nirri
Finnish
Etymology
Unknown, possibly related to nirhata.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnirːi/, [ˈnirːi]
- Rhymes: -irːi
- Syllabification(key): nir‧ri
Noun
nirri
- (colloquial, chiefly in expressions) life
- Nirri pois! — Kill! (literally: life away)
Declension
| Inflection of nirri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nirri | nirrit | |
| genitive | nirrin | nirrien | |
| partitive | nirriä | nirrejä | |
| illative | nirriin | nirreihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | nirri | nirrit | |
| accusative | nom. | nirri | nirrit |
| gen. | nirrin | ||
| genitive | nirrin | nirrien | |
| partitive | nirriä | nirrejä | |
| inessive | nirrissä | nirreissä | |
| elative | nirristä | nirreistä | |
| illative | nirriin | nirreihin | |
| adessive | nirrillä | nirreillä | |
| ablative | nirriltä | nirreiltä | |
| allative | nirrille | nirreille | |
| essive | nirrinä | nirreinä | |
| translative | nirriksi | nirreiksi | |
| instructive | — | nirrein | |
| abessive | nirrittä | nirreittä | |
| comitative | — | nirreineen | |
| Possessive forms of nirri (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | nirrini | nirrimme |
| 2nd person | nirrisi | nirrinne |
| 3rd person | nirrinsä | |
References
- Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes other etymological sources], Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN