molempi

Finnish

Etymology

See molemmat.

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

molempi

1. (informal or dialectal, indefinite) both

   Olen kokeillut molempaa makua. mutta pidän suklaasta enemmän.

   I've tried both flavors, but I prefer the chocolate one.

   Molempi parempi! (jocular, colloquial)

   Same difference!

Usage notes

In standard language, only the plural forms are used independently (see molemmat). Yet, in colloquial language, the word is used with a full inflectional paradigm that distinguishes between singular and plural number, not unlike that of kumpikin (the standard-language equivalent for structures where the number distinction is useful).

Declension

Inflection of molempi (Kotus type 16*H/vanhempi, mp-mm gradation)
nominative		molempi	molemmat
genitive		molemman	molempien
partitive		molempaa	molempia
illative		molempaan	molempiin
		singular	plural
nominative		molempi	molemmat
accusative	nom.	molempi	molemmat
	gen.	molemman
genitive		molemman	molempien molempainrare
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
abessive		molemmatta	molemmitta
instructive		—	molemmin
comitative		—	molempine

Synonyms

• kumpikin
• molemmat pl