Finnish
Etymology
esi- (“fore-”) + rippua (“to hang”, dialectal form of riippua) + -u; attested since 1544[1], originally in the sense of "dividing curtain" or "veil".[2] Possible calque of Swedish förhängsle or förhänge. In its modern sense, coined by Finnish author and journalist Pietari Hannikainen in 1845.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈesiˌripːu/, [ˈe̞s̠iˌripːu]
- Rhymes: -ipːu
- Syllabification(key): e‧si‧rip‧pu
- Hyphenation(key): esi‧rippu
Noun
esirippu
- curtain (piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater)
Declension
| Inflection of esirippu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
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| nominative
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esirippu
|
esiriput
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| genitive
|
esiripun
|
esirippujen
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| partitive
|
esirippua
|
esirippuja
|
| illative
|
esirippuun
|
esirippuihin
|
|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
esirippu
|
esiriput
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| accusative
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nom.
|
esirippu
|
esiriput
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| gen.
|
esiripun
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| genitive
|
esiripun
|
esirippujen
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| partitive
|
esirippua
|
esirippuja
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| inessive
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esiripussa
|
esiripuissa
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| elative
|
esiripusta
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esiripuista
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| illative
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esirippuun
|
esirippuihin
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| adessive
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esiripulla
|
esiripuilla
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| ablative
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esiripulta
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esiripuilta
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| allative
|
esiripulle
|
esiripuille
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| essive
|
esirippuna
|
esirippuina
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| translative
|
esiripuksi
|
esiripuiksi
|
| abessive
|
esiriputta
|
esiripuitta
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| instructive
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—
|
esiripuin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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esirippuni
|
esirippuni
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| accusative
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nom.
|
esirippuni
|
esirippuni
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| gen.
|
esirippuni
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| genitive
|
esirippuni
|
esirippujeni
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| partitive
|
esirippuani
|
esirippujani
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| inessive
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esiripussani
|
esiripuissani
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| elative
|
esiripustani
|
esiripuistani
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| illative
|
esirippuuni
|
esirippuihini
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| adessive
|
esiripullani
|
esiripuillani
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| ablative
|
esiripultani
|
esiripuiltani
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| allative
|
esiripulleni
|
esiripuilleni
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| essive
|
esirippunani
|
esirippuinani
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| translative
|
esiripukseni
|
esiripuikseni
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| abessive
|
esiriputtani
|
esiripuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
esirippuineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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esirippusi
|
esirippusi
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| accusative
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nom.
|
esirippusi
|
esirippusi
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| gen.
|
esirippusi
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| genitive
|
esirippusi
|
esirippujesi
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| partitive
|
esirippuasi
|
esirippujasi
|
| inessive
|
esiripussasi
|
esiripuissasi
|
| elative
|
esiripustasi
|
esiripuistasi
|
| illative
|
esirippuusi
|
esirippuihisi
|
| adessive
|
esiripullasi
|
esiripuillasi
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| ablative
|
esiripultasi
|
esiripuiltasi
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| allative
|
esiripullesi
|
esiripuillesi
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| essive
|
esirippunasi
|
esirippuinasi
|
| translative
|
esiripuksesi
|
esiripuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
esiriputtasi
|
esiripuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
esirippuinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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esirippumme
|
esirippumme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
esirippumme
|
esirippumme
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| gen.
|
esirippumme
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| genitive
|
esirippumme
|
esirippujemme
|
| partitive
|
esirippuamme
|
esirippujamme
|
| inessive
|
esiripussamme
|
esiripuissamme
|
| elative
|
esiripustamme
|
esiripuistamme
|
| illative
|
esirippuumme
|
esirippuihimme
|
| adessive
|
esiripullamme
|
esiripuillamme
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| ablative
|
esiripultamme
|
esiripuiltamme
|
| allative
|
esiripullemme
|
esiripuillemme
|
| essive
|
esirippunamme
|
esirippuinamme
|
| translative
|
esiripuksemme
|
esiripuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
esiriputtamme
|
esiripuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
esirippuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
esirippunne
|
esirippunne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
esirippunne
|
esirippunne
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| gen.
|
esirippunne
|
| genitive
|
esirippunne
|
esirippujenne
|
| partitive
|
esirippuanne
|
esirippujanne
|
| inessive
|
esiripussanne
|
esiripuissanne
|
| elative
|
esiripustanne
|
esiripuistanne
|
| illative
|
esirippuunne
|
esirippuihinne
|
| adessive
|
esiripullanne
|
esiripuillanne
|
| ablative
|
esiripultanne
|
esiripuiltanne
|
| allative
|
esiripullenne
|
esiripuillenne
|
| essive
|
esirippunanne
|
esirippuinanne
|
| translative
|
esiripuksenne
|
esiripuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
esiriputtanne
|
esiripuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
esirippuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
esirippunsa
|
esirippunsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
esirippunsa
|
esirippunsa
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| gen.
|
esirippunsa
|
| genitive
|
esirippunsa
|
esirippujensa
|
| partitive
|
esirippuaan
esirippuansa
|
esirippujaan
esirippujansa
|
| inessive
|
esiripussaan
esiripussansa
|
esiripuissaan
esiripuissansa
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| elative
|
esiripustaan
esiripustansa
|
esiripuistaan
esiripuistansa
|
| illative
|
esirippuunsa
|
esirippuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
esiripullaan
esiripullansa
|
esiripuillaan
esiripuillansa
|
| ablative
|
esiripultaan
esiripultansa
|
esiripuiltaan
esiripuiltansa
|
| allative
|
esiripulleen
esiripullensa
|
esiripuilleen
esiripuillensa
|
| essive
|
esirippunaan
esirippunansa
|
esirippuinaan
esirippuinansa
|
| translative
|
esiripukseen
esiripuksensa
|
esiripuikseen
esiripuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
esiriputtaan
esiriputtansa
|
esiripuittaan
esiripuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
esirippuineen
esirippuinensa
|
|
Derived terms
See also
References
- ^ Mikael Agricola (1544) Rucouskiria (in Finnish), Stockholm: Amund Laurentsson, →OCLC, quoting Hebrews 10:20: “ſen eſirip⸗ pun cautta [sen esiripun kautta] ― through the veil”
- ^ “esirippu”, in Vanhan kirjasuomen sanakirja [Dictionary of Old Literary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2021, →ISSN, retrieved 28 September 2024.
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