torppa

Finnish

Etymology

< Swedish torp

Noun

torppa

  1. (historical, Sweden and Finland from 17th to early 20th century) copyhold (farm, part of a larger farm or manor, the rent of which was paid through work on the owner's land and sometimes with produce)
  2. A house on such farm.
  3. cottage (small farmhouse)

Usage notes

  • The land ownership system in England differed from that of Sweden and Finland and thus torppa and "copyhold" are not exactly equivalent forms of land tenure.
  • If the lessee rented the whole farm, the property was called lampuotitila and the lessee was lampuoti.

Declension

Inflection of torppa (Kotus type 10/koira, pp-p gradation)
nominative torppa torpat
genitive torpan torppien
partitive torppaa torppia
illative torppaan torppiin
singular plural
nominative torppa torpat
accusative nom. torppa torpat
gen. torpan
genitive torpan torppien
torppainrare
partitive torppaa torppia
inessive torpassa torpissa
elative torpasta torpista
illative torppaan torppiin
adessive torpalla torpilla
ablative torpalta torpilta
allative torpalle torpille
essive torppana torppina
translative torpaksi torpiksi
instructive torpin
abessive torpatta torpitta
comitative torppineen

Derived terms

See also

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