloihe, karpaloloihe
inessive	karpaloos	karpalois, karpalolois
elative	karpalost	karpaloist, karpaloloist
allative	karpalolle	karpaloille, karpaloloille
adessive	karpalool	karpaloil, karpaloloil
ablative	karpalolt	karpaloilt, karpaloloilt
translative	karpaloks	karpaloiks, karpaloloiks
essive	karpalonna, karpaloon	karpaloinna, karpaloloinna, karpaloin, karpaloloin
exessive1)	karpalont	karpaloint, karpaloloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 138