harppi

See also: Harppi

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑrpːi/, [ˈhɑ̝rpːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑrpːi
• Syllabification^(key): harp‧pi
• Hyphenation^(key): harp‧pi

Etymology 1

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

Noun

harppi

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

Declension

Inflection of harppi (Kotus type 5*B/risti, pp-p gradation)
nominative		harppi	harpit
genitive		harpin	harppien
partitive		harppia	harppeja
illative		harppiin	harppeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		harppi	harpit
accusative	nom.	harppi	harpit
	gen.	harpin
genitive		harpin	harppien
partitive		harppia	harppeja
inessive		harpissa	harpeissa
elative		harpista	harpeista
illative		harppiin	harppeihin
adessive		harpilla	harpeilla
ablative		harpilta	harpeilta
allative		harpille	harpeille
essive		harppina	harppeina
translative		harpiksi	harpeiksi
abessive		harpitta	harpeitta
instructive		—	harpein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

• harpikko
• Harppi

compounds

• 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 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Verb

harppi

1. third-person singular past indicative of harppia