nirppu

Finnish

Apion sp.

Etymology

Originally a variant of nirkko (“tapered thing”). The sense "kind of weevil" is after their shape.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnirpːu/, [ˈnirpːu]
• Rhymes: -irpːu
• Syllabification^(key): nirp‧pu

Noun

nirppu

1. A weevil of the genus Apion.

Declension

Inflection of nirppu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
nominative		nirppu	nirput
genitive		nirpun	nirppujen
partitive		nirppua	nirppuja
illative		nirppuun	nirppuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nirppu	nirput
accusative	nom.	nirppu	nirput
	gen.	nirpun
genitive		nirpun	nirppujen
partitive		nirppua	nirppuja
inessive		nirpussa	nirpuissa
elative		nirpusta	nirpuista
illative		nirppuun	nirppuihin
adessive		nirpulla	nirpuilla
ablative		nirpulta	nirpuilta
allative		nirpulle	nirpuille
essive		nirppuna	nirppuina
translative		nirpuksi	nirpuiksi
abessive		nirputta	nirpuitta
instructive		—	nirpuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nirppu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nirppuni nirppuni accusative nom. nirppuni nirppuni gen. nirppuni genitive nirppuni nirppujeni partitive nirppuani nirppujani inessive nirpussani nirpuissani elative nirpustani nirpuistani illative nirppuuni nirppuihini adessive nirpullani nirpuillani ablative nirpultani nirpuiltani allative nirpulleni nirpuilleni essive nirppunani nirppuinani translative nirpukseni nirpuikseni abessive nirputtani nirpuittani instructive — — comitative — nirppuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nirppusi nirppusi accusative nom. nirppusi nirppusi gen. nirppusi genitive nirppusi nirppujesi partitive nirppuasi nirppujasi inessive nirpussasi nirpuissasi elative nirpustasi nirpuistasi illative nirppuusi nirppuihisi adessive nirpullasi nirpuillasi ablative nirpultasi nirpuiltasi allative nirpullesi nirpuillesi essive nirppunasi nirppuinasi translative nirpuksesi nirpuiksesi abessive nirputtasi nirpuittasi instructive — — comitative — nirppuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nirppumme nirppumme accusative nom. nirppumme nirppumme gen. nirppumme genitive nirppumme nirppujemme partitive nirppuamme nirppujamme inessive nirpussamme nirpuissamme elative nirpustamme nirpuistamme illative nirppuumme nirppuihimme adessive nirpullamme nirpuillamme ablative nirpultamme nirpuiltamme allative nirpullemme nirpuillemme essive nirppunamme nirppuinamme translative nirpuksemme nirpuiksemme abessive nirputtamme nirpuittamme instructive — — comitative — nirppuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nirppunne nirppunne accusative nom. nirppunne nirppunne gen. nirppunne genitive nirppunne nirppujenne partitive nirppuanne nirppujanne inessive nirpussanne nirpuissanne elative nirpustanne nirpuistanne illative nirppuunne nirppuihinne adessive nirpullanne nirpuillanne ablative nirpultanne nirpuiltanne allative nirpullenne nirpuillenne essive nirppunanne nirppuinanne translative nirpuksenne nirpuiksenne abessive nirputtanne nirpuittanne instructive — — comitative — nirppuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nirppunsa nirppunsa accusative nom. nirppunsa nirppunsa gen. nirppunsa genitive nirppunsa nirppujensa partitive nirppuaan nirppuansa nirppujaan nirppujansa inessive nirpussaan nirpussansa nirpuissaan nirpuissansa elative nirpustaan nirpustansa nirpuistaan nirpuistansa illative nirppuunsa nirppuihinsa adessive nirpullaan nirpullansa nirpuillaan nirpuillansa ablative nirpultaan nirpultansa nirpuiltaan nirpuiltansa allative nirpulleen nirpullensa nirpuilleen nirpuillensa essive nirppunaan nirppunansa nirppuinaan nirppuinansa translative nirpukseen nirpuksensa nirpuikseen nirpuiksensa abessive nirputtaan nirputtansa nirpuittaan nirpuittansa instructive — — comitative — nirppuineen nirppuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• keltasäärinirppu

 

Further reading

• European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) database [1]