Kirppu
See also: kirppu
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish Kirppu.
Proper noun
Kirppu (plural Kirppus)
- A surname from Finnish.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kirppu”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 310.
- Forebears
Finnish
Etymology
Perhaps from kirppu, but also possibly in part from kirves.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkirpːu/, [ˈkirpːu]
- Rhymes: -irpːu
- Syllabification(key): Kirp‧pu
Proper noun
Kirppu
- a surname.
Declension
| Inflection of Kirppu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kirppu | Kirput | |
| genitive | Kirpun | Kirppujen | |
| partitive | Kirppua | Kirppuja | |
| illative | Kirppuun | Kirppuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Kirppu | Kirput | |
| accusative | nom. | Kirppu | Kirput |
| gen. | Kirpun | ||
| genitive | Kirpun | Kirppujen | |
| partitive | Kirppua | Kirppuja | |
| inessive | Kirpussa | Kirpuissa | |
| elative | Kirpusta | Kirpuista | |
| illative | Kirppuun | Kirppuihin | |
| adessive | Kirpulla | Kirpuilla | |
| ablative | Kirpulta | Kirpuilta | |
| allative | Kirpulle | Kirpuille | |
| essive | Kirppuna | Kirppuina | |
| translative | Kirpuksi | Kirpuiksi | |
| instructive | — | Kirpuin | |
| abessive | Kirputta | Kirpuitta | |
| comitative | — | Kirppuineen | |
| Possessive forms of Kirppu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Kirppuni | Kirppumme |
| 2nd person | Kirppusi | Kirppunne |
| 3rd person | Kirppunsa | |
Descendants
- → English: Kirppu
Further reading
- Forebears