# kelpo
## Finnish
### Etymology

From kelvata (“to be good enough”) +‎ -o.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkelpo/, [ˈk̟e̞lpo̞]
* Rhymes: -elpo
* Hyphenation: kel‧po

### Adjective

kelpo (comparative kelvompi, superlative kelvoin) (rarely inflected or compared)
* decent, good, fine
    Synonyms: see kelvollinen
    Hän on kelpo poika.He is a good boy.
    Tämä on kelpo kahvia.This is decent coffee.
* (of amount) much, good, plenty
    Synonyms: see kunnon

#### Declension

* The adjective is usually indeclinable, and is rarely inflected in congruence with the main word. The comparative and superlative forms are likewise rare.
Possessive forms of kelpo (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kelponi
kelponi
accusative
nom.
kelponi
kelponi
gen.
kelponi
genitive
kelponi
kelpojeni
partitive
kelpoani
kelpojani
inessive
kelvossani
kelvoissani
elative
kelvostani
kelvoistani
illative
kelpooni
kelpoihini
adessive
kelvollani
kelvoillani
ablative
kelvoltani
kelvoiltani
allative
kelvolleni
kelvoilleni
essive
kelponani
kelpoinani
translative
kelvokseni
kelvoikseni
abessive
kelvottani
kelvoittani
instructive
comitative
—kelpoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kelposi
kelposi
accusative
nom.
kelposi
kelposi
gen.
kelposi
genitive
kelposi
kelpojesi
partitive
kelpoasi
kelpojasi
inessive
kelvossasi
kelvoissasi
elative
kelvostasi
kelvoistasi
illative
kelpoosi
kelpoihisi
adessive
kelvollasi
kelvoillasi
ablative
kelvoltasi
kelvoiltasi
allative
kelvollesi
kelvoillesi
essive
kelponasi
kelpoinasi
translative
kelvoksesi
kelvoiksesi
abessive
kelvottasi
kelvoittasi
instructive
comitative
—kelpoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kelpomme
kelpomme
accusative
nom.
kelpomme
kelpomme
gen.
kelpomme
genitive
kelpomme
kelpojemme
partitive
kelpoamme
kelpojamme
inessive
kelvossamme
kelvoissamme
elative
kelvostamme
kelvoistamme
illative
kelpoomme
kelpoihimme
adessive
kelvollamme
kelvoillamme
ablative
kelvoltamme
kelvoiltamme
allative
kelvollemme
kelvoillemme
essive
kelponamme
kelpoinamme
translative
kelvoksemme
kelvoiksemme
abessive
kelvottamme
kelvoittamme
instructive
comitative
—kelpoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kelponne
kelponne
accusative
nom.
kelponne
kelponne
gen.
kelponne
genitive
kelponne
kelpojenne
partitive
kelpoanne
kelpojanne
inessive
kelvossanne
kelvoissanne
elative
kelvostanne
kelvoistanne
illative
kelpoonne
kelpoihinne
adessive
kelvollanne
kelvoillanne
ablative
kelvoltanne
kelvoiltanne
allative
kelvollenne
kelvoillenne
essive
kelponanne
kelpoinanne
translative
kelvoksenne
kelvoiksenne
abessive
kelvottanne
kelvoittanne
instructive
comitative
—kelpoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kelponsa
kelponsa
accusative
nom.
kelponsa
kelponsa
gen.
kelponsa
genitive
kelponsa
kelpojensa
partitive
kelpoaan kelpoansa
kelpojaan kelpojansa
inessive
kelvossaan kelvossansa
kelvoissaan kelvoissansa
elative
kelvostaan kelvostansa
kelvoistaan kelvoistansa
illative
kelpoonsa
kelpoihinsa
adessive
kelvollaan kelvollansa
kelvoillaan kelvoillansa
ablative
kelvoltaan kelvoltansa
kelvoiltaan kelvoiltansa
allative
kelvolleen kelvollensa
kelvoilleen kelvoillensa
essive
kelponaan kelponansa
kelpoinaan kelpoinansa
translative
kelvokseen kelvoksensa
kelvoikseen kelvoiksensa
abessive
kelvottaan kelvottansa
kelvoittaan kelvoittansa
instructive
comitative
—kelpoineen kelpoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* epäkelpo
* kelpo lailla
* kelpoinen
* kelpoistaa
* kelvokas
* kelvollinen
* kelvoton

### Further reading

* “kelpo”, 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

### Anagrams

* pelko, pleko