rippipuku

Finnish

Etymology

rippi (“confirmation”) +‎ puku (“suit, dress”)

Noun

rippipuku

  1. Literally, the suit a young man wears in his confirmation (sense: sacrament).
  2. A man's first suit; often used mockingly of a suit that is too small for the wearer.

Declension
Inflection of rippipuku (Kotus type 1/valo, k-v gradation)
nominative rippipuku rippipuvut
genitive rippipuvun rippipukujen
partitive rippipukua rippipukuja
illative rippipukuun rippipukuihin
singular plural
nominative rippipuku rippipuvut
accusative nom. rippipuku rippipuvut
gen. rippipuvun
genitive rippipuvun rippipukujen
partitive rippipukua rippipukuja
inessive rippipuvussa rippipuvuissa
elative rippipuvusta rippipuvuista
illative rippipukuun rippipukuihin
adessive rippipuvulla rippipuvuilla
ablative rippipuvulta rippipuvuilta
allative rippipuvulle rippipuvuille
essive rippipukuna rippipukuina
translative rippipuvuksi rippipuvuiksi
instructive — rippipuvuin
abessive rippipuvutta rippipuvuitta
comitative — rippipukuineen

See also
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