taempi

Finnish

Alternative forms

• taaempi

Etymology

taka- (“back, behind”, nominal stem) +‎ -mpi (comparative)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑempi/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝e̞mpi]
• Rhymes: -ɑempi
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧em‧pi

Adjective

taempi

1. further/farther behind, hinder

   taempi linja-auto ― the bus that is farther behind

Declension

Inflection of taempi (Kotus type 16*H/vanhempi, mp-mm gradation)
nominative		taempi	taemmat
genitive		taemman	taempien
partitive		taempaa	taempia
illative		taempaan	taempiin
		singular	plural
nominative		taempi	taemmat
accusative	nom.	taempi	taemmat
	gen.	taemman
genitive		taemman	taempien taempain rare
partitive		taempaa	taempia
inessive		taemmassa	taemmissa
elative		taemmasta	taemmista
illative		taempaan	taempiin
adessive		taemmalla	taemmilla
ablative		taemmalta	taemmilta
allative		taemmalle	taemmille
essive		taempana	taempina
translative		taemmaksi	taemmiksi
abessive		taemmatta	taemmitta
instructive		—	taemmin
comitative		—	taempine

Possessive forms of taempi (Kotus type 16*H/vanhempi, mp-mm gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative taempani taempani accusative nom. taempani taempani gen. taempani genitive taempani taempieni taempaini rare partitive taempaani taempiani inessive taemmassani taemmissani elative taemmastani taemmistani illative taempaani taempiini adessive taemmallani taemmillani ablative taemmaltani taemmiltani allative taemmalleni taemmilleni essive taempanani taempinani translative taemmakseni taemmikseni abessive taemmattani taemmittani instructive — — comitative — taempineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative taempasi taempasi accusative nom. taempasi taempasi gen. taempasi genitive taempasi taempiesi taempaisi rare partitive taempaasi taempiasi inessive taemmassasi taemmissasi elative taemmastasi taemmistasi illative taempaasi taempiisi adessive taemmallasi taemmillasi ablative taemmaltasi taemmiltasi allative taemmallesi taemmillesi essive taempanasi taempinasi translative taemmaksesi taemmiksesi abessive taemmattasi taemmittasi instructive — — comitative — taempinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative taempamme taempamme accusative nom. taempamme taempamme gen. taempamme genitive taempamme taempiemme taempaimme rare partitive taempaamme taempiamme inessive taemmassamme taemmissamme elative taemmastamme taemmistamme illative taempaamme taempiimme adessive taemmallamme taemmillamme ablative taemmaltamme taemmiltamme allative taemmallemme taemmillemme essive taempanamme taempinamme translative taemmaksemme taemmiksemme abessive taemmattamme taemmittamme instructive — — comitative — taempinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative taempanne taempanne accusative nom. taempanne taempanne gen. taempanne genitive taempanne taempienne taempainne rare partitive taempaanne taempianne inessive taemmassanne taemmissanne elative taemmastanne taemmistanne illative taempaanne taempiinne adessive taemmallanne taemmillanne ablative taemmaltanne taemmiltanne allative taemmallenne taemmillenne essive taempananne taempinanne translative taemmaksenne taemmiksenne abessive taemmattanne taemmittanne instructive — — comitative — taempinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative taempansa taempansa accusative nom. taempansa taempansa gen. taempansa genitive taempansa taempiensa taempainsa rare partitive taempaansa taempiaan taempiansa inessive taemmassaan taemmassansa taemmissaan taemmissansa elative taemmastaan taemmastansa taemmistaan taemmistansa illative taempaansa taempiinsa adessive taemmallaan taemmallansa taemmillaan taemmillansa ablative taemmaltaan taemmaltansa taemmiltaan taemmiltansa allative taemmalleen taemmallensa taemmilleen taemmillensa essive taempanaan taempanansa taempinaan taempinansa translative taemmakseen taemmaksensa taemmikseen taemmiksensa abessive taemmattaan taemmattansa taemmittaan taemmittansa instructive — — comitative — taempineen taempinensa

Less common:

Inflection of taempi (type vanhempi) singular plural nominative taempi takemmat genitive takemman takempien partitive takempaa takempia accusative taempi takemman takemmat inessive takemmassa takemmissa elative takemmasta takemmista illative takempaan takempiin adessive takemmalla takemmilla ablative takemmalta takemmilta allative takemmalle takemmille essive takempana takempina translative takemmaksi takemmiksi abessive takemmatta takemmitta instructive – takemmin comitative – takempine

Derived terms

• taemmas

 

Further reading

• “taempi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03