lempi
See also: Lempi
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *lempi, possibly originally meaning "heat, burning". Compare dialectal Estonian lemme (“spark”).
Noun
lempi
- (poetic, archaic) love.
- (poetic, euphemistic) love-making, sex.
- As a very common former part of compound signifies favorite/favourite.
- ~musiikki favorite music
- ~kirja favorite book
Declension
| Inflection of lempi (Kotus type 7/ovi, mp-mm gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lempi | lemmet | |
| genitive | lemmen | lempien | |
| partitive | lempeä | lempiä | |
| illative | lempeen | lempiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | lempi | lemmet | |
| accusative | nom. | lempi | lemmet |
| gen. | lemmen | ||
| genitive | lemmen | lempien | |
| partitive | lempeä | lempiä | |
| inessive | lemmessä | lemmissä | |
| elative | lemmestä | lemmistä | |
| illative | lempeen | lempiin | |
| adessive | lemmellä | lemmillä | |
| ablative | lemmeltä | lemmiltä | |
| allative | lemmelle | lemmille | |
| essive | lempenä | lempinä | |
| translative | lemmeksi | lemmiksi | |
| instructive | — | lemmin | |
| abessive | lemmettä | lemmittä | |
| comitative | — | lempineen | |
Derived terms
- lempeä
- lempiä
- lempo
- Lempi, female given name
Verb
lempi
- Third-person singular indicative past form of lempiä.