# arpajaiset
## Finnish
### Etymology

arpa +‎ -iainen. Coined by Finnish teacher and linguist Gustaf Erik Eurén in 1860.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑrpɑjɑi̯set/, [ˈɑ̝rpɑ̝ˌjɑ̝i̯s̠e̞t̪]
* Rhymes: -ɑiset
* Hyphenation: ar‧pa‧jai‧set

### Noun

arpajaiset pl
* lottery, draw, raffle
* (law) An activity in which the participants pay a fee and by that obtain a partially or fully random possibility to win a prize of monetary value.

#### Usage notes

The legal definition is understood broadly and it covers some activities which are not called arpajaiset in common language such as vedonlyönti (“betting”) and rahapelit (“gambling”).

#### Declension

Possessive forms of arpajaiset (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
arpajaiseni
accusative
nom.
arpajaiseni
gen.
genitive
arpajaisteni arpajaisieni
partitive
arpajaisiani
inessive
arpajaisissani
elative
arpajaisistani
illative
arpajaisiini
adessive
arpajaisillani
ablative
arpajaisiltani
allative
arpajaisilleni
essive
arpajaisinani
translative
arpajaisikseni
abessive
arpajaisittani
instructive
comitative
—arpajaisineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
arpajaisesi
accusative
nom.
arpajaisesi
gen.
genitive
arpajaistesi arpajaisiesi
partitive
arpajaisiasi
inessive
arpajaisissasi
elative
arpajaisistasi
illative
arpajaisiisi
adessive
arpajaisillasi
ablative
arpajaisiltasi
allative
arpajaisillesi
essive
arpajaisinasi
translative
arpajaisiksesi
abessive
arpajaisittasi
instructive
comitative
—arpajaisinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
arpajaisemme
accusative
nom.
arpajaisemme
gen.
genitive
arpajaistemme arpajaisiemme
partitive
arpajaisiamme
inessive
arpajaisissamme
elative
arpajaisistamme
illative
arpajaisiimme
adessive
arpajaisillamme
ablative
arpajaisiltamme
allative
arpajaisillemme
essive
arpajaisinamme
translative
arpajaisiksemme
abessive
arpajaisittamme
instructive
comitative
—arpajaisinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
arpajaisenne
accusative
nom.
arpajaisenne
gen.
genitive
arpajaistenne arpajaisienne
partitive
arpajaisianne
inessive
arpajaisissanne
elative
arpajaisistanne
illative
arpajaisiinne
adessive
arpajaisillanne
ablative
arpajaisiltanne
allative
arpajaisillenne
essive
arpajaisinanne
translative
arpajaisiksenne
abessive
arpajaisittanne
instructive
comitative
—arpajaisinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
arpajaisensa
accusative
nom.
arpajaisensa
gen.
genitive
arpajaistensa arpajaisiensa
partitive
arpajaisiaan arpajaisiansa
inessive
arpajaisissaan arpajaisissansa
elative
arpajaisistaan arpajaisistansa
illative
arpajaisiinsa
adessive
arpajaisillaan arpajaisillansa
ablative
arpajaisiltaan arpajaisiltansa
allative
arpajaisilleen arpajaisillensa
essive
arpajaisinaan arpajaisinansa
translative
arpajaisikseen arpajaisiksensa
abessive
arpajaisittaan arpajaisittansa
instructive
comitative
—arpajaisineen arpajaisinensa :

#### Derived terms

* arpajaislupa
* arpajaisvoitto
* pika-arpajaiset
* raha-arpajaiset
* tavara-arpajaiset

#### Related terms

* arpa
* arpoa

### Further reading

* “arpajaiset”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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