rippikoulu
Finnish
Etymology
rippi + koulu
Noun
rippikoulu
- (Christianity) Literally, a confirmation school; in the Finnish Lutheran tradition, religious classes that a person is required to complete before being allowed a Christian wedding or being accepted to become a godparent. It normally consists of 80 hours of teaching and is done at the age of 15. At the end of rippikoulu the children receive the confirmation.
Declension
| Inflection of rippikoulu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rippikoulu | rippikoulut | |
| genitive | rippikoulun | rippikoulujen | |
| partitive | rippikoulua | rippikouluja | |
| illative | rippikouluun | rippikouluihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | rippikoulu | rippikoulut | |
| accusative | nom. | rippikoulu | rippikoulut |
| gen. | rippikoulun | ||
| genitive | rippikoulun | rippikoulujen | |
| partitive | rippikoulua | rippikouluja | |
| inessive | rippikoulussa | rippikouluissa | |
| elative | rippikoulusta | rippikouluista | |
| illative | rippikouluun | rippikouluihin | |
| adessive | rippikoululla | rippikouluilla | |
| ablative | rippikoululta | rippikouluilta | |
| allative | rippikoululle | rippikouluille | |
| essive | rippikouluna | rippikouluina | |
| translative | rippikouluksi | rippikouluiksi | |
| instructive | — | rippikouluin | |
| abessive | rippikoulutta | rippikouluitta | |
| comitative | — | rippikouluineen | |
Synonyms
- ripari (slang)
- rippis (informal)