# harppi
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɑrpːi/, [ˈhɑ̝rpːi]
* Rhymes: -ɑrpːi
* Hyphenation: harp‧pi

### Etymology 1

harpata (“to stride”) +‎ -i. Coined by Finnish clergyman and philologist Gustaf Renvall in 1823.

#### Noun

harppi
* pair of compasses, compass (a device used to draw an arc or circle)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of harppi (Kotus type 5*B/risti, pp-p gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
harppini
harppini
accusative
nom.
harppini
harppini
gen.
harppini
genitive
harppini
harppieni
partitive
harppiani
harppejani
inessive
harpissani
harpeissani
elative
harpistani
harpeistani
illative
harppiini
harppeihini
adessive
harpillani
harpeillani
ablative
harpiltani
harpeiltani
allative
harpilleni
harpeilleni
essive
harppinani
harppeinani
translative
harpikseni
harpeikseni
abessive
harpittani
harpeittani
instructive
comitative
—harppeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
harppisi
harppisi
accusative
nom.
harppisi
harppisi
gen.
harppisi
genitive
harppisi
harppiesi
partitive
harppiasi
harppejasi
inessive
harpissasi
harpeissasi
elative
harpistasi
harpeistasi
illative
harppiisi
harppeihisi
adessive
harpillasi
harpeillasi
ablative
harpiltasi
harpeiltasi
allative
harpillesi
harpeillesi
essive
harppinasi
harppeinasi
translative
harpiksesi
harpeiksesi
abessive
harpittasi
harpeittasi
instructive
comitative
—harppeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
harppimme
harppimme
accusative
nom.
harppimme
harppimme
gen.
harppimme
genitive
harppimme
harppiemme
partitive
harppiamme
harppejamme
inessive
harpissamme
harpeissamme
elative
harpistamme
harpeistamme
illative
harppiimme
harppeihimme
adessive
harpillamme
harpeillamme
ablative
harpiltamme
harpeiltamme
allative
harpillemme
harpeillemme
essive
harppinamme
harppeinamme
translative
harpiksemme
harpeiksemme
abessive
harpittamme
harpeittamme
instructive
comitative
—harppeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
harppinne
harppinne
accusative
nom.
harppinne
harppinne
gen.
harppinne
genitive
harppinne
harppienne
partitive
harppianne
harppejanne
inessive
harpissanne
harpeissanne
elative
harpistanne
harpeistanne
illative
harppiinne
harppeihinne
adessive
harpillanne
harpeillanne
ablative
harpiltanne
harpeiltanne
allative
harpillenne
harpeillenne
essive
harppinanne
harppeinanne
translative
harpiksenne
harpeiksenne
abessive
harpittanne
harpeittanne
instructive
comitative
—harppeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
harppinsa
harppinsa
accusative
nom.
harppinsa
harppinsa
gen.
harppinsa
genitive
harppinsa
harppiensa
partitive
harppiaan harppiansa
harppejaan harppejansa
inessive
harpissaan harpissansa
harpeissaan harpeissansa
elative
harpistaan harpistansa
harpeistaan harpeistansa
illative
harppiinsa
harppeihinsa
adessive
harpillaan harpillansa
harpeillaan harpeillansa
ablative
harpiltaan harpiltansa
harpeiltaan harpeiltansa
allative
harpilleen harpillensa
harpeilleen harpeillensa
essive
harppinaan harppinansa
harppeinaan harppeinansa
translative
harpikseen harpiksensa
harpeikseen harpeiksensa
abessive
harpittaan harpittansa
harpeittaan harpeittansa
instructive
comitative
—harppeineen harppeinensa :

##### Derived terms

* Harppi-Saksa
* jalkaharppi
* länkiharppi
* tankoharppi

#### Further reading

* “harppi”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

harppi
* third-person singular past indicative of harppia