mopo

Finnish

Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of moottoripolkupyörä (literally “motorized bicycle”), coined by Helkama in 1955. The army slang sense is taken from monni (which also begins with mo-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmopo/, [ˈmo̞po̞]
• Rhymes: -opo
• Syllabification^(key): mo‧po
• Hyphenation^(key): mo‧po

Noun

mopo

1. moped

   Synonym: mopedi

   Coordinate terms: kevytmoottoripyörä, kevari

2. (military slang) synonym of monni (“rookie, recruit”)
3. (slang, by extension) new student in a school

Declension

Inflection of mopo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		mopo	mopot
genitive		mopon	mopojen
partitive		mopoa	mopoja
illative		mopoon	mopoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mopo	mopot
accusative	nom.	mopo	mopot
	gen.	mopon
genitive		mopon	mopojen
partitive		mopoa	mopoja
inessive		mopossa	mopoissa
elative		moposta	mopoista
illative		mopoon	mopoihin
adessive		mopolla	mopoilla
ablative		mopolta	mopoilta
allative		mopolle	mopoille
essive		mopona	mopoina
translative		mopoksi	mopoiksi
abessive		mopotta	mopoitta
instructive		—	mopoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mopo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative moponi moponi accusative nom. moponi moponi gen. moponi genitive moponi mopojeni partitive mopoani mopojani inessive mopossani mopoissani elative mopostani mopoistani illative mopooni mopoihini adessive mopollani mopoillani ablative mopoltani mopoiltani allative mopolleni mopoilleni essive moponani mopoinani translative mopokseni mopoikseni abessive mopottani mopoittani instructive — — comitative — mopoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative moposi moposi accusative nom. moposi moposi gen. moposi genitive moposi mopojesi partitive mopoasi mopojasi inessive mopossasi mopoissasi elative mopostasi mopoistasi illative mopoosi mopoihisi adessive mopollasi mopoillasi ablative mopoltasi mopoiltasi allative mopollesi mopoillesi essive moponasi mopoinasi translative mopoksesi mopoiksesi abessive mopottasi mopoittasi instructive — — comitative — mopoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mopomme mopomme accusative nom. mopomme mopomme gen. mopomme genitive mopomme mopojemme partitive mopoamme mopojamme inessive mopossamme mopoissamme elative mopostamme mopoistamme illative mopoomme mopoihimme adessive mopollamme mopoillamme ablative mopoltamme mopoiltamme allative mopollemme mopoillemme essive moponamme mopoinamme translative mopoksemme mopoiksemme abessive mopottamme mopoittamme instructive — — comitative — mopoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative moponne moponne accusative nom. moponne moponne gen. moponne genitive moponne mopojenne partitive mopoanne mopojanne inessive mopossanne mopoissanne elative mopostanne mopoistanne illative mopoonne mopoihinne adessive mopollanne mopoillanne ablative mopoltanne mopoiltanne allative mopollenne mopoillenne essive moponanne mopoinanne translative mopoksenne mopoiksenne abessive mopottanne mopoittanne instructive — — comitative — mopoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative moponsa moponsa accusative nom. moponsa moponsa gen. moponsa genitive moponsa mopojensa partitive mopoaan mopoansa mopojaan mopojansa inessive mopossaan mopossansa mopoissaan mopoissansa elative mopostaan mopostansa mopoistaan mopoistansa illative mopoonsa mopoihinsa adessive mopollaan mopollansa mopoillaan mopoillansa ablative mopoltaan mopoltansa mopoiltaan mopoiltansa allative mopolleen mopollensa mopoilleen mopoillensa essive moponaan moponansa mopoinaan mopoinansa translative mopokseen mopoksensa mopoikseen mopoiksensa abessive mopottaan mopottansa mopoittaan mopoittansa instructive — — comitative — mopoineen mopoinensa

Derived terms

• mopoilla
• mopottaa

compounds

• invalidimopo
• mopoauto
• mopokaste
• mopokortti
• mopomönkijä
• moposkootteri
• pappamopo
• sähkömopo

Further reading

• “mopo”, 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 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• pomo