Estonian

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Noun

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lippu

  1. partitive singular of lipp
  2. illative singular of lipp

Finnish

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lippu (flag)

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *lippu, from an onomatopoeic stem, the same from which the Estonian lipp was derived.

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Noun

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lippu

  1. flag, banner
    liehuvat liputflying flags / waving flags
  2. colours (standard or banner)
    Lipun menetys raunioitti rykmentin moraalin.
    The loss of their colours destroyed the regiment's morale.
  3. sheet, ticket (piece of paper, usually for a specific purpose, chiefly used as headword in compound terms)
    matkalipputravel ticket
    1. Ellipsis of matkalippu (travel ticket).
    2. Ellipsis of pääsylippu (admission ticket).

Declension

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Inflection of lippu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
nominative lippu liput
genitive lipun lippujen
partitive lippua lippuja
illative lippuun lippuihin
singular plural
nominative lippu liput
accusative nom. lippu liput
gen. lipun
genitive lipun lippujen
partitive lippua lippuja
inessive lipussa lipuissa
elative lipusta lipuista
illative lippuun lippuihin
adessive lipulla lipuilla
ablative lipulta lipuilta
allative lipulle lipuille
essive lippuna lippuina
translative lipuksi lipuiksi
abessive liputta lipuitta
instructive lipuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lippu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lippuni lippuni
accusative nom. lippuni lippuni
gen. lippuni
genitive lippuni lippujeni
partitive lippuani lippujani
inessive lipussani lipuissani
elative lipustani lipuistani
illative lippuuni lippuihini
adessive lipullani lipuillani
ablative lipultani lipuiltani
allative lipulleni lipuilleni
essive lippunani lippuinani
translative lipukseni lipuikseni
abessive liputtani lipuittani
instructive
comitative lippuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lippusi lippusi
accusative nom. lippusi lippusi
gen. lippusi
genitive lippusi lippujesi
partitive lippuasi lippujasi
inessive lipussasi lipuissasi
elative lipustasi lipuistasi
illative lippuusi lippuihisi
adessive lipullasi lipuillasi
ablative lipultasi lipuiltasi
allative lipullesi lipuillesi
essive lippunasi lippuinasi
translative lipuksesi lipuiksesi
abessive liputtasi lipuittasi
instructive
comitative lippuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lippumme lippumme
accusative nom. lippumme lippumme
gen. lippumme
genitive lippumme lippujemme
partitive lippuamme lippujamme
inessive lipussamme lipuissamme
elative lipustamme lipuistamme
illative lippuumme lippuihimme
adessive lipullamme lipuillamme
ablative lipultamme lipuiltamme
allative lipullemme lipuillemme
essive lippunamme lippuinamme
translative lipuksemme lipuiksemme
abessive liputtamme lipuittamme
instructive
comitative lippuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lippunne lippunne
accusative nom. lippunne lippunne
gen. lippunne
genitive lippunne lippujenne
partitive lippuanne lippujanne
inessive lipussanne lipuissanne
elative lipustanne lipuistanne
illative lippuunne lippuihinne
adessive lipullanne lipuillanne
ablative lipultanne lipuiltanne
allative lipullenne lipuillenne
essive lippunanne lippuinanne
translative lipuksenne lipuiksenne
abessive liputtanne lipuittanne
instructive
comitative lippuinenne

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French

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Etymology

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From lippe +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /li.py/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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lippu (feminine lippue, masculine plural lippus, feminine plural lippues)

  1. having a prominent lower lip; big-lipped

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Ingrian

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Sotamees kantaa lippua (1).
 
Lippu (2).

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *lippu. Cognates include Finnish lippu and Estonian lipp.

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lippu

  1. banner (in a war)
    • 1916, Volmari Porkka, quoting Natelia, “1387. Soikkola, Mäkkylä, III256”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot[2], volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 91-92:
      Oo siä keskellä väkkee, // Liki lipun kantajaa.
      Be in the middle of the crowd, // Close to the carrier of the banner.
  2. weather vane
  3. pennant (maritime flag)

Declension

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Declension of lippu (type 4/koivu, pp-p gradation)
singular plural
nominative lippu liput
genitive lipun lippuin, lippuloin
partitive lippua lippuja, lippuloja
illative lippuu lippui, lippuloihe
inessive lipus lipuis, lippulois
elative lipust lipuist, lippuloist
allative lipulle lipuille, lippuloille
adessive lipul lipuil, lippuloil
ablative lipult lipuilt, lippuloilt
translative lipuks lipuiks, lippuloiks
essive lippunna, lippuun lippuinna, lippuloinna, lippuin, lippuloin
exessive1) lippunt lippuint, lippuloint
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.

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 268

Sicilian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek λίπος (lípos, fat), maybe associated with Latin līmus (mud).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlippu/
  • Hyphenation: lìp‧pu

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lippu m (plural lippi)

  1. scum

Votic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Estonian lipp.

Pronunciation

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lippu

  1. flag (signal flag, banner, pennant, etc., but not a national flag)

Inflection

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Declension of lippu (type II/võrkko, pp-p gradation)
singular plural
nominative lippu lipud
genitive lipu lippujõ, lippui
partitive lippua lippuitõ, lippui
illative lippusõ, lippu lippuisõ
inessive lipuz lippuiz
elative lipussõ lippuissõ
allative lipulõ lippuilõ
adessive lipullõ lippuillõ
ablative lipultõ lippuiltõ
translative lipussi lippuissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

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References

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  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “lippu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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