# kupla
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kupla, probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kupla. Related to Estonian kubel, Southern Sami gåbloe (“lung”), Karelian kupla, Livvi kubl and probably Inari Sami koble (“roe pouch”), Eastern Mari кувыл (kuvyl, “bubbles on the water surface, due to rain”) and Southern Mansi [script needed] (kɛ̮wl-, “to swim, to float”), possibly also Hungarian hólyag (“bladder”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkuplɑ/, [ˈkuplɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -uplɑ
* Hyphenation: kup‧la

### Noun

kupla
* bubble (spherically contained volume of air or other gas)
* bubble (spherical cavity in a solid material)
* bubble (anything resembling a hollow sphere)
* bubble (economics: period of intense speculation in a market)
    Synonym: talouskupla
* bubble (anything lacking firmness or solidity)
* bubble (something or somebody who just seemingly is what is supposed, but in fact does have nothing or little to fulfill expectancies)
* (informal) a Volkswagen Beetle automobile (may be capitalized)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kupla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kuplani
kuplani
accusative
nom.
kuplani
kuplani
gen.
kuplani
genitive
kuplani
kuplieni kuplaini $^{rare}$
partitive
kuplaani
kupliani
inessive
kuplassani
kuplissani
elative
kuplastani
kuplistani
illative
kuplaani
kupliini
adessive
kuplallani
kuplillani
ablative
kuplaltani
kupliltani
allative
kuplalleni
kuplilleni
essive
kuplanani
kuplinani
translative
kuplakseni
kuplikseni
abessive
kuplattani
kuplittani
instructive
comitative
—kuplineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kuplasi
kuplasi
accusative
nom.
kuplasi
kuplasi
gen.
kuplasi
genitive
kuplasi
kupliesi kuplaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kuplaasi
kupliasi
inessive
kuplassasi
kuplissasi
elative
kuplastasi
kuplistasi
illative
kuplaasi
kupliisi
adessive
kuplallasi
kuplillasi
ablative
kuplaltasi
kupliltasi
allative
kuplallesi
kuplillesi
essive
kuplanasi
kuplinasi
translative
kuplaksesi
kupliksesi
abessive
kuplattasi
kuplittasi
instructive
comitative
—kuplinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kuplamme
kuplamme
accusative
nom.
kuplamme
kuplamme
gen.
kuplamme
genitive
kuplamme
kupliemme kuplaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kuplaamme
kupliamme
inessive
kuplassamme
kuplissamme
elative
kuplastamme
kuplistamme
illative
kuplaamme
kupliimme
adessive
kuplallamme
kuplillamme
ablative
kuplaltamme
kupliltamme
allative
kuplallemme
kuplillemme
essive
kuplanamme
kuplinamme
translative
kuplaksemme
kupliksemme
abessive
kuplattamme
kuplittamme
instructive
comitative
—kuplinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kuplanne
kuplanne
accusative
nom.
kuplanne
kuplanne
gen.
kuplanne
genitive
kuplanne
kuplienne kuplainne $^{rare}$
partitive
kuplaanne
kuplianne
inessive
kuplassanne
kuplissanne
elative
kuplastanne
kuplistanne
illative
kuplaanne
kupliinne
adessive
kuplallanne
kuplillanne
ablative
kuplaltanne
kupliltanne
allative
kuplallenne
kuplillenne
essive
kuplananne
kuplinanne
translative
kuplaksenne
kupliksenne
abessive
kuplattanne
kuplittanne
instructive
comitative
—kuplinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kuplansa
kuplansa
accusative
nom.
kuplansa
kuplansa
gen.
kuplansa
genitive
kuplansa
kupliensa kuplainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
kuplaansa
kupliaan kupliansa
inessive
kuplassaan kuplassansa
kuplissaan kuplissansa
elative
kuplastaan kuplastansa
kuplistaan kuplistansa
illative
kuplaansa
kupliinsa
adessive
kuplallaan kuplallansa
kuplillaan kuplillansa
ablative
kuplaltaan kuplaltansa
kupliltaan kupliltansa
allative
kuplalleen kuplallensa
kuplilleen kuplillensa
essive
kuplanaan kuplanansa
kuplinaan kuplinansa
translative
kuplakseen kuplaksensa
kuplikseen kupliksensa
abessive
kuplattaan kuplattansa
kuplittaan kuplittansa
instructive
comitative
—kuplineen kuplinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (Beetle): kuplavolkkari

#### Derived terms

* kuplainen
* kuplaton
* kuplia
* kuplittaa
* ajatuskupla
* hiilidioksidikupla
* ilmakupla
* kuplahalli
* kuplahylje
* kuplajuoma
* kuplajärjestäminen
* kuplakammio
* kuplalajittelu
* kuplamuisti
* kuplamuovi
* kuplapakkaus
* kuplatalous
* kuplatee
* kuplavesi
* kuplavolkkari
* muovikupla
* nettikupla
* puhekupla
* punaviherkupla
* rakennuskupla
* saippuakupla
* somekupla
* talouskupla
* vaahtokupla

### Interjection

kupla (childish)
* snap, jinx (used after the same thing is said by two people simultaneously)
    Synonyms: smurffi, smurffilukko, smurffattu

### Further reading

* “kupla”, 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