# lempo
## Finnish
### Etymology

< Lempo; name of a pagan deity used as a term for the devil as a result of introduction of Christianity

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlempo/, [ˈle̞mpo̞]
* Rhymes: -empo
* Hyphenation: lem‧po

### Noun

lempo
* (archaic) devil
    Tällä ilmalla ei lempokaan lähde merelle.Not even the devil himself would go out to the sea in this weather.
* damn, hell (mild depletive)
    Lempo soikoon!Damn it!
    Mihin lempoon laitoin puhelimeni?Where in the hell did I put my phone?

#### Declension

Possessive forms of lempo (Kotus type 1*H/valo, mp-mm gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lemponi
lemponi
accusative
nom.
lemponi
lemponi
gen.
lemponi
genitive
lemponi
lempojeni
partitive
lempoani
lempojani
inessive
lemmossani
lemmoissani
elative
lemmostani
lemmoistani
illative
lempooni
lempoihini
adessive
lemmollani
lemmoillani
ablative
lemmoltani
lemmoiltani
allative
lemmolleni
lemmoilleni
essive
lemponani
lempoinani
translative
lemmokseni
lemmoikseni
abessive
lemmottani
lemmoittani
instructive
comitative
—lempoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lemposi
lemposi
accusative
nom.
lemposi
lemposi
gen.
lemposi
genitive
lemposi
lempojesi
partitive
lempoasi
lempojasi
inessive
lemmossasi
lemmoissasi
elative
lemmostasi
lemmoistasi
illative
lempoosi
lempoihisi
adessive
lemmollasi
lemmoillasi
ablative
lemmoltasi
lemmoiltasi
allative
lemmollesi
lemmoillesi
essive
lemponasi
lempoinasi
translative
lemmoksesi
lemmoiksesi
abessive
lemmottasi
lemmoittasi
instructive
comitative
—lempoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lempomme
lempomme
accusative
nom.
lempomme
lempomme
gen.
lempomme
genitive
lempomme
lempojemme
partitive
lempoamme
lempojamme
inessive
lemmossamme
lemmoissamme
elative
lemmostamme
lemmoistamme
illative
lempoomme
lempoihimme
adessive
lemmollamme
lemmoillamme
ablative
lemmoltamme
lemmoiltamme
allative
lemmollemme
lemmoillemme
essive
lemponamme
lempoinamme
translative
lemmoksemme
lemmoiksemme
abessive
lemmottamme
lemmoittamme
instructive
comitative
—lempoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lemponne
lemponne
accusative
nom.
lemponne
lemponne
gen.
lemponne
genitive
lemponne
lempojenne
partitive
lempoanne
lempojanne
inessive
lemmossanne
lemmoissanne
elative
lemmostanne
lemmoistanne
illative
lempoonne
lempoihinne
adessive
lemmollanne
lemmoillanne
ablative
lemmoltanne
lemmoiltanne
allative
lemmollenne
lemmoillenne
essive
lemponanne
lempoinanne
translative
lemmoksenne
lemmoiksenne
abessive
lemmottanne
lemmoittanne
instructive
comitative
—lempoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lemponsa
lemponsa
accusative
nom.
lemponsa
lemponsa
gen.
lemponsa
genitive
lemponsa
lempojensa
partitive
lempoaan lempoansa
lempojaan lempojansa
inessive
lemmossaan lemmossansa
lemmoissaan lemmoissansa
elative
lemmostaan lemmostansa
lemmoistaan lemmoistansa
illative
lempoonsa
lempoihinsa
adessive
lemmollaan lemmollansa
lemmoillaan lemmoillansa
ablative
lemmoltaan lemmoltansa
lemmoiltaan lemmoiltansa
allative
lemmolleen lemmollensa
lemmoilleen lemmoillensa
essive
lemponaan lemponansa
lempoinaan lempoinansa
translative
lemmokseen lemmoksensa
lemmoikseen lemmoiksensa
abessive
lemmottaan lemmottansa
lemmoittaan lemmoittansa
instructive
comitative
—lempoineen lempoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* lemmosti
* lemmonmarja

### Further reading

* “lempo”, 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