urpa

Catalan

Etymology

Perhaps an alteration of arpa (“harp”) influenced by ungla (“nail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈur.pə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈuɾ.pa]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ˈur.pa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

urpa f (plural urpes)

1. claw

   Synonym: garra

   • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 10, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

     Podia sentir els seus lladrucs, allà baix. Amb prou feines vaig veure l'urpa que atacava el tercer quinqué.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• urpar
• urpejar
• urpir

Further reading

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “urpa”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “urpa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈurpɑ/, [ˈurpɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -urpɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ur‧pa
• Hyphenation^(key): ur‧pa

Noun

urpa

1. (dialectal) alternative form of urpu

Declension

Inflection of urpa (Kotus type 10*E/koira, p–v gradation)
nominative		urpa	urvat
genitive		urvan	urpien
partitive		urpaa	urpia
illative		urpaan	urpiin
		singular	plural
nominative		urpa	urvat
accusative	nom.	urpa	urvat
	gen.	urvan
genitive		urvan	urpien urpain rare
partitive		urpaa	urpia
inessive		urvassa	urvissa
elative		urvasta	urvista
illative		urpaan	urpiin
adessive		urvalla	urvilla
ablative		urvalta	urvilta
allative		urvalle	urville
essive		urpana	urpina
translative		urvaksi	urviksi
abessive		urvatta	urvitta
instructive		—	urvin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of urpa (Kotus type 10*E/koira, p–v gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative urpani urpani accusative nom. urpani urpani gen. urpani genitive urpani urpieni urpaini rare partitive urpaani urpiani inessive urvassani urvissani elative urvastani urvistani illative urpaani urpiini adessive urvallani urvillani ablative urvaltani urviltani allative urvalleni urvilleni essive urpanani urpinani translative urvakseni urvikseni abessive urvattani urvittani instructive — — comitative — urpineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative urpasi urpasi accusative nom. urpasi urpasi gen. urpasi genitive urpasi urpiesi urpaisi rare partitive urpaasi urpiasi inessive urvassasi urvissasi elative urvastasi urvistasi illative urpaasi urpiisi adessive urvallasi urvillasi ablative urvaltasi urviltasi allative urvallesi urvillesi essive urpanasi urpinasi translative urvaksesi urviksesi abessive urvattasi urvittasi instructive — — comitative — urpinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative urpamme urpamme accusative nom. urpamme urpamme gen. urpamme genitive urpamme urpiemme urpaimme rare partitive urpaamme urpiamme inessive urvassamme urvissamme elative urvastamme urvistamme illative urpaamme urpiimme adessive urvallamme urvillamme ablative urvaltamme urviltamme allative urvallemme urvillemme essive urpanamme urpinamme translative urvaksemme urviksemme abessive urvattamme urvittamme instructive — — comitative — urpinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative urpanne urpanne accusative nom. urpanne urpanne gen. urpanne genitive urpanne urpienne urpainne rare partitive urpaanne urpianne inessive urvassanne urvissanne elative urvastanne urvistanne illative urpaanne urpiinne adessive urvallanne urvillanne ablative urvaltanne urviltanne allative urvallenne urvillenne essive urpananne urpinanne translative urvaksenne urviksenne abessive urvattanne urvittanne instructive — — comitative — urpinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative urpansa urpansa accusative nom. urpansa urpansa gen. urpansa genitive urpansa urpiensa urpainsa rare partitive urpaansa urpiaan urpiansa inessive urvassaan urvassansa urvissaan urvissansa elative urvastaan urvastansa urvistaan urvistansa illative urpaansa urpiinsa adessive urvallaan urvallansa urvillaan urvillansa ablative urvaltaan urvaltansa urviltaan urviltansa allative urvalleen urvallensa urvilleen urvillensa essive urpanaan urpanansa urpinaan urpinansa translative urvakseen urvaksensa urvikseen urviksensa abessive urvattaan urvattansa urvittaan urvittansa instructive — — comitative — urpineen urpinensa

Ingrian

Urvat (1).

Urvat (2).

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *urpa. Cognates include dialectal Finnish urpa and Estonian urb.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈurpɑ/, [ˈurp]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈurpɑ/, [ˈurb̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -urp, -urpɑ
• Hyphenation: ur‧pa

Noun

urpa

1. leafbud
2. catkin

Declension

Declension of urpa (type 3/koira, p-v gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	urpa	urvat
genitive	urvan	urpiin
partitive	urpaa	urpia
illative	urpaa	urpii
inessive	urvaas	urviis
elative	urvast	urvist
allative	urvalle	urville
adessive	urvaal	urviil
ablative	urvalt	urvilt
translative	urvaks	urviks
essive	urpanna, urpaan	urpinna, urpiin
exessive1)	urpant	urpint
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.

Derived terms

• urpaviina

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 624