Viipuri
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Gutnish *Wiburg, from wi (“sanctuary, sacred place”) + burg (“city, castle”). Compare Swedish Viborg (equivalent, perhaps a nativized borrowing of the Gutnish etymon), whence German Wiborg and Russian Выборг (Vyborg).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋiːpuri/, [ˈʋiːpuri]
- Rhymes: -iːpuri
- Syllabification(key): Vii‧pu‧ri
- Hyphenation(key): Vii‧pu‧ri
Proper noun
Viipuri
- (uncountable) Vyborg (a city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia; was part of Finland until 1940 and between 1941–1944)
- a Finnish surname transferred from the place name
Declension
| Inflection of Viipuri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Viipuri | Viipurit | |
| genitive | Viipurin | Viipurien Viipureiden Viipureitten | |
| partitive | Viipuria | Viipureita Viipureja | |
| illative | Viipuriin | Viipureihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Viipuri | Viipurit | |
| accusative | nom. | Viipuri | Viipurit |
| gen. | Viipurin | ||
| genitive | Viipurin | Viipurien Viipureiden Viipureitten | |
| partitive | Viipuria | Viipureita Viipureja | |
| inessive | Viipurissa | Viipureissa | |
| elative | Viipurista | Viipureista | |
| illative | Viipuriin | Viipureihin | |
| adessive | Viipurilla | Viipureilla | |
| ablative | Viipurilta | Viipureilta | |
| allative | Viipurille | Viipureille | |
| essive | Viipurina | Viipureina | |
| translative | Viipuriksi | Viipureiksi | |
| abessive | Viipuritta | Viipureitta | |
| instructive | — | Viipurein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
Statistics
- The surname Viipuri belongs to 97 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Ingrian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋiːpuri/, [ˈʋiːpŭrʲ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋiːpuri/, [ˈʋiːb̥uri]
- Rhymes: -iːpurʲ, -iːpuri
- Hyphenation: Vii‧pu‧ri
Proper noun
Viipuri
- Vyborg (a city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia)
- 1916, Volmari Porkka, quoting Natelia, “1320. Soikkola, Mäkkylä. III 187.”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot[1], volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 32-34:
- Aloin linnaa lipata, // Viipurii viuhkaella, // Kolkanpään kylän kohalla.
- I started to run to the city, // To flutter towards Vyborg, // In the village of Kolgompya.
Declension
| Declension of Viipuri (type 5/vahti, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Viipuri | — |
| genitive | Viipurin | — |
| partitive | Viipuria | — |
| illative | Viipurii | — |
| inessive | Viipuriis | — |
| elative | Viipurist | — |
| allative | Viipurille | — |
| adessive | Viipuriil | — |
| ablative | Viipurilt | — |
| translative | Viipuriks | — |
| essive | Viipurinna, Viipuriin | — |
| exessive1) | Viipurint | — |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 673
Votic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Finnish Viipuri, Ingrian Viipuri.
Pronunciation
- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈviːpuri/, [ˈvʲiːpurʲi]
- Rhymes: -iːpuri
- Hyphenation: Vii‧pu‧ri
Proper noun
Viipuri
- Vyborg (a city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia)
Declension
| Declension of Viipuri (type II/võrkko, no gradation) | ||
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Viipuri | — |
| genitive | Viipuri | — |
| partitive | Viipuria | — |
| illative | Viipurisõ, Viipuri | — |
| inessive | Viipuriz | — |
| elative | Viipurissõ | — |
| allative | Viipurilõ | — |
| adessive | Viipurillõ | — |
| ablative | Viipuriltõ | — |
| translative | Viipurissi | — |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- Heinike Heinsoo; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2017), Vaďďa sõnakopittõja: ülezantõmizõd