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kerppu

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Finnish

Etymology

Variant of kerpo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkerpːu/, [ˈk̟e̞rpːu]
  • Rhymes: -erpːu
  • Syllabification(key): kerp‧pu
  • Hyphenation(key): kerp‧pu

Noun

kerppu

  1. branch of a tree or shrub, dried and used to feed livestock during winter
  2. a quantity unit used of lampreys; a bunch of 30 lampreys + one used for tying the bunch together

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Further reading

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Ingrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kirppu. Cognates include Finnish kirppu and Estonian kirp.

Pronunciation

Noun

kerppu

  1. flea

Declension

More information Declension of (type 4/koivu, pp-p gradation), singular ...

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 157
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Karelian

More information North Karelian (Viena), South Karelian (Tver) ...

Etymology

Cognate with Finnish kerppu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkerpːu/
  • Hyphenation: kerp‧pu

Noun

kerppu (genitive kerpun, partitive kerppuo)

  1. dried branch used to feed livestock in the winter

Declension

More information Viena Karelian declension of kerppu (type 1/tyttö, pp-p gradation), singular ...
More information Possessive forms of, 1st person ...

References

  • P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015), Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN, page 9
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