proffa

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of professori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprofːɑ/, [ˈpro̞fːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ofːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): prof‧fa

Noun

proffa (informal)

1. prof, professor

Declension

Inflection of proffa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		proffa	proffat
genitive		proffan	proffien
partitive		proffaa	proffia
illative		proffaan	proffiin
		singular	plural
nominative		proffa	proffat
accusative	nom.	proffa	proffat
	gen.	proffan
genitive		proffan	proffien proffain rare
partitive		proffaa	proffia
inessive		proffassa	proffissa
elative		proffasta	proffista
illative		proffaan	proffiin
adessive		proffalla	proffilla
ablative		proffalta	proffilta
allative		proffalle	proffille
essive		proffana	proffina
translative		proffaksi	proffiksi
abessive		proffatta	proffitta
instructive		—	proffin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of proffa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative proffani proffani accusative nom. proffani proffani gen. proffani genitive proffani proffieni proffaini rare partitive proffaani proffiani inessive proffassani proffissani elative proffastani proffistani illative proffaani proffiini adessive proffallani proffillani ablative proffaltani proffiltani allative proffalleni proffilleni essive proffanani proffinani translative proffakseni proffikseni abessive proffattani proffittani instructive — — comitative — proffineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative proffasi proffasi accusative nom. proffasi proffasi gen. proffasi genitive proffasi proffiesi proffaisi rare partitive proffaasi proffiasi inessive proffassasi proffissasi elative proffastasi proffistasi illative proffaasi proffiisi adessive proffallasi proffillasi ablative proffaltasi proffiltasi allative proffallesi proffillesi essive proffanasi proffinasi translative proffaksesi proffiksesi abessive proffattasi proffittasi instructive — — comitative — proffinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative proffamme proffamme accusative nom. proffamme proffamme gen. proffamme genitive proffamme proffiemme proffaimme rare partitive proffaamme proffiamme inessive proffassamme proffissamme elative proffastamme proffistamme illative proffaamme proffiimme adessive proffallamme proffillamme ablative proffaltamme proffiltamme allative proffallemme proffillemme essive proffanamme proffinamme translative proffaksemme proffiksemme abessive proffattamme proffittamme instructive — — comitative — proffinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative proffanne proffanne accusative nom. proffanne proffanne gen. proffanne genitive proffanne proffienne proffainne rare partitive proffaanne proffianne inessive proffassanne proffissanne elative proffastanne proffistanne illative proffaanne proffiinne adessive proffallanne proffillanne ablative proffaltanne proffiltanne allative proffallenne proffillenne essive proffananne proffinanne translative proffaksenne proffiksenne abessive proffattanne proffittanne instructive — — comitative — proffinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative proffansa proffansa accusative nom. proffansa proffansa gen. proffansa genitive proffansa proffiensa proffainsa rare partitive proffaansa proffiaan proffiansa inessive proffassaan proffassansa proffissaan proffissansa elative proffastaan proffastansa proffistaan proffistansa illative proffaansa proffiinsa adessive proffallaan proffallansa proffillaan proffillansa ablative proffaltaan proffaltansa proffiltaan proffiltansa allative proffalleen proffallensa proffilleen proffillensa essive proffanaan proffanansa proffinaan proffinansa translative proffakseen proffaksensa proffikseen proffiksensa abessive proffattaan proffattansa proffittaan proffittansa instructive — — comitative — proffineen proffinensa

Further reading

• “proffa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03