Jump to content

kultahippu

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Finnish

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

kulta +‎ hippu

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈkultɑˌhipːu/, [ˈkul̪t̪ɑ̝ˌhipːu]
  • Rhymes: -ipːu
  • Hyphenation(key): kulta‧hippu

Noun

[edit]

kultahippu

  1. gold nugget (naturally occurring piece of native gold)

Declension

[edit]
Inflection of kultahippu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
nominative kultahippu kultahiput
genitive kultahipun kultahippujen
partitive kultahippua kultahippuja
illative kultahippuun kultahippuihin
singular plural
nominative kultahippu kultahiput
accusative nom. kultahippu kultahiput
gen. kultahipun
genitive kultahipun kultahippujen
partitive kultahippua kultahippuja
inessive kultahipussa kultahipuissa
elative kultahipusta kultahipuista
illative kultahippuun kultahippuihin
adessive kultahipulla kultahipuilla
ablative kultahipulta kultahipuilta
allative kultahipulle kultahipuille
essive kultahippuna kultahippuina
translative kultahipuksi kultahipuiksi
abessive kultahiputta kultahipuitta
instructive kultahipuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kultahippu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)

Hyponyms

[edit]
  • Finnish goldminers name nuggets by their size as follows:
    • hengetön (lifeless): smaller than 0,5 mm by largest measure
    • saivare (nit) 0,6 mm to 0,9 mm
    • penikkatäi (baby louse) 1 mm to 2 mm
    • täi (louse) 2 mm to 4 mm
    • lutikka (bedbug) 5 mm to 9 mm
    • russakka (German cockroach) 10 mm to 14 mm
    • isomus (large one) or isommus larger than 15 mm