toope

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish tåpig (“stupid, simple, foolish”), itself from French daube (“failure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoːpe/, [ˈt̪o̞ːpe̞]
• Rhymes: -oːpe
• Syllabification^(key): too‧pe

Noun

toope (informal)

1. moron, rock, dumbass, bugger, goof, dork, nincompoop, dolt, dumbbell, failure (unintelligent, nonperforming person)

Declension

Inflection of toope (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		toope	toopet
genitive		toopen	toopejen
partitive		toopea	toopeja
illative		toopeen	toopeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		toope	toopet
accusative	nom.	toope	toopet
	gen.	toopen
genitive		toopen	toopejen toopeinrare
partitive		toopea	toopeja
inessive		toopessa	toopeissa
elative		toopesta	toopeista
illative		toopeen	toopeihin
adessive		toopella	toopeilla
ablative		toopelta	toopeilta
allative		toopelle	toopeille
essive		toopena	toopeina
translative		toopeksi	toopeiksi
abessive		toopetta	toopeitta
instructive		—	toopein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of toope (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative toopeni toopeni accusative nom. toopeni toopeni gen. toopeni genitive toopeni toopejeni toopeinirare partitive toopeani toopejani inessive toopessani toopeissani elative toopestani toopeistani illative toopeeni toopeihini adessive toopellani toopeillani ablative toopeltani toopeiltani allative toopelleni toopeilleni essive toopenani toopeinani translative toopekseni toopeikseni abessive toopettani toopeittani instructive — — comitative — toopeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative toopesi toopesi accusative nom. toopesi toopesi gen. toopesi genitive toopesi toopejesi toopeisirare partitive toopeasi toopejasi inessive toopessasi toopeissasi elative toopestasi toopeistasi illative toopeesi toopeihisi adessive toopellasi toopeillasi ablative toopeltasi toopeiltasi allative toopellesi toopeillesi essive toopenasi toopeinasi translative toopeksesi toopeiksesi abessive toopettasi toopeittasi instructive — — comitative — toopeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative toopemme toopemme accusative nom. toopemme toopemme gen. toopemme genitive toopemme toopejemme toopeimmerare partitive toopeamme toopejamme inessive toopessamme toopeissamme elative toopestamme toopeistamme illative toopeemme toopeihimme adessive toopellamme toopeillamme ablative toopeltamme toopeiltamme allative toopellemme toopeillemme essive toopenamme toopeinamme translative toopeksemme toopeiksemme abessive toopettamme toopeittamme instructive — — comitative — toopeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative toopenne toopenne accusative nom. toopenne toopenne gen. toopenne genitive toopenne toopejenne toopeinnerare partitive toopeanne toopejanne inessive toopessanne toopeissanne elative toopestanne toopeistanne illative toopeenne toopeihinne adessive toopellanne toopeillanne ablative toopeltanne toopeiltanne allative toopellenne toopeillenne essive toopenanne toopeinanne translative toopeksenne toopeiksenne abessive toopettanne toopeittanne instructive — — comitative — toopeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative toopensa toopensa accusative nom. toopensa toopensa gen. toopensa genitive toopensa toopejensa toopeinsarare partitive toopeaan toopeansa toopejaan toopejansa inessive toopessaan toopessansa toopeissaan toopeissansa elative toopestaan toopestansa toopeistaan toopeistansa illative toopeensa toopeihinsa adessive toopellaan toopellansa toopeillaan toopeillansa ablative toopeltaan toopeltansa toopeiltaan toopeiltansa allative toopelleen toopellensa toopeilleen toopeillensa essive toopenaan toopenansa toopeinaan toopeinansa translative toopekseen toopeksensa toopeikseen toopeiksensa abessive toopettaan toopettansa toopeittaan toopeittansa instructive — — comitative — toopeineen toopeinensa

Further reading

• “toope”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[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