kapula
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚲᚨᛒᚢᛚᚨ (*kabula), from Proto-Germanic *kablaz; compare Swedish kavel, kavle and Norwegian kavl.[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kapula
- a small, solid piece of wood, often shaped for a useful function; a stick, billet
- baton (in relay race)
- (informal) cellular, cellphone
Declension edit
Inflection of kapula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kapula | kapulat | ||
genitive | kapulan | kapuloiden kapuloitten | ||
partitive | kapulaa | kapuloita | ||
illative | kapulaan | kapuloihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kapula | kapulat | ||
accusative | nom. | kapula | kapulat | |
gen. | kapulan | |||
genitive | kapulan | kapuloiden kapuloitten kapulainrare | ||
partitive | kapulaa | kapuloita | ||
inessive | kapulassa | kapuloissa | ||
elative | kapulasta | kapuloista | ||
illative | kapulaan | kapuloihin | ||
adessive | kapulalla | kapuloilla | ||
ablative | kapulalta | kapuloilta | ||
allative | kapulalle | kapuloille | ||
essive | kapulana | kapuloina | ||
translative | kapulaksi | kapuloiksi | ||
abessive | kapulatta | kapuloitta | ||
instructive | — | kapuloin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
- (piece of wood): kalikka
- (cellular phone): kännykkä, matkapuhelin
- (baton): viestikapula
Derived terms edit
idioms
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- “kapula”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02