# nirppa
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnirpːɑ/, [ˈnirpːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -irpːɑ
* Hyphenation: nirp‧pa

### Etymology 1

Sound-symbolic, akin to nirpistää

#### Adjective

nirppa (dialectal, Central Ostrobothnia)
* grumpy, easily annoyed

##### Declension

Possessive forms of nirppa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nirppani
nirppani
accusative
nom.
nirppani
nirppani
gen.
nirppani
genitive
nirppani
nirppojeni nirppaini $^{rare}$
partitive
nirppaani
nirppojani
inessive
nirpassani
nirpoissani
elative
nirpastani
nirpoistani
illative
nirppaani
nirppoihini
adessive
nirpallani
nirpoillani
ablative
nirpaltani
nirpoiltani
allative
nirpalleni
nirpoilleni
essive
nirppanani
nirppoinani
translative
nirpakseni
nirpoikseni
abessive
nirpattani
nirpoittani
instructive
comitative
—nirppoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nirppasi
nirppasi
accusative
nom.
nirppasi
nirppasi
gen.
nirppasi
genitive
nirppasi
nirppojesi nirppaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
nirppaasi
nirppojasi
inessive
nirpassasi
nirpoissasi
elative
nirpastasi
nirpoistasi
illative
nirppaasi
nirppoihisi
adessive
nirpallasi
nirpoillasi
ablative
nirpaltasi
nirpoiltasi
allative
nirpallesi
nirpoillesi
essive
nirppanasi
nirppoinasi
translative
nirpaksesi
nirpoiksesi
abessive
nirpattasi
nirpoittasi
instructive
comitative
—nirppoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nirppamme
nirppamme
accusative
nom.
nirppamme
nirppamme
gen.
nirppamme
genitive
nirppamme
nirppojemme nirppaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
nirppaamme
nirppojamme
inessive
nirpassamme
nirpoissamme
elative
nirpastamme
nirpoistamme
illative
nirppaamme
nirppoihimme
adessive
nirpallamme
nirpoillamme
ablative
nirpaltamme
nirpoiltamme
allative
nirpallemme
nirpoillemme
essive
nirppanamme
nirppoinamme
translative
nirpaksemme
nirpoiksemme
abessive
nirpattamme
nirpoittamme
instructive
comitative
—nirppoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nirppanne
nirppanne
accusative
nom.
nirppanne
nirppanne
gen.
nirppanne
genitive
nirppanne
nirppojenne nirppainne $^{rare}$
partitive
nirppaanne
nirppojanne
inessive
nirpassanne
nirpoissanne
elative
nirpastanne
nirpoistanne
illative
nirppaanne
nirppoihinne
adessive
nirpallanne
nirpoillanne
ablative
nirpaltanne
nirpoiltanne
allative
nirpallenne
nirpoillenne
essive
nirppananne
nirppoinanne
translative
nirpaksenne
nirpoiksenne
abessive
nirpattanne
nirpoittanne
instructive
comitative
—nirppoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nirppansa
nirppansa
accusative
nom.
nirppansa
nirppansa
gen.
nirppansa
genitive
nirppansa
nirppojensa nirppainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
nirppaansa
nirppojaan nirppojansa
inessive
nirpassaan nirpassansa
nirpoissaan nirpoissansa
elative
nirpastaan nirpastansa
nirpoistaan nirpoistansa
illative
nirppaansa
nirppoihinsa
adessive
nirpallaan nirpallansa
nirpoillaan nirpoillansa
ablative
nirpaltaan nirpaltansa
nirpoiltaan nirpoiltansa
allative
nirpalleen nirpallensa
nirpoilleen nirpoillensa
essive
nirppanaan nirppanansa
nirppoinaan nirppoinansa
translative
nirpakseen nirpaksensa
nirpoikseen nirpoiksensa
abessive
nirpattaan nirpattansa
nirpoittaan nirpoittansa
instructive
comitative
—nirppoineen nirppoinensa :

#### Noun

nirppa (dialectal, Central Ostrobothnia)
* Synonym of nirppanokka (“stuck up person”)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of nirppa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nirppani
nirppani
accusative
nom.
nirppani
nirppani
gen.
nirppani
genitive
nirppani
nirppojeni nirppaini $^{rare}$
partitive
nirppaani
nirppojani
inessive
nirpassani
nirpoissani
elative
nirpastani
nirpoistani
illative
nirppaani
nirppoihini
adessive
nirpallani
nirpoillani
ablative
nirpaltani
nirpoiltani
allative
nirpalleni
nirpoilleni
essive
nirppanani
nirppoinani
translative
nirpakseni
nirpoikseni
abessive
nirpattani
nirpoittani
instructive
comitative
—nirppoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nirppasi
nirppasi
accusative
nom.
nirppasi
nirppasi
gen.
nirppasi
genitive
nirppasi
nirppojesi nirppaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
nirppaasi
nirppojasi
inessive
nirpassasi
nirpoissasi
elative
nirpastasi
nirpoistasi
illative
nirppaasi
nirppoihisi
adessive
nirpallasi
nirpoillasi
ablative
nirpaltasi
nirpoiltasi
allative
nirpallesi
nirpoillesi
essive
nirppanasi
nirppoinasi
translative
nirpaksesi
nirpoiksesi
abessive
nirpattasi
nirpoittasi
instructive
comitative
—nirppoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nirppamme
nirppamme
accusative
nom.
nirppamme
nirppamme
gen.
nirppamme
genitive
nirppamme
nirppojemme nirppaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
nirppaamme
nirppojamme
inessive
nirpassamme
nirpoissamme
elative
nirpastamme
nirpoistamme
illative
nirppaamme
nirppoihimme
adessive
nirpallamme
nirpoillamme
ablative
nirpaltamme
nirpoiltamme
allative
nirpallemme
nirpoillemme
essive
nirppanamme
nirppoinamme
translative
nirpaksemme
nirpoiksemme
abessive
nirpattamme
nirpoittamme
instructive
comitative
—nirppoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nirppanne
nirppanne
accusative
nom.
nirppanne
nirppanne
gen.
nirppanne
genitive
nirppanne
nirppojenne nirppainne $^{rare}$
partitive
nirppaanne
nirppojanne
inessive
nirpassanne
nirpoissanne
elative
nirpastanne
nirpoistanne
illative
nirppaanne
nirppoihinne
adessive
nirpallanne
nirpoillanne
ablative
nirpaltanne
nirpoiltanne
allative
nirpallenne
nirpoillenne
essive
nirppananne
nirppoinanne
translative
nirpaksenne
nirpoiksenne
abessive
nirpattanne
nirpoittanne
instructive
comitative
—nirppoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nirppansa
nirppansa
accusative
nom.
nirppansa
nirppansa
gen.
nirppansa
genitive
nirppansa
nirppojensa nirppainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
nirppaansa
nirppojaan nirppojansa
inessive
nirpassaan nirpassansa
nirpoissaan nirpoissansa
elative
nirpastaan nirpastansa
nirpoistaan nirpoistansa
illative
nirppaansa
nirppoihinsa
adessive
nirpallaan nirpallansa
nirpoillaan nirpoillansa
ablative
nirpaltaan nirpaltansa
nirpoiltaan nirpoiltansa
allative
nirpalleen nirpallensa
nirpoilleen nirpoillensa
essive
nirppanaan nirppanansa
nirppoinaan nirppoinansa
translative
nirpakseen nirpaksensa
nirpoikseen nirpoiksensa
abessive
nirpattaan nirpattansa
nirpoittaan nirpoittansa
instructive
comitative
—nirppoineen nirppoinensa :

##### Derived terms

* nirppanenä
* nirppanokka

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *nirkko. Variants like nirkko, nirppi, nirppu can be found; the term is probably originally a euphemism.

#### Noun

nirppa (rare)
* Synonym of lumikko (“least weasel”)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of nirppa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nirppani
nirppani
accusative
nom.
nirppani
nirppani
gen.
nirppani
genitive
nirppani
nirppojeni nirppaini $^{rare}$
partitive
nirppaani
nirppojani
inessive
nirpassani
nirpoissani
elative
nirpastani
nirpoistani
illative
nirppaani
nirppoihini
adessive
nirpallani
nirpoillani
ablative
nirpaltani
nirpoiltani
allative
nirpalleni
nirpoilleni
essive
nirppanani
nirppoinani
translative
nirpakseni
nirpoikseni
abessive
nirpattani
nirpoittani
instructive
comitative
—nirppoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nirppasi
nirppasi
accusative
nom.
nirppasi
nirppasi
gen.
nirppasi
genitive
nirppasi
nirppojesi nirppaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
nirppaasi
nirppojasi
inessive
nirpassasi
nirpoissasi
elative
nirpastasi
nirpoistasi
illative
nirppaasi
nirppoihisi
adessive
nirpallasi
nirpoillasi
ablative
nirpaltasi
nirpoiltasi
allative
nirpallesi
nirpoillesi
essive
nirppanasi
nirppoinasi
translative
nirpaksesi
nirpoiksesi
abessive
nirpattasi
nirpoittasi
instructive
comitative
—nirppoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nirppamme
nirppamme
accusative
nom.
nirppamme
nirppamme
gen.
nirppamme
genitive
nirppamme
nirppojemme nirppaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
nirppaamme
nirppojamme
inessive
nirpassamme
nirpoissamme
elative
nirpastamme
nirpoistamme
illative
nirppaamme
nirppoihimme
adessive
nirpallamme
nirpoillamme
ablative
nirpaltamme
nirpoiltamme
allative
nirpallemme
nirpoillemme
essive
nirppanamme
nirppoinamme
translative
nirpaksemme
nirpoiksemme
abessive
nirpattamme
nirpoittamme
instructive
comitative
—nirppoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nirppanne
nirppanne
accusative
nom.
nirppanne
nirppanne
gen.
nirppanne
genitive
nirppanne
nirppojenne nirppainne $^{rare}$
partitive
nirppaanne
nirppojanne
inessive
nirpassanne
nirpoissanne
elative
nirpastanne
nirpoistanne
illative
nirppaanne
nirppoihinne
adessive
nirpallanne
nirpoillanne
ablative
nirpaltanne
nirpoiltanne
allative
nirpallenne
nirpoillenne
essive
nirppananne
nirppoinanne
translative
nirpaksenne
nirpoiksenne
abessive
nirpattanne
nirpoittanne
instructive
comitative
—nirppoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nirppansa
nirppansa
accusative
nom.
nirppansa
nirppansa
gen.
nirppansa
genitive
nirppansa
nirppojensa nirppainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
nirppaansa
nirppojaan nirppojansa
inessive
nirpassaan nirpassansa
nirpoissaan nirpoissansa
elative
nirpastaan nirpastansa
nirpoistaan nirpoistansa
illative
nirppaansa
nirppoihinsa
adessive
nirpallaan nirpallansa
nirpoillaan nirpoillansa
ablative
nirpaltaan nirpaltansa
nirpoiltaan nirpoiltansa
allative
nirpalleen nirpallensa
nirpoilleen nirpoillensa
essive
nirppanaan nirppanansa
nirppoinaan nirppoinansa
translative
nirpakseen nirpaksensa
nirpoikseen nirpoiksensa
abessive
nirpattaan nirpattansa
nirpoittaan nirpoittansa
instructive
comitative
—nirppoineen nirppoinensa :

### References

* ↑ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “nirpistää”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN