halpa

See also: hAlpa

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *halpa; see there for more. Cognate with Estonian halb (“bad”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑlpɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝lpɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlpɑ
  • Syllabification(key): hal‧pa

Adjective

halpa (comparative halvempi, superlative halvin)

  1. cheap, inexpensive, low-end (low in price)
    Synonyms: edullinen, huokea
    Niin, jos ostat halvalla, niin mitä odotat?
    Well, if you buy things on the cheap what do you expect?
    halpatuonti ― cheap imports
  2. cheap, cheesy, low-end, tacky (low in quality)
  3. (as modifier) discount, budget
    halpakauppa ― discount store
    halpalentoyhtiö ― budget airline

Declension
Inflection of halpa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)
nominative halpa halvat
genitive halvan halpojen
partitive halpaa halpoja
illative halpaan halpoihin
singular plural
nominative halpa halvat
accusative nom. halpa halvat
gen. halvan
genitive halvan halpojen
halpainrare
partitive halpaa halpoja
inessive halvassa halvoissa
elative halvasta halvoista
illative halpaan halpoihin
adessive halvalla halvoilla
ablative halvalta halvoilta
allative halvalle halvoille
essive halpana halpoina
translative halvaksi halvoiksi
abessive halvatta halvoitta
instructive — halvoin
comitative — halpoine
Possessive forms of halpa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative halpani halpani
accusative nom. halpani halpani
gen. halpani
genitive halpani halpojeni
halpainirare
partitive halpaani halpojani
inessive halvassani halvoissani
elative halvastani halvoistani
illative halpaani halpoihini
adessive halvallani halvoillani
ablative halvaltani halvoiltani
allative halvalleni halvoilleni
essive halpanani halpoinani
translative halvakseni halvoikseni
abessive halvattani halvoittani
instructive — —
comitative — halpoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative halpasi halpasi
accusative nom. halpasi halpasi
gen. halpasi
genitive halpasi halpojesi
halpaisirare
partitive halpaasi halpojasi
inessive halvassasi halvoissasi
elative halvastasi halvoistasi
illative halpaasi halpoihisi
adessive halvallasi halvoillasi
ablative halvaltasi halvoiltasi
allative halvallesi halvoillesi
essive halpanasi halpoinasi
translative halvaksesi halvoiksesi
abessive halvattasi halvoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — halpoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative halpamme halpamme
accusative nom. halpamme halpamme
gen. halpamme
genitive halpamme halpojemme
halpaimmerare
partitive halpaamme halpojamme
inessive halvassamme halvoissamme
elative halvastamme halvoistamme
illative halpaamme halpoihimme
adessive halvallamme halvoillamme
ablative halvaltamme halvoiltamme
allative halvallemme halvoillemme
essive halpanamme halpoinamme
translative halvaksemme halvoiksemme
abessive halvattamme halvoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — halpoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative halpanne halpanne
accusative nom. halpanne halpanne
gen. halpanne
genitive halpanne halpojenne
halpainnerare
partitive halpaanne halpojanne
inessive halvassanne halvoissanne
elative halvastanne halvoistanne
illative halpaanne halpoihinne
adessive halvallanne halvoillanne
ablative halvaltanne halvoiltanne
allative halvallenne halvoillenne
essive halpananne halpoinanne
translative halvaksenne halvoiksenne
abessive halvattanne halvoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — halpoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative halpansa halpansa
accusative nom. halpansa halpansa
gen. halpansa
genitive halpansa halpojensa
halpainsarare
partitive halpaansa halpojaan
halpojansa
inessive halvassaan
halvassansa		 halvoissaan
halvoissansa
elative halvastaan
halvastansa		 halvoistaan
halvoistansa
illative halpaansa halpoihinsa
adessive halvallaan
halvallansa		 halvoillaan
halvoillansa
ablative halvaltaan
halvaltansa		 halvoiltaan
halvoiltansa
allative halvalleen
halvallensa		 halvoilleen
halvoillensa
essive halpanaan
halpanansa		 halpoinaan
halpoinansa
translative halvakseen
halvaksensa		 halvoikseen
halvoiksensa
abessive halvattaan
halvattansa		 halvoittaan
halvoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — halpoineen
halpoinensa

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Noun

halpa m

  1. h-prothesized form of alpa
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