Piippuja

Piippuja is the plural form of the Finnish noun piippu, which has several related senses. The most common meanings are a pipe or conduit (for liquids, gases, or other substances) and a smoking pipe. Piippu also appears in terms referring to chimneys or exhaust stacks, especially in compound words such as savupiippu (chimney). The word is native Finnish and is used across everyday language as well as technical and architectural contexts.

In Finnish grammar, piippu follows the standard noun paradigm. The nominative plural is piiput, while the partitive plural is piippuja. The genitive plural is piippujen. The form piippuja is typically used when referring to several pipes or chimneys in a non-countable or indefinite sense, or when the sentence requires a partitive case.

Usage notes:

- In housing or building contexts, piippuja can refer to multiple pipes or flues within a system, though specific terms like putkisto or savupiiput may be more common for precision.

- In casual language, piippuja often means multiple smoking pipes, e.g., a collector’s assortment of piippuja.

Examples:

- Talossa on useita piippuja erottuvina savupiippuina. (The house has several chimneys that stand out as chimneys.)

- Hän kerää vanhoja piippuja. (He collects old smoking pipes.)

- Putkistossa on useita piippuja, jotka on uusittava. (The piping system has several pipes that need replacement.)

See also: piippu, savupiippu, putki.