jompikumpi

Finnish

Alternative forms
  • jompi kumpi

Etymology

Dvandva compound of jompi +‎ kumpi, which are related to the stems jo- and ku-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjompiˌkumpi/, [ˈjo̞mpiˌkumpi]
  • Rhymes: -umpi
  • Syllabification(key): jom‧pi‧kum‧pi

Pronoun

jompikumpi

  1. (indefinite) Either one (of two things).
    Jompikumpi teistä valehtelee.
    Either one of you lies.

Usage notes
  • jompikumpi also has plural forms, which are used e.g. with words that are only used in the plural: jommatkummat häät (“either one of the weddings”).

Declension

Both parts are declined.

Declension of jompikumpi
noun case singular plural
nominative jompikumpi jommatkummat
genitive jommankumman jompienkumpien
partitive jompaakumpaa jompiakumpia
accusative jompikumpi
jommankumman		 jommatkummat
inessive jommassakummassa jommissakummissa
elative jommastakummasta jommistakummista
illative jompaankumpaan jompiinkumpiin
adessive jommallakummalla jommillakummilla
ablative jommaltakummalta jommiltakummilta
allative jommallekummalle jommillekummille
essive jompanakumpana jompinakumpina
translative jommaksikummaksi jommiksikummiksi
instructive – jomminkummin
abessive jommattakummatta jommittakummitta
comitative – jompinekumpine

Pronouns with same stems:

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