molempi

Finnish

Pronunciation

mo- + -l(a/e)- +‎ -mpi (comparative suffix). The initial component is the pronominal stem mo-, from Proto-Finnic *mo. The nature of the middle component is uncertain, but may have a cognate in Eastern Mari [script needed] (molo).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmolempi/, [ˈmo̞le̞mpi]
  • Rhymes: -olempi
  • Hyphenation: mo‧lem‧pi

Pronoun

molempi

  1. (indefinite) both:
    Molemmat käännökset ovat oikein.
    Both translations are correct.

Usage notes
  • Even if it often takes place in spoken language, the singular usage of this pronoun is regarded an error, except for the idiom molempi parempi (“both are equal”), but even that expression is considered somewhat jocular.

Declension
noun case singular plural
nominative (molempi) molemmat
genitive (molemman) molempien
partitive (molempaa) molempia
inessive (molemmassa) molemmissa
elative (molemmasta) molemmista
illative (molempaan) molempiin
adessive (molemmalla) molemmilla
ablative (molemmalta) molemmilta
allative (molemmalle) molemmille
essive (molempana) molempina
translative (molemmaksi) molemmiksi
instructive molemmin
abessive (molemmatta) molemmitta
comitative molempine

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Derived terms
  • (colloquial interjection, usually in a jocular meaning) Molempi parempi! = Same difference!
  • adjectives: molemminpuolinen
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