/ˈkorpi/, [ˈko̞rpi]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *korpi (“deep forest”) (compare Estonian kõrb, Livvi korbi (“big spruce forest”), Veps korb), possibly from Proto-Uralic *korpe, in which case cognate with Erzya куро (kuro), Northern Khanty [script needed] (χăr), Western Mansi [script needed] (kōrp) and Forest Nenets [script needed] (kurᵊ).
- deep forest, forested wilderness
- colloquialan area remote from dense population; backwoods, backwater, the sticks
- coniferous swamp (a boreal forest type appearing on moist moraine soils, characterized by dense growth of spruce as the dominating tree species and deep layer of moss as undergrowth; acting often as a transition zone between a dried kangas (“boreal forest”) and various types of suo (“swamp”))
- obsoletedesert
- error-lua-execa Finnish surname
Muodotkorpi(nominative, singular) · korvet(nominative, plural) · korpi(accusative, nominative, singular) · korvet(accusative, nominative, plural) · korven(accusative, genitive, singular) · korvet(accusative, genitive, plural) · korven(genitive, singular) · korpien(genitive, plural) · korpea(partitive, singular) · korpia(partitive, plural) · korvessa(inessive, singular) · korvissa(inessive, plural) · korvesta(elative, singular) · korvista(elative, plural) · korpeen(illative, singular) · korpiin(illative, plural) · korvella(adessive, singular) · korvilla(adessive, plural) · korvelta(ablative, singular) · korvilta(ablative, plural)