halpa
See also: hAlpa
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *halpa; see there for more. Cognate with Estonian halb (“bad”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɑlpɑ/, [ˈhɑlpɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑlpɑ
- Syllabification(key): hal‧pa
Adjective
halpa (comparative halvempi, superlative halvin)
- cheap, inexpensive, low-end (low in price)
- Synonyms: edullinen, huokea
- Niin, jos ostat halvalla, niin mitä odotat?
- Well, if you buy things on the cheap what do you expect?
- halpatuonti ― cheap imports
- cheap, cheesy, low-end, tacky (low in quality)
- (as modifier) discount, budget
- halpakauppa ― discount store
- halpalentoyhtiö ― budget airline
Declension
| Inflection of halpa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | halpa | halvat | |
| genitive | halvan | halpojen | |
| partitive | halpaa | halpoja | |
| illative | halpaan | halpoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | halpa | halvat | |
| accusative | nom. | halpa | halvat |
| gen. | halvan | ||
| genitive | halvan | halpojen halpainrare | |
| partitive | halpaa | halpoja | |
| inessive | halvassa | halvoissa | |
| elative | halvasta | halvoista | |
| illative | halpaan | halpoihin | |
| adessive | halvalla | halvoilla | |
| ablative | halvalta | halvoilta | |
| allative | halvalle | halvoille | |
| essive | halpana | halpoina | |
| translative | halvaksi | halvoiksi | |
| instructive | — | halvoin | |
| abessive | halvatta | halvoitta | |
| comitative | — | halpoine | |
| Possessive forms of halpa (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | halpani | halpamme |
| 2nd person | halpasi | halpanne |
| 3rd person | halpansa | |
Antonyms
- kallis, tyyris
Derived terms
- adjectives: halpamainen
- adverbs: halvasti
- nouns: halpuus
- verbs: halpuuttaa, halveksia, halveksua, halventaa, halventua, halveta
- phrases: mennä halpaan
Compounds
- halpa-arvoinen
- halpa-arvoisuus
- halpahalli
- halpahintainen
- halpakauppa
- halpakopio
- halpakorkoinen
- halpalento
- halpalentoyhtiö
- halpamielinen
- halpamyymälä
- halpamyynti
- halpasukuinen
- halpatuonti
- halpatuote
- halpatyövoima
- sikahalpa
Anagrams
- pahla
Irish
Noun
halpa m
- h-prothesized form of alpa