nirppa

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnirpːɑ/, [ˈnirpːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -irpːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): nirp‧pa

Etymology 1

Sound-symbolic,[1] akin to nirpistää

Adjective

nirppa (dialectal)

  1. grumpy, easily annoyed
Declension
Inflection of nirppa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
nominative nirppa nirpat
genitive nirpan nirppojen
partitive nirppaa nirppoja
illative nirppaan nirppoihin
singular plural
nominative nirppa nirpat
accusative nom. nirppa nirpat
gen. nirpan
genitive nirpan nirppojen
nirppainrare
partitive nirppaa nirppoja
inessive nirpassa nirpoissa
elative nirpasta nirpoista
illative nirppaan nirppoihin
adessive nirpalla nirpoilla
ablative nirpalta nirpoilta
allative nirpalle nirpoille
essive nirppana nirppoina
translative nirpaksi nirpoiksi
abessive nirpatta nirpoitta
instructive — nirpoin
comitative — nirppoine
Possessive forms of nirppa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nirppani nirppani
accusative nom. nirppani nirppani
gen. nirppani
genitive nirppani nirppojeni
nirppainirare
partitive nirppaani nirppojani
inessive nirpassani nirpoissani
elative nirpastani nirpoistani
illative nirppaani nirppoihini
adessive nirpallani nirpoillani
ablative nirpaltani nirpoiltani
allative nirpalleni nirpoilleni
essive nirppanani nirppoinani
translative nirpakseni nirpoikseni
abessive nirpattani nirpoittani
instructive — —
comitative — nirppoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nirppasi nirppasi
accusative nom. nirppasi nirppasi
gen. nirppasi
genitive nirppasi nirppojesi
nirppaisirare
partitive nirppaasi nirppojasi
inessive nirpassasi nirpoissasi
elative nirpastasi nirpoistasi
illative nirppaasi nirppoihisi
adessive nirpallasi nirpoillasi
ablative nirpaltasi nirpoiltasi
allative nirpallesi nirpoillesi
essive nirppanasi nirppoinasi
translative nirpaksesi nirpoiksesi
abessive nirpattasi nirpoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — nirppoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nirppamme nirppamme
accusative nom. nirppamme nirppamme
gen. nirppamme
genitive nirppamme nirppojemme
nirppaimmerare
partitive nirppaamme nirppojamme
inessive nirpassamme nirpoissamme
elative nirpastamme nirpoistamme
illative nirppaamme nirppoihimme
adessive nirpallamme nirpoillamme
ablative nirpaltamme nirpoiltamme
allative nirpallemme nirpoillemme
essive nirppanamme nirppoinamme
translative nirpaksemme nirpoiksemme
abessive nirpattamme nirpoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — nirppoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nirppanne nirppanne
accusative nom. nirppanne nirppanne
gen. nirppanne
genitive nirppanne nirppojenne
nirppainnerare
partitive nirppaanne nirppojanne
inessive nirpassanne nirpoissanne
elative nirpastanne nirpoistanne
illative nirppaanne nirppoihinne
adessive nirpallanne nirpoillanne
ablative nirpaltanne nirpoiltanne
allative nirpallenne nirpoillenne
essive nirppananne nirppoinanne
translative nirpaksenne nirpoiksenne
abessive nirpattanne nirpoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — nirppoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative nirppansa nirppansa
accusative nom. nirppansa nirppansa
gen. nirppansa
genitive nirppansa nirppojensa
nirppainsarare
partitive nirppaansa nirppojaan
nirppojansa
inessive nirpassaan
nirpassansa		 nirpoissaan
nirpoissansa
elative nirpastaan
nirpastansa		 nirpoistaan
nirpoistansa
illative nirppaansa nirppoihinsa
adessive nirpallaan
nirpallansa		 nirpoillaan
nirpoillansa
ablative nirpaltaan
nirpaltansa		 nirpoiltaan
nirpoiltansa
allative nirpalleen
nirpallensa		 nirpoilleen
nirpoillensa
essive nirppanaan
nirppanansa		 nirppoinaan
nirppoinansa
translative nirpakseen
nirpaksensa		 nirpoikseen
nirpoiksensa
abessive nirpattaan
nirpattansa		 nirpoittaan
nirpoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — nirppoineen
nirppoinensa

Noun

nirppa (dialectal)

  1. Synonym of nirppanokka (“stuck up person”)
Declension
Inflection of nirppa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
nominative nirppa nirpat
genitive nirpan nirppojen
partitive nirppaa nirppoja
illative nirppaan nirppoihin
singular plural
nominative nirppa nirpat
accusative nom. nirppa nirpat
gen. nirpan
genitive nirpan nirppojen
nirppainrare
partitive nirppaa nirppoja
inessive nirpassa nirpoissa
elative nirpasta nirpoista
illative nirppaan nirppoihin
adessive nirpalla nirpoilla
ablative nirpalta nirpoilta
allative nirpalle nirpoille
essive nirppana nirppoina
translative nirpaksi nirpoiksi
abessive nirpatta nirpoitta
instructive — nirpoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of nirppa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nirppani nirppani
accusative nom. nirppani nirppani
gen. nirppani
genitive nirppani nirppojeni
nirppainirare
partitive nirppaani nirppojani
inessive nirpassani nirpoissani
elative nirpastani nirpoistani
illative nirppaani nirppoihini
adessive nirpallani nirpoillani
ablative nirpaltani nirpoiltani
allative nirpalleni nirpoilleni
essive nirppanani nirppoinani
translative nirpakseni nirpoikseni
abessive nirpattani nirpoittani
instructive — —
comitative — nirppoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nirppasi nirppasi
accusative nom. nirppasi nirppasi
gen. nirppasi
genitive nirppasi nirppojesi
nirppaisirare
partitive nirppaasi nirppojasi
inessive nirpassasi nirpoissasi
elative nirpastasi nirpoistasi
illative nirppaasi nirppoihisi
adessive nirpallasi nirpoillasi
ablative nirpaltasi nirpoiltasi
allative nirpallesi nirpoillesi
essive nirppanasi nirppoinasi
translative nirpaksesi nirpoiksesi
abessive nirpattasi nirpoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — nirppoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nirppamme nirppamme
accusative nom. nirppamme nirppamme
gen. nirppamme
genitive nirppamme nirppojemme
nirppaimmerare
partitive nirppaamme nirppojamme
inessive nirpassamme nirpoissamme
elative nirpastamme nirpoistamme
illative nirppaamme nirppoihimme
adessive nirpallamme nirpoillamme
ablative nirpaltamme nirpoiltamme
allative nirpallemme nirpoillemme
essive nirppanamme nirppoinamme
translative nirpaksemme nirpoiksemme
abessive nirpattamme nirpoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — nirppoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nirppanne nirppanne
accusative nom. nirppanne nirppanne
gen. nirppanne
genitive nirppanne nirppojenne
nirppainnerare
partitive nirppaanne nirppojanne
inessive nirpassanne nirpoissanne
elative nirpastanne nirpoistanne
illative nirppaanne nirppoihinne
adessive nirpallanne nirpoillanne
ablative nirpaltanne nirpoiltanne
allative nirpallenne nirpoillenne
essive nirppananne nirppoinanne
translative nirpaksenne nirpoiksenne
abessive nirpattanne nirpoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — nirppoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative nirppansa nirppansa
accusative nom. nirppansa nirppansa
gen. nirppansa
genitive nirppansa nirppojensa
nirppainsarare
partitive nirppaansa nirppojaan
nirppojansa
inessive nirpassaan
nirpassansa		 nirpoissaan
nirpoissansa
elative nirpastaan
nirpastansa		 nirpoistaan
nirpoistansa
illative nirppaansa nirppoihinsa
adessive nirpallaan
nirpallansa		 nirpoillaan
nirpoillansa
ablative nirpaltaan
nirpaltansa		 nirpoiltaan
nirpoiltansa
allative nirpalleen
nirpallensa		 nirpoilleen
nirpoillensa
essive nirppanaan
nirppanansa		 nirppoinaan
nirppoinansa
translative nirpakseen
nirpaksensa		 nirpoikseen
nirpoiksensa
abessive nirpattaan
nirpattansa		 nirpoittaan
nirpoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — nirppoineen
nirppoinensa
Derived terms
compounds

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *nirkko. Variants like nirkko, nirppi, nirppu can be found; the term is probably originally a euphemism.

Noun

nirppa (rare)

  1. Synonym of lumikko (“least weasel”)
Declension
Inflection of nirppa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
nominative nirppa nirpat
genitive nirpan nirppojen
partitive nirppaa nirppoja
illative nirppaan nirppoihin
singular plural
nominative nirppa nirpat
accusative nom. nirppa nirpat
gen. nirpan
genitive nirpan nirppojen
nirppainrare
partitive nirppaa nirppoja
inessive nirpassa nirpoissa
elative nirpasta nirpoista
illative nirppaan nirppoihin
adessive nirpalla nirpoilla
ablative nirpalta nirpoilta
allative nirpalle nirpoille
essive nirppana nirppoina
translative nirpaksi nirpoiksi
abessive nirpatta nirpoitta
instructive — nirpoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of nirppa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nirppani nirppani
accusative nom. nirppani nirppani
gen. nirppani
genitive nirppani nirppojeni
nirppainirare
partitive nirppaani nirppojani
inessive nirpassani nirpoissani
elative nirpastani nirpoistani
illative nirppaani nirppoihini
adessive nirpallani nirpoillani
ablative nirpaltani nirpoiltani
allative nirpalleni nirpoilleni
essive nirppanani nirppoinani
translative nirpakseni nirpoikseni
abessive nirpattani nirpoittani
instructive — —
comitative — nirppoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nirppasi nirppasi
accusative nom. nirppasi nirppasi
gen. nirppasi
genitive nirppasi nirppojesi
nirppaisirare
partitive nirppaasi nirppojasi
inessive nirpassasi nirpoissasi
elative nirpastasi nirpoistasi
illative nirppaasi nirppoihisi
adessive nirpallasi nirpoillasi
ablative nirpaltasi nirpoiltasi
allative nirpallesi nirpoillesi
essive nirppanasi nirppoinasi
translative nirpaksesi nirpoiksesi
abessive nirpattasi nirpoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — nirppoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nirppamme nirppamme
accusative nom. nirppamme nirppamme
gen. nirppamme
genitive nirppamme nirppojemme
nirppaimmerare
partitive nirppaamme nirppojamme
inessive nirpassamme nirpoissamme
elative nirpastamme nirpoistamme
illative nirppaamme nirppoihimme
adessive nirpallamme nirpoillamme
ablative nirpaltamme nirpoiltamme
allative nirpallemme nirpoillemme
essive nirppanamme nirppoinamme
translative nirpaksemme nirpoiksemme
abessive nirpattamme nirpoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — nirppoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nirppanne nirppanne
accusative nom. nirppanne nirppanne
gen. nirppanne
genitive nirppanne nirppojenne
nirppainnerare
partitive nirppaanne nirppojanne
inessive nirpassanne nirpoissanne
elative nirpastanne nirpoistanne
illative nirppaanne nirppoihinne
adessive nirpallanne nirpoillanne
ablative nirpaltanne nirpoiltanne
allative nirpallenne nirpoillenne
essive nirppananne nirppoinanne
translative nirpaksenne nirpoiksenne
abessive nirpattanne nirpoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — nirppoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative nirppansa nirppansa
accusative nom. nirppansa nirppansa
gen. nirppansa
genitive nirppansa nirppojensa
nirppainsarare
partitive nirppaansa nirppojaan
nirppojansa
inessive nirpassaan
nirpassansa		 nirpoissaan
nirpoissansa
elative nirpastaan
nirpastansa		 nirpoistaan
nirpoistansa
illative nirppaansa nirppoihinsa
adessive nirpallaan
nirpallansa		 nirpoillaan
nirpoillansa
ablative nirpaltaan
nirpaltansa		 nirpoiltaan
nirpoiltansa
allative nirpalleen
nirpallensa		 nirpoilleen
nirpoillensa
essive nirppanaan
nirppanansa		 nirppoinaan
nirppoinansa
translative nirpakseen
nirpaksensa		 nirpoikseen
nirpoiksensa
abessive nirpattaan
nirpattansa		 nirpoittaan
nirpoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — nirppoineen
nirppoinensa

References
  1. Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “nirpistää”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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