lappi

See also: Lappi

Finnish

Etymology

See Lappi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑpːi/, [ˈlɑ̝pːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑpːi
• Syllabification^(key): lap‧pi

Noun

lappi

1. (deprecated) Synonym of saame (“Sami language”).
2. (poetic, archaic) Synonym of saamelainen (“Sami”)

   Lauloi lappi lapsellensa (a Christmas carol)

   A Sami sang to her child

Declension

Inflection of lappi (Kotus type 5*B/risti, pp-p gradation)
nominative		lappi	—
genitive		lapin	—
partitive		lappia	—
illative		lappiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		lappi	—
accusative	nom.	lappi	—
	gen.	lapin
genitive		lapin	—
partitive		lappia	—
inessive		lapissa	—
elative		lapista	—
illative		lappiin	—
adessive		lapilla	—
ablative		lapilta	—
allative		lapille	—
essive		lappina	—
translative		lapiksi	—
abessive		lapitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lappi (Kotus type 5*B/risti, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lappini — accusative nom. lappini — gen. lappini genitive lappini — partitive lappiani — inessive lapissani — elative lapistani — illative lappiini — adessive lapillani — ablative lapiltani — allative lapilleni — essive lappinani — translative lapikseni — abessive lapittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lappisi — accusative nom. lappisi — gen. lappisi genitive lappisi — partitive lappiasi — inessive lapissasi — elative lapistasi — illative lappiisi — adessive lapillasi — ablative lapiltasi — allative lapillesi — essive lappinasi — translative lapiksesi — abessive lapittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lappimme — accusative nom. lappimme — gen. lappimme genitive lappimme — partitive lappiamme — inessive lapissamme — elative lapistamme — illative lappiimme — adessive lapillamme — ablative lapiltamme — allative lapillemme — essive lappinamme — translative lapiksemme — abessive lapittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lappinne — accusative nom. lappinne — gen. lappinne genitive lappinne — partitive lappianne — inessive lapissanne — elative lapistanne — illative lappiinne — adessive lapillanne — ablative lapiltanne — allative lapillenne — essive lappinanne — translative lapiksenne — abessive lapittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative lappinsa — accusative nom. lappinsa — gen. lappinsa genitive lappinsa — partitive lappiaan lappiansa — inessive lapissaan lapissansa — elative lapistaan lapistansa — illative lappiinsa — adessive lapillaan lapillansa — ablative lapiltaan lapiltansa — allative lapilleen lapillensa — essive lappinaan lappinansa — translative lapikseen lapiksensa — abessive lapittaan lapittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• koltanlappi
• lapinkielinen
• lapinlehmä

 

Further reading

• “lappi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[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

Anagrams

• alppi, lippa

Icelandic

Etymology

From the English laptop.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlahpɪ/
• Rhymes: -ahpi
• Homophone: Lappi

Noun

lappi m (genitive singular lappa, nominative plural lappar)

1. (colloquial) a laptop

   Ég nota Fluxbox á lappanum.

   I use Fluxbox on my laptop.

Synonyms

• (laptop): fartölva, (rare) kjöltutölva

Ingrian

Etymology

Ultimately from Swedish lapp. Compare Finnish lappu and Estonian lapp.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑpːi/, [ˈɫɑpʲː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑpːi/, [ˈɫɑpːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑpʲː, -ɑpːi
• Hyphenation: lap‧pi

Noun

lappi

1. patch (small piece of paper or textile)

Declension

Declension of lappi (type 5/vahti, pp-p gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	lappi	lapit
genitive	lapin	lappiin, lappiloin
partitive	lappia	lappija, lappiloja
illative	lappii	lappii, lappiloihe
inessive	lapis	lappiis, lappilois
elative	lapist	lappiist, lappiloist
allative	lapille	lappiille, lappiloille
adessive	lapil	lappiil, lappiloil
ablative	lapilt	lappiilt, lappiloilt
translative	lapiks	lappiiks, lappiloiks
essive	lappinna, lappiin	lappiinna, lappiloinna, lappiin, lappiloin
exessive1)	lappint	lappiint, lappiloint
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.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 249

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlap.pi/
• Rhymes: -appi
• Hyphenation: làp‧pi

Verb

lappi

1. inflection of lappare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• lippa, palpi