tappura
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *tappura. Possibly equivalent to tappaa + -ura, from dialectal use of tappaa to signify threshing of cotton or hemp.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tappura
- Tangled fibres of hemp or cotton, often with shives – waste fibres.
- Tukkasi on takussa kuin tappuraa.
- Your hair is tangled like waste fibres.
Usage notes edit
- Nowadays mostly used in the phrase tulta ja tappuraa (literally “fire and waste fibres”), which signifies something explosive; or figuratively something passionate, emotional or powerful. This expression probably originates from the easy flammability of the tangled, short waste fibres and shives.
- Also used in the translation of the Bible in the term orjantappurakruunu (“crown of thorns”) and for any of the several thorny shrubs (orjantappura).
Declension edit
Inflection of tappura (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | tappura | tappurat | ||
genitive | tappuran | tappuroiden tappuroitten | ||
partitive | tappuraa | tappuroita | ||
illative | tappuraan | tappuroihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | tappura | tappurat | ||
accusative | nom. | tappura | tappurat | |
gen. | tappuran | |||
genitive | tappuran | tappuroiden tappuroitten tappurainrare | ||
partitive | tappuraa | tappuroita | ||
inessive | tappurassa | tappuroissa | ||
elative | tappurasta | tappuroista | ||
illative | tappuraan | tappuroihin | ||
adessive | tappuralla | tappuroilla | ||
ablative | tappuralta | tappuroilta | ||
allative | tappuralle | tappuroille | ||
essive | tappurana | tappuroina | ||
translative | tappuraksi | tappuroiksi | ||
abessive | tappuratta | tappuroitta | ||
instructive | — | tappuroin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
compounds
References edit
- ^ Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus: Tappuraista soittoa Taru Kolehmainen 7 October 2007
Further reading edit
- “tappura”, 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 2023-07-03
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *tappura, equivalent to tappaa (“to thresh”) + -ura. Cognates include Finnish tappura and Votic tappurõ.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtɑpːurɑ/, [ˈtɑpːŭr]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtɑpːurɑ/, [ˈtɑpːurɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑpːur, -ɑpːurɑ
- Hyphenation: tap‧pu‧ra
Noun edit
tappura
- waste fibres (remainders of linen after it has been spun)
Declension edit
Declension of tappura (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | tappura | tappurat |
genitive | tappuran | tappuroin |
partitive | tappuraa | tappuroja |
illative | tappuraa | tappuroihe |
inessive | tappuraas | tappurois |
elative | tappurast | tappuroist |
allative | tappuralle | tappuroille |
adessive | tappuraal | tappuroil |
ablative | tappuralt | tappuroilt |
translative | tappuraks | tappuroiks |
essive | tappuranna, tappuraan | tappuroinna, tappuroin |
exessive1) | tappurant | tappuroint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 573