japsi
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editjapsi
- (derogatory or colloquial) Jap
Usage notes
editMight be considered pejorative, possibly due to association with the English word Jap. The word is also, however, used nonpejoratively, especially in informal compound words such as japsipoppi (“Japanese Pop music”).
Declension
editInflection of japsi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | japsi | japsit | |
genitive | japsin | japsien | |
partitive | japsia | japseja | |
illative | japsiin | japseihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | japsi | japsit | |
accusative | nom. | japsi | japsit |
gen. | japsin | ||
genitive | japsin | japsien | |
partitive | japsia | japseja | |
inessive | japsissa | japseissa | |
elative | japsista | japseista | |
illative | japsiin | japseihin | |
adessive | japsilla | japseilla | |
ablative | japsilta | japseilta | |
allative | japsille | japseille | |
essive | japsina | japseina | |
translative | japsiksi | japseiksi | |
abessive | japsitta | japseitta | |
instructive | — | japsein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “japsi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (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