kumpikin
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editPronoun
editkumpikin
- (indefinite, chiefly in the positive) both
- Kumpikin on punainen.
- Both are red.
- Kummatkin ovat punaisia.
- Both are red.
Usage notes
edit- As seen in the example clause above, kumpikin is in the singular, so, in order to preserve congruence, the following noun and verb must be conjugated in the singular number as well. When used attributively, the plural is mostly used with pluralia tantum, but also when speaking of two groups of similar objects.
polarity pair |
positive | kumpikin |
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negative | kumpikaan |
Inflection
edit- The instructive plural is mainly used as an adverb.
Inflection of kumpikin (Kotus type 16*H/vanhempi, mp-mm gradation) | |||
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nominative | kumpikin | kummatkin | |
genitive | kummankin | kumpienkin | |
partitive | kumpaakin | kumpiakin | |
illative | kumpaankin | kumpiinkin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kumpikin | kummatkin | |
accusative | nom. | kumpikin | kummatkin |
gen. | kummankin | ||
genitive | kummankin | kumpienkin kumpainkin rare | |
partitive | kumpaakin | kumpiakin | |
inessive | kummassakin | kummissakin | |
elative | kummastakin | kummistakin | |
illative | kumpaankin | kumpiinkin | |
adessive | kummallakin | kummillakin | |
ablative | kummaltakin | kummiltakin | |
allative | kummallekin | kummillekin | |
essive | kumpanakin | kumpinakin | |
translative | kummaksikin | kummiksikin | |
abessive | kummattakin | kummittakin | |
instructive | — | kumminkin | |
comitative | — | kumpinekin |
Synonyms
edit- kumpainenkin
- molemmat
- molempi (informal)
Antonyms
editDerived terms
editcompounds
Related terms
editPronouns with same stems:
Further reading
edit- “kumpikin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02