kapula
Finnish
Etymology
An old Germanic loan, from *kaƀla-z; compare Swedish kavel/kavle and Norwegian kavl.[1]
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧pu‧la
- Rhymes: -ulɑ
- IPA(key): [ˈkɑpulɑ]
Noun
kapula
- A small, solid piece of wood, often shaped for a useful function, a billet.
- (informal) A cellular, cellphone.
- A baton (in relay race).
Declension
| Inflection of kapula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | kapuloin | |
| abessive | kapulatta | kapuloitta | |
| comitative | — | kapuloineen | |
Synonyms
- (piece of wood): kalikka
- (cellular phone): kännykkä, matkapuhelin
- (baton): viestikapula
Derived terms
- kapulakieli
- kapulalossi
Idioms
- kapuloita rattaisiin
See also
References
- ↑ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. →ISBN.
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