Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kupla, probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kupla. Related to Estonian kubel, Southern Sami gåbloe (“lung”), Karelian kupla, Livvi kubl and probably Inari Sami koble (“roe pouch”), Eastern Mari кувыл (kuvyl, “bubbles on the water surface, due to rain”) and Southern Mansi [script needed] (kɛ̮wl-, “to swim, to float”), possibly also Hungarian hólyag (“bladder”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuplɑ/, [ˈkuplɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -uplɑ
- Syllabification(key): kup‧la
- Hyphenation(key): kup‧la
Noun
kupla
- bubble (spherically contained volume of air or other gas)
- bubble (spherical cavity in a solid material)
- bubble (anything resembling a hollow sphere)
- bubble (economics: period of intense speculation in a market)
- Synonym: talouskupla
- bubble (anything lacking firmness or solidity)
- bubble (something or somebody who just seemingly is what is supposed, but in fact does have nothing or little to fulfill expectancies)
- (informal) a Volkswagen Beetle automobile (may be capitalized)
Declension
| Inflection of kupla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
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kupla
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kuplat
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| genitive
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kuplan
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kuplien
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| partitive
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kuplaa
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kuplia
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| illative
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kuplaan
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kupliin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kupla
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kuplat
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| accusative
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nom.
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kupla
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kuplat
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| gen.
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kuplan
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| genitive
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kuplan
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kuplien
kuplain rare
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| partitive
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kuplaa
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kuplia
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| inessive
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kuplassa
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kuplissa
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| elative
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kuplasta
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kuplista
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| illative
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kuplaan
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kupliin
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| adessive
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kuplalla
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kuplilla
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| ablative
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kuplalta
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kuplilta
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| allative
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kuplalle
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kuplille
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| essive
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kuplana
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kuplina
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| translative
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kuplaksi
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kupliksi
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| abessive
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kuplatta
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kuplitta
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| instructive
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—
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kuplin
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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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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kuplani
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kuplani
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| accusative
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nom.
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kuplani
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kuplani
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| gen.
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kuplani
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| genitive
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kuplani
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kuplieni
kuplaini rare
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| partitive
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kuplaani
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kupliani
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| inessive
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kuplassani
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kuplissani
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| elative
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kuplastani
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kuplistani
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| illative
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kuplaani
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kupliini
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| adessive
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kuplallani
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kuplillani
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| ablative
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kuplaltani
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kupliltani
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| allative
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kuplalleni
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kuplilleni
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| essive
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kuplanani
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kuplinani
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| translative
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kuplakseni
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kuplikseni
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| abessive
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kuplattani
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kuplittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kuplineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kuplasi
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kuplasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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kuplasi
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kuplasi
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| gen.
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kuplasi
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| genitive
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kuplasi
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kupliesi
kuplaisi rare
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| partitive
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kuplaasi
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kupliasi
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| inessive
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kuplassasi
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kuplissasi
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| elative
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kuplastasi
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kuplistasi
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| illative
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kuplaasi
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kupliisi
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| adessive
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kuplallasi
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kuplillasi
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| ablative
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kuplaltasi
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kupliltasi
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| allative
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kuplallesi
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kuplillesi
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| essive
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kuplanasi
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kuplinasi
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| translative
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kuplaksesi
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kupliksesi
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| abessive
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kuplattasi
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kuplittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kuplinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kuplamme
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kuplamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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kuplamme
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kuplamme
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| gen.
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kuplamme
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| genitive
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kuplamme
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kupliemme
kuplaimme rare
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| partitive
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kuplaamme
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kupliamme
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| inessive
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kuplassamme
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kuplissamme
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| elative
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kuplastamme
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kuplistamme
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| illative
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kuplaamme
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kupliimme
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| adessive
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kuplallamme
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kuplillamme
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| ablative
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kuplaltamme
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kupliltamme
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| allative
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kuplallemme
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kuplillemme
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| essive
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kuplanamme
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kuplinamme
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| translative
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kuplaksemme
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kupliksemme
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| abessive
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kuplattamme
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kuplittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kuplinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kuplanne
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kuplanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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kuplanne
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kuplanne
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| gen.
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kuplanne
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| genitive
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kuplanne
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kuplienne
kuplainne rare
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| partitive
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kuplaanne
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kuplianne
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| inessive
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kuplassanne
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kuplissanne
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| elative
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kuplastanne
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kuplistanne
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| illative
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kuplaanne
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kupliinne
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| adessive
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kuplallanne
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kuplillanne
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| ablative
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kuplaltanne
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kupliltanne
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| allative
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kuplallenne
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kuplillenne
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| essive
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kuplananne
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kuplinanne
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| translative
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kuplaksenne
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kupliksenne
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| abessive
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kuplattanne
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kuplittanne
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kuplinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kuplansa
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kuplansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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kuplansa
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kuplansa
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| gen.
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kuplansa
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| genitive
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kuplansa
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kupliensa
kuplainsa rare
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| partitive
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kuplaansa
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kupliaan
kupliansa
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| inessive
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kuplassaan
kuplassansa
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kuplissaan
kuplissansa
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| elative
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kuplastaan
kuplastansa
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kuplistaan
kuplistansa
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| illative
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kuplaansa
|
kupliinsa
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| adessive
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kuplallaan
kuplallansa
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kuplillaan
kuplillansa
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| ablative
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kuplaltaan
kuplaltansa
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kupliltaan
kupliltansa
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| allative
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kuplalleen
kuplallensa
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kuplilleen
kuplillensa
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| essive
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kuplanaan
kuplanansa
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kuplinaan
kuplinansa
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| translative
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kuplakseen
kuplaksensa
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kuplikseen
kupliksensa
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| abessive
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kuplattaan
kuplattansa
|
kuplittaan
kuplittansa
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kuplineen
kuplinensa
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Synonyms
Derived terms
Interjection
kupla (childish)
- snap, jinx (used after the same thing is said by two people simultaneously)
- Synonyms: smurffi, smurffilukko, smurffattu
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