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kerppu
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Finnish
Etymology
Variant of kerpo.
Pronunciation
Noun
kerppu
- branch of a tree or shrub, dried and used to feed livestock during winter
- a quantity unit used of lampreys; a bunch of 30 lampreys + one used for tying the bunch together
Declension
Further reading
- “kerppu”, 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 2 July 2023
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Ingrian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kirppu. Cognates include Finnish kirppu and Estonian kirp.
Pronunciation
Noun
kerppu
Declension
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 157
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Karelian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kerppu (genitive kerpun, partitive kerppuo)
Declension
References
- P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015), Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN, page 9
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