# silppu
## Finnish
### Etymology

silp- +‎ -u, note also the dialectal form silpu; possibly influenced by pilppu. Akin to Karelian silppu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsilpːu/, [ˈs̠ilpːu]
* Rhymes: -ilpːu
* Hyphenation: silp‧pu

### Noun

silppu
* chaff (straw or hay cut up for cattle food)
* chaff (loose material dropped from aircraft to interfere with radar)
* roughage (rough or coarse material)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of silppu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
silppuni
silppuni
accusative
nom.
silppuni
silppuni
gen.
silppuni
genitive
silppuni
silppujeni
partitive
silppuani
silppujani
inessive
silpussani
silpuissani
elative
silpustani
silpuistani
illative
silppuuni
silppuihini
adessive
silpullani
silpuillani
ablative
silpultani
silpuiltani
allative
silpulleni
silpuilleni
essive
silppunani
silppuinani
translative
silpukseni
silpuikseni
abessive
silputtani
silpuittani
instructive
comitative
—silppuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
silppusi
silppusi
accusative
nom.
silppusi
silppusi
gen.
silppusi
genitive
silppusi
silppujesi
partitive
silppuasi
silppujasi
inessive
silpussasi
silpuissasi
elative
silpustasi
silpuistasi
illative
silppuusi
silppuihisi
adessive
silpullasi
silpuillasi
ablative
silpultasi
silpuiltasi
allative
silpullesi
silpuillesi
essive
silppunasi
silppuinasi
translative
silpuksesi
silpuiksesi
abessive
silputtasi
silpuittasi
instructive
comitative
—silppuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
silppumme
silppumme
accusative
nom.
silppumme
silppumme
gen.
silppumme
genitive
silppumme
silppujemme
partitive
silppuamme
silppujamme
inessive
silpussamme
silpuissamme
elative
silpustamme
silpuistamme
illative
silppuumme
silppuihimme
adessive
silpullamme
silpuillamme
ablative
silpultamme
silpuiltamme
allative
silpullemme
silpuillemme
essive
silppunamme
silppuinamme
translative
silpuksemme
silpuiksemme
abessive
silputtamme
silpuittamme
instructive
comitative
—silppuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
silppunne
silppunne
accusative
nom.
silppunne
silppunne
gen.
silppunne
genitive
silppunne
silppujenne
partitive
silppuanne
silppujanne
inessive
silpussanne
silpuissanne
elative
silpustanne
silpuistanne
illative
silppuunne
silppuihinne
adessive
silpullanne
silpuillanne
ablative
silpultanne
silpuiltanne
allative
silpullenne
silpuillenne
essive
silppunanne
silppuinanne
translative
silpuksenne
silpuiksenne
abessive
silputtanne
silpuittanne
instructive
comitative
—silppuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
silppunsa
silppunsa
accusative
nom.
silppunsa
silppunsa
gen.
silppunsa
genitive
silppunsa
silppujensa
partitive
silppuaan silppuansa
silppujaan silppujansa
inessive
silpussaan silpussansa
silpuissaan silpuissansa
elative
silpustaan silpustansa
silpuistaan silpuistansa
illative
silppuunsa
silppuihinsa
adessive
silpullaan silpullansa
silpuillaan silpuillansa
ablative
silpultaan silpultansa
silpuiltaan silpuiltansa
allative
silpulleen silpullensa
silpuilleen silpuillensa
essive
silppunaan silppunansa
silppuinaan silppuinansa
translative
silpukseen silpuksensa
silpuikseen silpuiksensa
abessive
silputtaan silputtansa
silpuittaan silpuittansa
instructive
comitative
—silppuineen silppuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* silppuuntua
* silputa
* sulppu
* silppukone
* silpputyö
* silpputyöläinen
* silpunteko

#### Related terms

* silputa

#### See also

* jauhe
* rouhe
* sälä

### Further reading

* “silppu”, 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 2023-07-03