ripsu

Finnish

Etymology

ripsi +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈripsu/, [ˈrips̠u]
• Rhymes: -ipsu
• Syllabification^(key): rip‧su

Noun

ripsu

1. fringe
2. any plant of the genus Eucnide

Declension

Inflection of ripsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		ripsu	ripsut
genitive		ripsun	ripsujen
partitive		ripsua	ripsuja
illative		ripsuun	ripsuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ripsu	ripsut
accusative	nom.	ripsu	ripsut
	gen.	ripsun
genitive		ripsun	ripsujen
partitive		ripsua	ripsuja
inessive		ripsussa	ripsuissa
elative		ripsusta	ripsuista
illative		ripsuun	ripsuihin
adessive		ripsulla	ripsuilla
ablative		ripsulta	ripsuilta
allative		ripsulle	ripsuille
essive		ripsuna	ripsuina
translative		ripsuksi	ripsuiksi
abessive		ripsutta	ripsuitta
instructive		—	ripsuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ripsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ripsuni ripsuni accusative nom. ripsuni ripsuni gen. ripsuni genitive ripsuni ripsujeni partitive ripsuani ripsujani inessive ripsussani ripsuissani elative ripsustani ripsuistani illative ripsuuni ripsuihini adessive ripsullani ripsuillani ablative ripsultani ripsuiltani allative ripsulleni ripsuilleni essive ripsunani ripsuinani translative ripsukseni ripsuikseni abessive ripsuttani ripsuittani instructive — — comitative — ripsuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ripsusi ripsusi accusative nom. ripsusi ripsusi gen. ripsusi genitive ripsusi ripsujesi partitive ripsuasi ripsujasi inessive ripsussasi ripsuissasi elative ripsustasi ripsuistasi illative ripsuusi ripsuihisi adessive ripsullasi ripsuillasi ablative ripsultasi ripsuiltasi allative ripsullesi ripsuillesi essive ripsunasi ripsuinasi translative ripsuksesi ripsuiksesi abessive ripsuttasi ripsuittasi instructive — — comitative — ripsuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ripsumme ripsumme accusative nom. ripsumme ripsumme gen. ripsumme genitive ripsumme ripsujemme partitive ripsuamme ripsujamme inessive ripsussamme ripsuissamme elative ripsustamme ripsuistamme illative ripsuumme ripsuihimme adessive ripsullamme ripsuillamme ablative ripsultamme ripsuiltamme allative ripsullemme ripsuillemme essive ripsunamme ripsuinamme translative ripsuksemme ripsuiksemme abessive ripsuttamme ripsuittamme instructive — — comitative — ripsuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ripsunne ripsunne accusative nom. ripsunne ripsunne gen. ripsunne genitive ripsunne ripsujenne partitive ripsuanne ripsujanne inessive ripsussanne ripsuissanne elative ripsustanne ripsuistanne illative ripsuunne ripsuihinne adessive ripsullanne ripsuillanne ablative ripsultanne ripsuiltanne allative ripsullenne ripsuillenne essive ripsunanne ripsuinanne translative ripsuksenne ripsuiksenne abessive ripsuttanne ripsuittanne instructive — — comitative — ripsuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ripsunsa ripsunsa accusative nom. ripsunsa ripsunsa gen. ripsunsa genitive ripsunsa ripsujensa partitive ripsuaan ripsuansa ripsujaan ripsujansa inessive ripsussaan ripsussansa ripsuissaan ripsuissansa elative ripsustaan ripsustansa ripsuistaan ripsuistansa illative ripsuunsa ripsuihinsa adessive ripsullaan ripsullansa ripsuillaan ripsuillansa ablative ripsultaan ripsultansa ripsuiltaan ripsuiltansa allative ripsulleen ripsullensa ripsuilleen ripsuillensa essive ripsunaan ripsunansa ripsuinaan ripsuinansa translative ripsukseen ripsuksensa ripsuikseen ripsuiksensa abessive ripsuttaan ripsuttansa ripsuittaan ripsuittansa instructive — — comitative — ripsuineen ripsuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• ripsureuna

 

Further reading

• “ripsu”, 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

Anagrams

• pursi

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ripsu. Cognates include Finnish ripsi and Estonian ripse.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈripsu/, [ˈrips̠ŭ̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈripsu/, [ˈripʃu]
• Rhymes: -ipsu
• Hyphenation: rip‧su

Noun

ripsu

1. eyelash
2. cluster of berries

Declension

Declension of ripsu (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	ripsu	ripsut
genitive	ripsun	ripsuin, ripsuloin
partitive	ripsua	ripsuja, ripsuloja
illative	ripsuu	ripsui, ripsuloihe
inessive	ripsuus	ripsuis, ripsulois
elative	ripsust	ripsuist, ripsuloist
allative	ripsulle	ripsuille, ripsuloille
adessive	ripsuul	ripsuil, ripsuloil
ablative	ripsult	ripsuilt, ripsuloilt
translative	ripsuks	ripsuiks, ripsuloiks
essive	ripsunna, ripsuun	ripsuinna, ripsuloinna, ripsuin, ripsuloin
exessive1)	ripsunt	ripsuint, ripsuloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• (eyelash): silmäripsu, silmäkarva

Derived terms

• aliripsut
• ripsuta
• seestaraisripsu
• silmäripsu
• yliripsut

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 479