proppu

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish propp. Cognates include English prop, German Pfropfen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpropːu/, [ˈpro̞pːu]
• Rhymes: -opːu
• Hyphenation^(key): prop‧pu

Noun

proppu

1. (colloquial, electricity) fuse

   Synonyms: sulake, varoke

2. (colloquial, construction) dowel, wall plug, screw anchor

   Synonyms: seinätulppa, tulppa

3. (pathology) tonsillolith, tonsil stone

   Synonym: risakivi

Declension

Inflection of proppu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
nominative		proppu	proput
genitive		propun	proppujen
partitive		proppua	proppuja
illative		proppuun	proppuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		proppu	proput
accusative	nom.	proppu	proput
	gen.	propun
genitive		propun	proppujen
partitive		proppua	proppuja
inessive		propussa	propuissa
elative		propusta	propuista
illative		proppuun	proppuihin
adessive		propulla	propuilla
ablative		propulta	propuilta
allative		propulle	propuille
essive		proppuna	proppuina
translative		propuksi	propuiksi
abessive		proputta	propuitta
instructive		—	propuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative proppuni proppuni accusative nom. proppuni proppuni gen. proppuni genitive proppuni proppujeni partitive proppuani proppujani inessive propussani propuissani elative propustani propuistani illative proppuuni proppuihini adessive propullani propuillani ablative propultani propuiltani allative propulleni propuilleni essive proppunani proppuinani translative propukseni propuikseni abessive proputtani propuittani instructive — — comitative — proppuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative proppusi proppusi accusative nom. proppusi proppusi gen. proppusi genitive proppusi proppujesi partitive proppuasi proppujasi inessive propussasi propuissasi elative propustasi propuistasi illative proppuusi proppuihisi adessive propullasi propuillasi ablative propultasi propuiltasi allative propullesi propuillesi essive proppunasi proppuinasi translative propuksesi propuiksesi abessive proputtasi propuittasi instructive — — comitative — proppuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative proppumme proppumme accusative nom. proppumme proppumme gen. proppumme genitive proppumme proppujemme partitive proppuamme proppujamme inessive propussamme propuissamme elative propustamme propuistamme illative proppuumme proppuihimme adessive propullamme propuillamme ablative propultamme propuiltamme allative propullemme propuillemme essive proppunamme proppuinamme translative propuksemme propuiksemme abessive proputtamme propuittamme instructive — — comitative — proppuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative proppunne proppunne accusative nom. proppunne proppunne gen. proppunne genitive proppunne proppujenne partitive proppuanne proppujanne inessive propussanne propuissanne elative propustanne propuistanne illative proppuunne proppuihinne adessive propullanne propuillanne ablative propultanne propuiltanne allative propullenne propuillenne essive proppunanne proppuinanne translative propuksenne propuiksenne abessive proputtanne propuittanne instructive — — comitative — proppuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative proppunsa proppunsa accusative nom. proppunsa proppunsa gen. proppunsa genitive proppunsa proppujensa partitive proppuaan proppuansa proppujaan proppujansa inessive propussaan propussansa propuissaan propuissansa elative propustaan propustansa propuistaan propuistansa illative proppuunsa proppuihinsa adessive propullaan propullansa propuillaan propuillansa ablative propultaan propultansa propuiltaan propuiltansa allative propulleen propullensa propuilleen propuillensa essive proppunaan proppunansa proppuinaan proppuinansa translative propukseen propuksensa propuikseen propuiksensa abessive proputtaan proputtansa propuittaan propuittansa instructive — — comitative — proppuineen proppuinensa

Derived terms

• propata

 

Further reading

• “proppu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[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