kumpikin

Finnish

Etymology

kumpi +‎ -kin

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkumpikin/, [ˈkumpik̟in]
  • Rhymes: -umpikin
  • Syllabification(key): kum‧pi‧kin
  • Hyphenation(key): kum‧pi‧kin

Pronoun

kumpikin

  1. (indefinite, chiefly in the positive) both
    Kumpikin on punainen.
    Both are red.
    Kummatkin ovat punaisia.
    Both are red.

Usage notes

  • As seen in the example clause above, kumpikin is in the singular, so, in order to preserve congruence, the following noun and verb must be conjugated in the singular number as well. When used attributively, the plural is mostly used with pluralia tantum, but also when speaking of two groups of similar objects. Note e.g. the difference between molemmat sukset (“both skis (in a pair of skis)”) and kummatkin sukset (“both (pairs of) skis”), as prescribed, but not always followed.
polarity
pair 		positive kumpikin
negative kumpikaan

Inflection

  • The instructive plural is mainly used as an adverb.
Inflection of kumpikin (Kotus type 16*H/vanhempi, mp-mm gradation)
nominative kumpikin kummatkin
genitive kummankin kumpienkin
partitive kumpaakin kumpiakin
illative kumpaankin kumpiinkin
singular plural
nominative kumpikin kummatkin
accusative nom. kumpikin kummatkin
gen. kummankin
genitive kummankin kumpienkin
kumpainkin rare
partitive kumpaakin kumpiakin
inessive kummassakin kummissakin
elative kummastakin kummistakin
illative kumpaankin kumpiinkin
adessive kummallakin kummillakin
ablative kummaltakin kummiltakin
allative kummallekin kummillekin
essive kumpanakin kumpinakin
translative kummaksikin kummiksikin
abessive kummattakin kummittakin
instructive — kumminkin
comitative — kumpinekin

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