nirppu
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Originally a variant of nirkko (“tapered thing”). The sense "kind of weevil" is after their shape.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nirppu
Declension
[edit]Inflection of nirppu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation) | |||
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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. |
Derived terms
[edit]compounds
Further reading
[edit]- European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) database [1]