lipetti

Finnish

Etymology

Probably derived from dialectal lipata.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlipetːi/, [ˈlipe̞t̪ːi]
  • Rhymes: -ipetːi
  • Syllabification(key): li‧pet‧ti

Noun

lipetti

  1. An imaginary place where one is said to go when one scrams, chiefly used in illative singular.
    Synonyms: käpälämäki, livohka
    lähteä lipettiin ― to scram
    ottaa lipetti / ottaa lipettiä ― to scram
    olla lipetissä ― to hide
  2. (dialectal) lie, tell lies
    Synonyms: luikuri, lööperi
    laskea lipettiä ― to lie

Declension

Only used in singular, and in only few cases.

Declension of lipetti (type 5*C/risti)
singular plural
nominative lipetti –
genitive – –
partitive lipettiä –
accusative lipetti –
inessive lipetissä –
elative – –
illative lipettiin –
adessive – –
ablative – –
allative – –
essive – –
translative – –
abessive – –
instructive – –
comitative – –

Further reading
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