/ˈkirpeæ/, [ˈk̟irpe̞æ]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *kirpedä, derived from a root borrowed from Baltic (compare Lithuanian kirpti); according to EVE, the adjective may be a back-formation from kirventää, which would derive from Baltic.
- tart, tangy (sharp to the taste)
- crisp (of air, weather, etc.: cool and dry)
- garish, gaudy (so bright it is hard to look at)
- figurativelypungent, acerbic, stinging, biting (e.g. of criticism)
Muodotkirpeämpi(comparative) · kirpein(superlative) · kirpeä(nominative, singular) · kirpeät(nominative, plural) · kirpeä(accusative, nominative, singular) · kirpeät(accusative, nominative, plural) · kirpeän(accusative, genitive, singular) · kirpeät(accusative, genitive, plural) · kirpeän(genitive, singular) · kirpeiden(genitive, plural) · kirpeitten(genitive, plural) · kirpeäin(genitive, plural, rare) · kirpeää(partitive, singular) · kirpeätä(partitive, singular) · kirpeitä(partitive, plural) · kirpeässä(inessive, singular) · kirpeissä(inessive, plural) · kirpeästä(elative, singular) · kirpeistä(elative, plural) · kirpeään(illative, singular)