# kumpi
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kumpi. Equivalent to ku- (interrogative stem) +‎ -mpi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkumpi/, [ˈkumpi]
* Rhymes: -umpi
* Hyphenation: kum‧pi

### Pronoun

kumpi
* (interrogative) which one (of (the) two)
    Kumpi varasti keksit?Which one (of you) stole the cookies?

### Determiner

kumpi
* (interrogative) which one (of (the) two)
    Kumman keksin sinä varastit?Which cookie did you steal?

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kumpi (Kotus type 16*H/vanhempi, mp-mm gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kumpani
kumpani
accusative
nom.
kumpani
kumpani
gen.
kumpani
genitive
kumpani
kumpieni kumpaini $^{rare}$
partitive
kumpaani
kumpiani
inessive
kummassani
kummissani
elative
kummastani
kummistani
illative
kumpaani
kumpiini
adessive
kummallani
kummillani
ablative
kummaltani
kummiltani
allative
kummalleni
kummilleni
essive
kumpanani
kumpinani
translative
kummakseni
kummikseni
abessive
kummattani
kummittani
instructive
comitative
—kumpineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kumpasi
kumpasi
accusative
nom.
kumpasi
kumpasi
gen.
kumpasi
genitive
kumpasi
kumpiesi kumpaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kumpaasi
kumpiasi
inessive
kummassasi
kummissasi
elative
kummastasi
kummistasi
illative
kumpaasi
kumpiisi
adessive
kummallasi
kummillasi
ablative
kummaltasi
kummiltasi
allative
kummallesi
kummillesi
essive
kumpanasi
kumpinasi
translative
kummaksesi
kummiksesi
abessive
kummattasi
kummittasi
instructive
comitative
—kumpinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kumpamme
kumpamme
accusative
nom.
kumpamme
kumpamme
gen.
kumpamme
genitive
kumpamme
kumpiemme kumpaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kumpaamme
kumpiamme
inessive
kummassamme
kummissamme
elative
kummastamme
kummistamme
illative
kumpaamme
kumpiimme
adessive
kummallamme
kummillamme
ablative
kummaltamme
kummiltamme
allative
kummallemme
kummillemme
essive
kumpanamme
kumpinamme
translative
kummaksemme
kummiksemme
abessive
kummattamme
kummittamme
instructive
comitative
—kumpinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kumpanne
kumpanne
accusative
nom.
kumpanne
kumpanne
gen.
kumpanne
genitive
kumpanne
kumpienne kumpainne $^{rare}$
partitive
kumpaanne
kumpianne
inessive
kummassanne
kummissanne
elative
kummastanne
kummistanne
illative
kumpaanne
kumpiinne
adessive
kummallanne
kummillanne
ablative
kummaltanne
kummiltanne
allative
kummallenne
kummillenne
essive
kumpananne
kumpinanne
translative
kummaksenne
kummiksenne
abessive
kummattanne
kummittanne
instructive
comitative
—kumpinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kumpansa
kumpansa
accusative
nom.
kumpansa
kumpansa
gen.
kumpansa
genitive
kumpansa
kumpiensa kumpainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
kumpaansa
kumpiaan kumpiansa
inessive
kummassaan kummassansa
kummissaan kummissansa
elative
kummastaan kummastansa
kummistaan kummistansa
illative
kumpaansa
kumpiinsa
adessive
kummallaan kummallansa
kummillaan kummillansa
ablative
kummaltaan kummaltansa
kummiltaan kummiltansa
allative
kummalleen kummallensa
kummilleen kummillensa
essive
kumpanaan kumpanansa
kumpinaan kumpinansa
translative
kummakseen kummaksensa
kummikseen kummiksensa
abessive
kummattaan kummattansa
kummittaan kummittansa
instructive
comitative
—kumpineen kumpinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (which one of the two): kumpainen

#### Derived terms

* kummanne
* kumpainen
* kumpikaan
* kumpikin
* jompikumpi

#### Related terms

* jompikumpi
* kuka
* kukaan
* kukin
* kumpikaan
* kumpikin

### Further reading

* “kumpi”, 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

## Karelian

Regional variants of kumpi :
| North Karelian (Viena) | kumpi |
| South Karelian (Tver) | — |

### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kumpi. Cognates include Finnish kumpi and Ingrian kumpa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkumpi/
* Hyphenation: kum‧pi

### Pronoun

kumpi
* (North Karelian) which (of two)?

#### Declension
### References

* P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN, page 11