kloppi

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from dialectal Swedish klobb (compare standard Swedish klubb (“lump, clump, dumpling”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklopːi/, [ˈklo̞pːi]
• Rhymes: -opːi
• Hyphenation^(key): klop‧pi

Noun

kloppi

1. (often derogatory) lad, stripling

   Synonyms: nulikka, nulkki, jolppi

2. (dialectal) cigarette tube

Usage notes

• (stripling): Sometimes translated into English with "rascal" or "scamp", which is misleading in the sense that kloppi does not necessarily imply mischief by definition.

Declension

Inflection of kloppi (Kotus type 5*B/risti, pp-p gradation)
nominative		kloppi	klopit
genitive		klopin	kloppien
partitive		kloppia	kloppeja
illative		kloppiin	kloppeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kloppi	klopit
accusative	nom.	kloppi	klopit
	gen.	klopin
genitive		klopin	kloppien
partitive		kloppia	kloppeja
inessive		klopissa	klopeissa
elative		klopista	klopeista
illative		kloppiin	kloppeihin
adessive		klopilla	klopeilla
ablative		klopilta	klopeilta
allative		klopille	klopeille
essive		kloppina	kloppeina
translative		klopiksi	klopeiksi
abessive		klopitta	klopeitta
instructive		—	klopein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kloppi (Kotus type 5*B/risti, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kloppini kloppini accusative nom. kloppini kloppini gen. kloppini genitive kloppini kloppieni partitive kloppiani kloppejani inessive klopissani klopeissani elative klopistani klopeistani illative kloppiini kloppeihini adessive klopillani klopeillani ablative klopiltani klopeiltani allative klopilleni klopeilleni essive kloppinani kloppeinani translative klopikseni klopeikseni abessive klopittani klopeittani instructive — — comitative — kloppeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kloppisi kloppisi accusative nom. kloppisi kloppisi gen. kloppisi genitive kloppisi kloppiesi partitive kloppiasi kloppejasi inessive klopissasi klopeissasi elative klopistasi klopeistasi illative kloppiisi kloppeihisi adessive klopillasi klopeillasi ablative klopiltasi klopeiltasi allative klopillesi klopeillesi essive kloppinasi kloppeinasi translative klopiksesi klopeiksesi abessive klopittasi klopeittasi instructive — — comitative — kloppeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kloppimme kloppimme accusative nom. kloppimme kloppimme gen. kloppimme genitive kloppimme kloppiemme partitive kloppiamme kloppejamme inessive klopissamme klopeissamme elative klopistamme klopeistamme illative kloppiimme kloppeihimme adessive klopillamme klopeillamme ablative klopiltamme klopeiltamme allative klopillemme klopeillemme essive kloppinamme kloppeinamme translative klopiksemme klopeiksemme abessive klopittamme klopeittamme instructive — — comitative — kloppeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kloppinne kloppinne accusative nom. kloppinne kloppinne gen. kloppinne genitive kloppinne kloppienne partitive kloppianne kloppejanne inessive klopissanne klopeissanne elative klopistanne klopeistanne illative kloppiinne kloppeihinne adessive klopillanne klopeillanne ablative klopiltanne klopeiltanne allative klopillenne klopeillenne essive kloppinanne kloppeinanne translative klopiksenne klopeiksenne abessive klopittanne klopeittanne instructive — — comitative — kloppeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kloppinsa kloppinsa accusative nom. kloppinsa kloppinsa gen. kloppinsa genitive kloppinsa kloppiensa partitive kloppiaan kloppiansa kloppejaan kloppejansa inessive klopissaan klopissansa klopeissaan klopeissansa elative klopistaan klopistansa klopeistaan klopeistansa illative kloppiinsa kloppeihinsa adessive klopillaan klopillansa klopeillaan klopeillansa ablative klopiltaan klopiltansa klopeiltaan klopeiltansa allative klopilleen klopillensa klopeilleen klopeillensa essive kloppinaan kloppinansa kloppeinaan kloppeinansa translative klopikseen klopiksensa klopeikseen klopeiksensa abessive klopittaan klopittansa klopeittaan klopeittansa instructive — — comitative — kloppeineen kloppeinensa

Derived terms

• pojankloppi

See also

• räkänokka, märkäkorva

Further reading

• “kloppi”, 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