kupeli

Ingrian

Etymology

Possibly from Russian купля (kuplja, “purchase”), referring to the custom of bride buying.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkupeli/, [ˈkupe̞lʲ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkupeːli/, [ˈkupˑe̝ːlʲi]
  • Rhymes: -upelʲ, -upeːli
  • Hyphenation: ku‧pe‧li

Noun

kupeli

  1. A traditional feast held a few days before the wedding; hen night

Declension

Declension of kupeli (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kupeli kupelit
genitive kupelin kupeliin, kupeliloin
partitive kupelia kupelija, kupeliloja
illative kupelii kupelii, kupeliloihe
inessive kupeliis kupeliis, kupelilois
elative kupelist kupeliist, kupeliloist
allative kupelille kupeliille, kupeliloille
adessive kupeliil kupeliil, kupeliloil
ablative kupelilt kupeliilt, kupeliloilt
translative kupeliks kupeliiks, kupeliloiks
essive kupelinna, kupeliin kupeliinna, kupeliloinna, kupeliin, kupeliloin
exessive1) kupelint kupeliint, kupeliloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 220
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