joppaus
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
jopata + -us. The word originates from the Swedish-Finnish border at river Tornionjoki where smuggling was a common practice until 1960s.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
joppaus (dialectal)
- smuggling
- Any illegal trading, especially of alcohol or stolen goods.
Declension edit
Inflection of joppaus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | joppaus | joppaukset | ||
genitive | joppauksen | joppausten joppauksien | ||
partitive | joppausta | joppauksia | ||
illative | joppaukseen | joppauksiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | joppaus | joppaukset | ||
accusative | nom. | joppaus | joppaukset | |
gen. | joppauksen | |||
genitive | joppauksen | joppausten joppauksien | ||
partitive | joppausta | joppauksia | ||
inessive | joppauksessa | joppauksissa | ||
elative | joppauksesta | joppauksista | ||
illative | joppaukseen | joppauksiin | ||
adessive | joppauksella | joppauksilla | ||
ablative | joppaukselta | joppauksilta | ||
allative | joppaukselle | joppauksille | ||
essive | joppauksena | joppauksina | ||
translative | joppaukseksi | joppauksiksi | ||
abessive | joppauksetta | joppauksitta | ||
instructive | — | joppauksin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
- (smuggling): salakuljetus