kepponen

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from dialectal keppeä, keppelä (“agile, nimble”) (possibly akin to kepeä) +‎ -onen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkepːonen/, [ˈk̟e̞pːo̞ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -epːonen
• Syllabification^(key): kep‧po‧nen

Noun

kepponen

1. practical joke

   Synonyms: jekku, kuje, pila

   karkki tai kepponen ― trick or treat (literally, “candy or practical joke”)

Declension

Inflection of kepponen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		kepponen	kepposet
genitive		kepposen	kepposten kepposien
partitive		kepposta	kepposia
illative		kepposeen	kepposiin
		singular	plural
nominative		kepponen	kepposet
accusative	nom.	kepponen	kepposet
	gen.	kepposen
genitive		kepposen	kepposten kepposien
partitive		kepposta	kepposia
inessive		kepposessa	kepposissa
elative		kepposesta	kepposista
illative		kepposeen	kepposiin
adessive		kepposella	kepposilla
ablative		kepposelta	kepposilta
allative		kepposelle	kepposille
essive		kepposena	kepposina
translative		kepposeksi	kepposiksi
abessive		kepposetta	keppositta
instructive		—	kepposin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kepponen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kepposeni kepposeni accusative nom. kepposeni kepposeni gen. kepposeni genitive kepposeni kepposteni kepposieni partitive keppostani kepposiani inessive kepposessani kepposissani elative kepposestani kepposistani illative kepposeeni kepposiini adessive kepposellani kepposillani ablative kepposeltani kepposiltani allative kepposelleni kepposilleni essive kepposenani kepposinani translative kepposekseni kepposikseni abessive kepposettani kepposittani instructive — — comitative — kepposineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kepposesi kepposesi accusative nom. kepposesi kepposesi gen. kepposesi genitive kepposesi keppostesi kepposiesi partitive keppostasi kepposiasi inessive kepposessasi kepposissasi elative kepposestasi kepposistasi illative kepposeesi kepposiisi adessive kepposellasi kepposillasi ablative kepposeltasi kepposiltasi allative kepposellesi kepposillesi essive kepposenasi kepposinasi translative kepposeksesi kepposiksesi abessive kepposettasi kepposittasi instructive — — comitative — kepposinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kepposemme kepposemme accusative nom. kepposemme kepposemme gen. kepposemme genitive kepposemme keppostemme kepposiemme partitive keppostamme kepposiamme inessive kepposessamme kepposissamme elative kepposestamme kepposistamme illative kepposeemme kepposiimme adessive kepposellamme kepposillamme ablative kepposeltamme kepposiltamme allative kepposellemme kepposillemme essive kepposenamme kepposinamme translative kepposeksemme kepposiksemme abessive kepposettamme kepposittamme instructive — — comitative — kepposinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kepposenne kepposenne accusative nom. kepposenne kepposenne gen. kepposenne genitive kepposenne keppostenne kepposienne partitive keppostanne kepposianne inessive kepposessanne kepposissanne elative kepposestanne kepposistanne illative kepposeenne kepposiinne adessive kepposellanne kepposillanne ablative kepposeltanne kepposiltanne allative kepposellenne kepposillenne essive kepposenanne kepposinanne translative kepposeksenne kepposiksenne abessive kepposettanne kepposittanne instructive — — comitative — kepposinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kepposensa kepposensa accusative nom. kepposensa kepposensa gen. kepposensa genitive kepposensa keppostensa kepposiensa partitive keppostaan keppostansa kepposiaan kepposiansa inessive kepposessaan kepposessansa kepposissaan kepposissansa elative kepposestaan kepposestansa kepposistaan kepposistansa illative kepposeensa kepposiinsa adessive kepposellaan kepposellansa kepposillaan kepposillansa ablative kepposeltaan kepposeltansa kepposiltaan kepposiltansa allative kepposelleen kepposellensa kepposilleen kepposillensa essive kepposenaan kepposenansa kepposinaan kepposinansa translative kepposekseen kepposeksensa kepposikseen kepposiksensa abessive kepposettaan kepposettansa kepposittaan kepposittansa instructive — — comitative — kepposineen kepposinensa

Derived terms

• keppostella
• tepponen

 

Further reading

• “kepponen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02