silppu

Finnish

Etymology

silp- +‎ -u, note also the dialectal form silpu; possibly influenced by pilppu. Akin to Karelian silppu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsilpːu/, [ˈs̠ilpːu]
• Rhymes: -ilpːu
• Syllabification^(key): silp‧pu
• Hyphenation^(key): silp‧pu

Noun

silppu

1. chaff (straw or hay cut up for cattle food)
2. chaff (loose material dropped from aircraft to interfere with radar)
3. roughage (rough or coarse material)

Declension

Inflection of silppu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
nominative		silppu	silput
genitive		silpun	silppujen
partitive		silppua	silppuja
illative		silppuun	silppuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		silppu	silput
accusative	nom.	silppu	silput
	gen.	silpun
genitive		silpun	silppujen
partitive		silppua	silppuja
inessive		silpussa	silpuissa
elative		silpusta	silpuista
illative		silppuun	silppuihin
adessive		silpulla	silpuilla
ablative		silpulta	silpuilta
allative		silpulle	silpuille
essive		silppuna	silppuina
translative		silpuksi	silpuiksi
abessive		silputta	silpuitta
instructive		—	silpuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of silppu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative silppuni silppuni accusative nom. silppuni silppuni gen. silppuni genitive silppuni silppujeni partitive silppuani silppujani inessive silpussani silpuissani elative silpustani silpuistani illative silppuuni silppuihini adessive silpullani silpuillani ablative silpultani silpuiltani allative silpulleni silpuilleni essive silppunani silppuinani translative silpukseni silpuikseni abessive silputtani silpuittani instructive — — comitative — silppuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative silppusi silppusi accusative nom. silppusi silppusi gen. silppusi genitive silppusi silppujesi partitive silppuasi silppujasi inessive silpussasi silpuissasi elative silpustasi silpuistasi illative silppuusi silppuihisi adessive silpullasi silpuillasi ablative silpultasi silpuiltasi allative silpullesi silpuillesi essive silppunasi silppuinasi translative silpuksesi silpuiksesi abessive silputtasi silpuittasi instructive — — comitative — silppuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative silppumme silppumme accusative nom. silppumme silppumme gen. silppumme genitive silppumme silppujemme partitive silppuamme silppujamme inessive silpussamme silpuissamme elative silpustamme silpuistamme illative silppuumme silppuihimme adessive silpullamme silpuillamme ablative silpultamme silpuiltamme allative silpullemme silpuillemme essive silppunamme silppuinamme translative silpuksemme silpuiksemme abessive silputtamme silpuittamme instructive — — comitative — silppuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative silppunne silppunne accusative nom. silppunne silppunne gen. silppunne genitive silppunne silppujenne partitive silppuanne silppujanne inessive silpussanne silpuissanne elative silpustanne silpuistanne illative silppuunne silppuihinne adessive silpullanne silpuillanne ablative silpultanne silpuiltanne allative silpullenne silpuillenne essive silppunanne silppuinanne translative silpuksenne silpuiksenne abessive silputtanne silpuittanne instructive — — comitative — silppuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative silppunsa silppunsa accusative nom. silppunsa silppunsa gen. silppunsa genitive silppunsa silppujensa partitive silppuaan silppuansa silppujaan silppujansa inessive silpussaan silpussansa silpuissaan silpuissansa elative silpustaan silpustansa silpuistaan silpuistansa illative silppuunsa silppuihinsa adessive silpullaan silpullansa silpuillaan silpuillansa ablative silpultaan silpultansa silpuiltaan silpuiltansa allative silpulleen silpullensa silpuilleen silpuillensa essive silppunaan silppunansa silppuinaan silppuinansa translative silpukseen silpuksensa silpuikseen silpuiksensa abessive silputtaan silputtansa silpuittaan silpuittansa instructive — — comitative — silppuineen silppuinensa

Derived terms

• silppuuntua
• silputa
• sulppu

compounds

• silppukone
• silpputyö
• silpputyöläinen
• silpunteko

Related terms

• silputa

See also

• jauhe
• rouhe
• sälä

Further reading

• “silppu”, 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