Alpo

Finnish

Etymology

The standard vernacular form of Latin Albinus, partly merged with Germanic ( = Alvin). Sometimes also derived from Albert and Alfred.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlpo/, [ˈɑ̝lpo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑlpo
• Hyphenation^(key): Al‧po

Proper noun

Alpo

1. a male given name
   • 1959, Väinö Linna, Täällä Pohjantähden alla 1, WSOY, published 1965, page 101:

     Toiseksi sinä muutat nimesi, etu- ja sukunimesi, suomalaiseksi. Albin-nimen saat pitää entiselläään, koska sille ei löydy suoraa vastinetta, koska tuo Alpo, jota jotkut suosittelevat ei ole luonteva.

     Second, you'll change your name, both the first and last name, to something Finnish. You can keep Albin because there isn't a Finnish equivalent. Some people say Alpo, but that doesn't really work.

   • 2011 Johanna Sinisalo, Enkelten verta, Teos, →ISBN (tr. by Lola Rogers 2014) pages 21-22:

     Kun Ari (jota, paradoksaalista kyllä, en taas oikein koskaan osaa nimittää "isäksi") kävi lomillaan Amerikasta, hän jaksoi aina kertoa satunnaisille kahvivieraille, että Alpo oli Amerikassa koiranruoan nimi.

     When Ari (whom I, paradoxically, have never managed to call Dad) came to visit from America he always managed to mention to people who happened to stop for coffee that in America Alpo is a brand of dog food.

Declension

Inflection of Alpo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Alpo	Alpot
genitive		Alpon	Alpojen
partitive		Alpoa	Alpoja
illative		Alpoon	Alpoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Alpo	Alpot
accusative	nom.	Alpo	Alpot
	gen.	Alpon
genitive		Alpon	Alpojen
partitive		Alpoa	Alpoja
inessive		Alpossa	Alpoissa
elative		Alposta	Alpoista
illative		Alpoon	Alpoihin
adessive		Alpolla	Alpoilla
ablative		Alpolta	Alpoilta
allative		Alpolle	Alpoille
essive		Alpona	Alpoina
translative		Alpoksi	Alpoiksi
abessive		Alpotta	Alpoitta
instructive		—	Alpoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Alpo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Alponi Alponi accusative nom. Alponi Alponi gen. Alponi genitive Alponi Alpojeni partitive Alpoani Alpojani inessive Alpossani Alpoissani elative Alpostani Alpoistani illative Alpooni Alpoihini adessive Alpollani Alpoillani ablative Alpoltani Alpoiltani allative Alpolleni Alpoilleni essive Alponani Alpoinani translative Alpokseni Alpoikseni abessive Alpottani Alpoittani instructive — — comitative — Alpoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Alposi Alposi accusative nom. Alposi Alposi gen. Alposi genitive Alposi Alpojesi partitive Alpoasi Alpojasi inessive Alpossasi Alpoissasi elative Alpostasi Alpoistasi illative Alpoosi Alpoihisi adessive Alpollasi Alpoillasi ablative Alpoltasi Alpoiltasi allative Alpollesi Alpoillesi essive Alponasi Alpoinasi translative Alpoksesi Alpoiksesi abessive Alpottasi Alpoittasi instructive — — comitative — Alpoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Alpomme Alpomme accusative nom. Alpomme Alpomme gen. Alpomme genitive Alpomme Alpojemme partitive Alpoamme Alpojamme inessive Alpossamme Alpoissamme elative Alpostamme Alpoistamme illative Alpoomme Alpoihimme adessive Alpollamme Alpoillamme ablative Alpoltamme Alpoiltamme allative Alpollemme Alpoillemme essive Alponamme Alpoinamme translative Alpoksemme Alpoiksemme abessive Alpottamme Alpoittamme instructive — — comitative — Alpoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Alponne Alponne accusative nom. Alponne Alponne gen. Alponne genitive Alponne Alpojenne partitive Alpoanne Alpojanne inessive Alpossanne Alpoissanne elative Alpostanne Alpoistanne illative Alpoonne Alpoihinne adessive Alpollanne Alpoillanne ablative Alpoltanne Alpoiltanne allative Alpollenne Alpoillenne essive Alponanne Alpoinanne translative Alpoksenne Alpoiksenne abessive Alpottanne Alpoittanne instructive — — comitative — Alpoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Alponsa Alponsa accusative nom. Alponsa Alponsa gen. Alponsa genitive Alponsa Alpojensa partitive Alpoaan Alpoansa Alpojaan Alpojansa inessive Alpossaan Alpossansa Alpoissaan Alpoissansa elative Alpostaan Alpostansa Alpoistaan Alpoistansa illative Alpoonsa Alpoihinsa adessive Alpollaan Alpollansa Alpoillaan Alpoillansa ablative Alpoltaan Alpoltansa Alpoiltaan Alpoiltansa allative Alpolleen Alpollensa Alpoilleen Alpoillensa essive Alponaan Alponansa Alpoinaan Alpoinansa translative Alpokseen Alpoksensa Alpoikseen Alpoiksensa abessive Alpottaan Alpottansa Alpoittaan Alpoittansa instructive — — comitative — Alpoineen Alpoinensa

Related terms

• Alpi
• Alvi

Statistics

• Alpo is the 193^rd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,140 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,334 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Palo, lapo, palo, pola