kupera
Finnish
Etymology
Dialectal kupa + -ra, from the same root as kupu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuperɑ/, [ˈkupe̞rɑ]
- Rhymes: -uperɑ
- Syllabification(key): ku‧pe‧ra
Adjective
kupera (comparative kuperampi, superlative kuperin)
- convex
- Synonym: mykevä
- gibbous
- kupera kuu
- gibbous moon
Declension
| Inflection of kupera (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kupera | kuperat | |
| genitive | kuperan | kuperien | |
| partitive | kuperaa | kuperia | |
| illative | kuperaan | kuperiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kupera | kuperat | |
| accusative | nom. | kupera | kuperat |
| gen. | kuperan | ||
| genitive | kuperan | kuperien kuperainrare | |
| partitive | kuperaa | kuperia | |
| inessive | kuperassa | kuperissa | |
| elative | kuperasta | kuperista | |
| illative | kuperaan | kuperiin | |
| adessive | kuperalla | kuperilla | |
| ablative | kuperalta | kuperilta | |
| allative | kuperalle | kuperille | |
| essive | kuperana | kuperina | |
| translative | kuperaksi | kuperiksi | |
| instructive | — | kuperin | |
| abessive | kuperatta | kuperitta | |
| comitative | — | kuperine | |
| Possessive forms of kupera (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kuperani | kuperamme |
| 2nd person | kuperasi | kuperanne |
| 3rd person | kuperansa | |
Antonyms
- kovera
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from French couper. Cognate of German kupieren. Doublet of kupp and kupé.
Verb
kupera (present kuperar, preterite kuperade, supine kuperat, imperative kupera)
- to dock; cut off a section of an animal's tail
- to cut a deck of cards
Conjugation
Conjugation of kupera (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kupera | kuperas | ||
| Supine | kuperat | kuperats | ||
| Imperative | kupera | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | kuperen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | kuperar | kuperade | kuperas | kuperades |
| Ind. plural1 | kupera | kuperade | kuperas | kuperades |
| Subjunctive2 | kupere | kuperade | kuperes | kuperades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | kuperande | |||
| Past participle | kuperad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||