kimpale

Finnish

Etymology

From kimpa- +‎ -le. The root is probably related to kimppu (“bundle; (dialectal) lump”). Compare kimppa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkimpɑleˣ/, [ˈk̟impɑ̝le̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -impɑle
• Syllabification^(key): kim‧pa‧le

Noun

kimpale

1. A slab of a relatively soft material such as butter or cake.
2. hunk (relatively large piece of something)

   Note: Pieces of plants or rock would normally not be called kimpale in Finnish.

Declension

Inflection of kimpale (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		kimpale	kimpaleet
genitive		kimpaleen	kimpaleiden kimpaleitten
partitive		kimpaletta	kimpaleita
illative		kimpaleeseen	kimpaleisiin kimpaleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kimpale	kimpaleet
accusative	nom.	kimpale	kimpaleet
	gen.	kimpaleen
genitive		kimpaleen	kimpaleiden kimpaleitten
partitive		kimpaletta	kimpaleita
inessive		kimpaleessa	kimpaleissa
elative		kimpaleesta	kimpaleista
illative		kimpaleeseen	kimpaleisiin kimpaleihin
adessive		kimpaleella	kimpaleilla
ablative		kimpaleelta	kimpaleilta
allative		kimpaleelle	kimpaleille
essive		kimpaleena	kimpaleina
translative		kimpaleeksi	kimpaleiksi
abessive		kimpaleetta	kimpaleitta
instructive		—	kimpalein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kimpale (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kimpaleeni kimpaleeni accusative nom. kimpaleeni kimpaleeni gen. kimpaleeni genitive kimpaleeni kimpaleideni kimpaleitteni partitive kimpalettani kimpaleitani inessive kimpaleessani kimpaleissani elative kimpaleestani kimpaleistani illative kimpaleeseeni kimpaleisiini kimpaleihini adessive kimpaleellani kimpaleillani ablative kimpaleeltani kimpaleiltani allative kimpaleelleni kimpaleilleni essive kimpaleenani kimpaleinani translative kimpaleekseni kimpaleikseni abessive kimpaleettani kimpaleittani instructive — — comitative — kimpaleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kimpaleesi kimpaleesi accusative nom. kimpaleesi kimpaleesi gen. kimpaleesi genitive kimpaleesi kimpaleidesi kimpaleittesi partitive kimpalettasi kimpaleitasi inessive kimpaleessasi kimpaleissasi elative kimpaleestasi kimpaleistasi illative kimpaleeseesi kimpaleisiisi kimpaleihisi adessive kimpaleellasi kimpaleillasi ablative kimpaleeltasi kimpaleiltasi allative kimpaleellesi kimpaleillesi essive kimpaleenasi kimpaleinasi translative kimpaleeksesi kimpaleiksesi abessive kimpaleettasi kimpaleittasi instructive — — comitative — kimpaleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kimpaleemme kimpaleemme accusative nom. kimpaleemme kimpaleemme gen. kimpaleemme genitive kimpaleemme kimpaleidemme kimpaleittemme partitive kimpalettamme kimpaleitamme inessive kimpaleessamme kimpaleissamme elative kimpaleestamme kimpaleistamme illative kimpaleeseemme kimpaleisiimme kimpaleihimme adessive kimpaleellamme kimpaleillamme ablative kimpaleeltamme kimpaleiltamme allative kimpaleellemme kimpaleillemme essive kimpaleenamme kimpaleinamme translative kimpaleeksemme kimpaleiksemme abessive kimpaleettamme kimpaleittamme instructive — — comitative — kimpaleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kimpaleenne kimpaleenne accusative nom. kimpaleenne kimpaleenne gen. kimpaleenne genitive kimpaleenne kimpaleidenne kimpaleittenne partitive kimpalettanne kimpaleitanne inessive kimpaleessanne kimpaleissanne elative kimpaleestanne kimpaleistanne illative kimpaleeseenne kimpaleisiinne kimpaleihinne adessive kimpaleellanne kimpaleillanne ablative kimpaleeltanne kimpaleiltanne allative kimpaleellenne kimpaleillenne essive kimpaleenanne kimpaleinanne translative kimpaleeksenne kimpaleiksenne abessive kimpaleettanne kimpaleittanne instructive — — comitative — kimpaleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kimpaleensa kimpaleensa accusative nom. kimpaleensa kimpaleensa gen. kimpaleensa genitive kimpaleensa kimpaleidensa kimpaleittensa partitive kimpalettaan kimpalettansa kimpaleitaan kimpaleitansa inessive kimpaleessaan kimpaleessansa kimpaleissaan kimpaleissansa elative kimpaleestaan kimpaleestansa kimpaleistaan kimpaleistansa illative kimpaleeseensa kimpaleisiinsa kimpaleihinsa adessive kimpaleellaan kimpaleellansa kimpaleillaan kimpaleillansa ablative kimpaleeltaan kimpaleeltansa kimpaleiltaan kimpaleiltansa allative kimpaleelleen kimpaleellensa kimpaleilleen kimpaleillensa essive kimpaleenaan kimpaleenansa kimpaleinaan kimpaleinansa translative kimpaleekseen kimpaleeksensa kimpaleikseen kimpaleiksensa abessive kimpaleettaan kimpaleettansa kimpaleittaan kimpaleittansa instructive — — comitative — kimpaleineen kimpaleinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• juustokimpale
• kultakimpale
• rasvakimpale
• savikimpale

 

See also

• pala
• palanen
• lohkare
• murikka
• möykky
• kokkare
• köntti

Further reading

• “kimpale”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[2] (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