käpp

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See also: kapp and Kapp

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *käppä. Cognate with Finnish käppä.

Noun

käpp (genitive käpa, partitive käppa)

  1. (anatomy) paw
  2. (colloquial) a hand
    käpad eemale!
    Paws away! (Hands off!)
    Käppa suruma
    To squeeze a paw. (To shake hands, as a greet.)
    käppa viskama
    To throw a paw. (To wave a hand, for a greet.)

Declension

Declension of käpp (ÕS type 22i/külm, p-ø gradation)
singular plural
nominative käpp käpad
accusative nom.
gen. käpa
genitive käppade
partitive käppa käppi
käppasid
illative käppa
käpasse
käppadesse
käpisse
inessive käpas käppades
käpis
elative käpast käppadest
käpist
allative käpale käppadele
käpile
adessive käpal käppadel
käpil
ablative käpalt käppadelt
käpilt
translative käpaks käppadeks
käpiks
terminative käpani käppadeni
essive käpana käppadena
abessive käpata käppadeta
comitative käpaga käppadega

Derived terms

Compounds

Luxembourgish

Verb

käpp

  1. second-person singular imperative of käppen

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish käpper, from Old Norse keppr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɕɛp/
  • (file)

Noun

käpp c

  1. stick (long piece of wood); cane
    Käppen är av.
    The cane is broken.

Declension

Declension of käpp 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative käpp käppen käppar käpparna
Genitive käpps käppens käppars käpparnas

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: kepp
  • Finnish: keppi
  • Ingrian: keppi (possibly via Estonian or Finnish)

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