nirppa

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnirpːɑ/, [ˈnirpːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -irpːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): nirp‧pa

Etymology 1

Sound-symbolic, akin to nirpistää

Adjective

nirppa (dialectal)

1. grumpy, easily annoyed

Declension

Inflection of nirppa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
nominative		nirppa	nirpat
genitive		nirpan	nirppojen
partitive		nirppaa	nirppoja
illative		nirppaan	nirppoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nirppa	nirpat
accusative	nom.	nirppa	nirpat
	gen.	nirpan
genitive		nirpan	nirppojen nirppain rare
partitive		nirppaa	nirppoja
inessive		nirpassa	nirpoissa
elative		nirpasta	nirpoista
illative		nirppaan	nirppoihin
adessive		nirpalla	nirpoilla
ablative		nirpalta	nirpoilta
allative		nirpalle	nirpoille
essive		nirppana	nirppoina
translative		nirpaksi	nirpoiksi
abessive		nirpatta	nirpoitta
instructive		—	nirpoin
comitative		—	nirppoine

Possessive forms of nirppa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nirppani nirppani accusative nom. nirppani nirppani gen. nirppani genitive nirppani nirppojeni nirppaini rare partitive nirppaani nirppojani inessive nirpassani nirpoissani elative nirpastani nirpoistani illative nirppaani nirppoihini adessive nirpallani nirpoillani ablative nirpaltani nirpoiltani allative nirpalleni nirpoilleni essive nirppanani nirppoinani translative nirpakseni nirpoikseni abessive nirpattani nirpoittani instructive — — comitative — nirppoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nirppasi nirppasi accusative nom. nirppasi nirppasi gen. nirppasi genitive nirppasi nirppojesi nirppaisi rare partitive nirppaasi nirppojasi inessive nirpassasi nirpoissasi elative nirpastasi nirpoistasi illative nirppaasi nirppoihisi adessive nirpallasi nirpoillasi ablative nirpaltasi nirpoiltasi allative nirpallesi nirpoillesi essive nirppanasi nirppoinasi translative nirpaksesi nirpoiksesi abessive nirpattasi nirpoittasi instructive — — comitative — nirppoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nirppamme nirppamme accusative nom. nirppamme nirppamme gen. nirppamme genitive nirppamme nirppojemme nirppaimme rare partitive nirppaamme nirppojamme inessive nirpassamme nirpoissamme elative nirpastamme nirpoistamme illative nirppaamme nirppoihimme adessive nirpallamme nirpoillamme ablative nirpaltamme nirpoiltamme allative nirpallemme nirpoillemme essive nirppanamme nirppoinamme translative nirpaksemme nirpoiksemme abessive nirpattamme nirpoittamme instructive — — comitative — nirppoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nirppanne nirppanne accusative nom. nirppanne nirppanne gen. nirppanne genitive nirppanne nirppojenne nirppainne rare partitive nirppaanne nirppojanne inessive nirpassanne nirpoissanne elative nirpastanne nirpoistanne illative nirppaanne nirppoihinne adessive nirpallanne nirpoillanne ablative nirpaltanne nirpoiltanne allative nirpallenne nirpoillenne essive nirppananne nirppoinanne translative nirpaksenne nirpoiksenne abessive nirpattanne nirpoittanne instructive — — comitative — nirppoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nirppansa nirppansa accusative nom. nirppansa nirppansa gen. nirppansa genitive nirppansa nirppojensa nirppainsa rare partitive nirppaansa nirppojaan nirppojansa inessive nirpassaan nirpassansa nirpoissaan nirpoissansa elative nirpastaan nirpastansa nirpoistaan nirpoistansa illative nirppaansa nirppoihinsa adessive nirpallaan nirpallansa nirpoillaan nirpoillansa ablative nirpaltaan nirpaltansa nirpoiltaan nirpoiltansa allative nirpalleen nirpallensa nirpoilleen nirpoillensa essive nirppanaan nirppanansa nirppoinaan nirppoinansa translative nirpakseen nirpaksensa nirpoikseen nirpoiksensa abessive nirpattaan nirpattansa nirpoittaan nirpoittansa instructive — — comitative — nirppoineen nirppoinensa

Noun

nirppa (dialectal)

1. Synonym of nirppanokka (“stuck up person”)

Declension

Inflection of nirppa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
nominative		nirppa	nirpat
genitive		nirpan	nirppojen
partitive		nirppaa	nirppoja
illative		nirppaan	nirppoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nirppa	nirpat
accusative	nom.	nirppa	nirpat
	gen.	nirpan
genitive		nirpan	nirppojen nirppain rare
partitive		nirppaa	nirppoja
inessive		nirpassa	nirpoissa
elative		nirpasta	nirpoista
illative		nirppaan	nirppoihin
adessive		nirpalla	nirpoilla
ablative		nirpalta	nirpoilta
allative		nirpalle	nirpoille
essive		nirppana	nirppoina
translative		nirpaksi	nirpoiksi
abessive		nirpatta	nirpoitta
instructive		—	nirpoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nirppa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nirppani nirppani accusative nom. nirppani nirppani gen. nirppani genitive nirppani nirppojeni nirppaini rare partitive nirppaani nirppojani inessive nirpassani nirpoissani elative nirpastani nirpoistani illative nirppaani nirppoihini adessive nirpallani nirpoillani ablative nirpaltani nirpoiltani allative nirpalleni nirpoilleni essive nirppanani nirppoinani translative nirpakseni nirpoikseni abessive nirpattani nirpoittani instructive — — comitative — nirppoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nirppasi nirppasi accusative nom. nirppasi nirppasi gen. nirppasi genitive nirppasi nirppojesi nirppaisi rare partitive nirppaasi nirppojasi inessive nirpassasi nirpoissasi elative nirpastasi nirpoistasi illative nirppaasi nirppoihisi adessive nirpallasi nirpoillasi ablative nirpaltasi nirpoiltasi allative nirpallesi nirpoillesi essive nirppanasi nirppoinasi translative nirpaksesi nirpoiksesi abessive nirpattasi nirpoittasi instructive — — comitative — nirppoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nirppamme nirppamme accusative nom. nirppamme nirppamme gen. nirppamme genitive nirppamme nirppojemme nirppaimme rare partitive nirppaamme nirppojamme inessive nirpassamme nirpoissamme elative nirpastamme nirpoistamme illative nirppaamme nirppoihimme adessive nirpallamme nirpoillamme ablative nirpaltamme nirpoiltamme allative nirpallemme nirpoillemme essive nirppanamme nirppoinamme translative nirpaksemme nirpoiksemme abessive nirpattamme nirpoittamme instructive — — comitative — nirppoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nirppanne nirppanne accusative nom. nirppanne nirppanne gen. nirppanne genitive nirppanne nirppojenne nirppainne rare partitive nirppaanne nirppojanne inessive nirpassanne nirpoissanne elative nirpastanne nirpoistanne illative nirppaanne nirppoihinne adessive nirpallanne nirpoillanne ablative nirpaltanne nirpoiltanne allative nirpallenne nirpoillenne essive nirppananne nirppoinanne translative nirpaksenne nirpoiksenne abessive nirpattanne nirpoittanne instructive — — comitative — nirppoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nirppansa nirppansa accusative nom. nirppansa nirppansa gen. nirppansa genitive nirppansa nirppojensa nirppainsa rare partitive nirppaansa nirppojaan nirppojansa inessive nirpassaan nirpassansa nirpoissaan nirpoissansa elative nirpastaan nirpastansa nirpoistaan nirpoistansa illative nirppaansa nirppoihinsa adessive nirpallaan nirpallansa nirpoillaan nirpoillansa ablative nirpaltaan nirpaltansa nirpoiltaan nirpoiltansa allative nirpalleen nirpallensa nirpoilleen nirpoillensa essive nirppanaan nirppanansa nirppoinaan nirppoinansa translative nirpakseen nirpaksensa nirpoikseen nirpoiksensa abessive nirpattaan nirpattansa nirpoittaan nirpoittansa instructive — — comitative — nirppoineen nirppoinensa

Derived terms

(compounds):

• nirppanenä
• nirppanokka

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *nirkko. Variants like nirkko, nirppi, nirppu can be found; the term is probably originally a euphemism.

Noun

nirppa (rare)

1. Synonym of lumikko (“least weasel”)

Declension

Inflection of nirppa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
nominative		nirppa	nirpat
genitive		nirpan	nirppojen
partitive		nirppaa	nirppoja
illative		nirppaan	nirppoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nirppa	nirpat
accusative	nom.	nirppa	nirpat
	gen.	nirpan
genitive		nirpan	nirppojen nirppain rare
partitive		nirppaa	nirppoja
inessive		nirpassa	nirpoissa
elative		nirpasta	nirpoista
illative		nirppaan	nirppoihin
adessive		nirpalla	nirpoilla
ablative		nirpalta	nirpoilta
allative		nirpalle	nirpoille
essive		nirppana	nirppoina
translative		nirpaksi	nirpoiksi
abessive		nirpatta	nirpoitta
instructive		—	nirpoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nirppa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nirppani nirppani accusative nom. nirppani nirppani gen. nirppani genitive nirppani nirppojeni nirppaini rare partitive nirppaani nirppojani inessive nirpassani nirpoissani elative nirpastani nirpoistani illative nirppaani nirppoihini adessive nirpallani nirpoillani ablative nirpaltani nirpoiltani allative nirpalleni nirpoilleni essive nirppanani nirppoinani translative nirpakseni nirpoikseni abessive nirpattani nirpoittani instructive — — comitative — nirppoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nirppasi nirppasi accusative nom. nirppasi nirppasi gen. nirppasi genitive nirppasi nirppojesi nirppaisi rare partitive nirppaasi nirppojasi inessive nirpassasi nirpoissasi elative nirpastasi nirpoistasi illative nirppaasi nirppoihisi adessive nirpallasi nirpoillasi ablative nirpaltasi nirpoiltasi allative nirpallesi nirpoillesi essive nirppanasi nirppoinasi translative nirpaksesi nirpoiksesi abessive nirpattasi nirpoittasi instructive — — comitative — nirppoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nirppamme nirppamme accusative nom. nirppamme nirppamme gen. nirppamme genitive nirppamme nirppojemme nirppaimme rare partitive nirppaamme nirppojamme inessive nirpassamme nirpoissamme elative nirpastamme nirpoistamme illative nirppaamme nirppoihimme adessive nirpallamme nirpoillamme ablative nirpaltamme nirpoiltamme allative nirpallemme nirpoillemme essive nirppanamme nirppoinamme translative nirpaksemme nirpoiksemme abessive nirpattamme nirpoittamme instructive — — comitative — nirppoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nirppanne nirppanne accusative nom. nirppanne nirppanne gen. nirppanne genitive nirppanne nirppojenne nirppainne rare partitive nirppaanne nirppojanne inessive nirpassanne nirpoissanne elative nirpastanne nirpoistanne illative nirppaanne nirppoihinne adessive nirpallanne nirpoillanne ablative nirpaltanne nirpoiltanne allative nirpallenne nirpoillenne essive nirppananne nirppoinanne translative nirpaksenne nirpoiksenne abessive nirpattanne nirpoittanne instructive — — comitative — nirppoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nirppansa nirppansa accusative nom. nirppansa nirppansa gen. nirppansa genitive nirppansa nirppojensa nirppainsa rare partitive nirppaansa nirppojaan nirppojansa inessive nirpassaan nirpassansa nirpoissaan nirpoissansa elative nirpastaan nirpastansa nirpoistaan nirpoistansa illative nirppaansa nirppoihinsa adessive nirpallaan nirpallansa nirpoillaan nirpoillansa ablative nirpaltaan nirpaltansa nirpoiltaan nirpoiltansa allative nirpalleen nirpallensa nirpoilleen nirpoillensa essive nirppanaan nirppanansa nirppoinaan nirppoinansa translative nirpakseen nirpaksensa nirpoikseen nirpoiksensa abessive nirpattaan nirpattansa nirpoittaan nirpoittansa instructive — — comitative — nirppoineen nirppoinensa