kaappi

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish skāp (compare modern Swedish skåp), from Middle Low German schap.

Pronunciation

Noun

kaappi

  1. cabinet, closet, cupboard (a piece of furniture used for storage and closed with a door)
  2. (colloquial) the closet (a state of secrecy regarding one's sexual identity or similar)
  3. (slang) unit (a physically large, imposing, muscular person)

Usage notes

kaappi usually means a moveable piece of furniture, and it can also mean a cabinet or closet that forms part of a larger piece such as a desk. The word for a built-in closet is komero.

Declension

Inflection of kaappi (Kotus type 5*B/risti, pp-p gradation)
nominative kaappi kaapit
genitive kaapin kaappien
partitive kaappia kaappeja
illative kaappiin kaappeihin
singular plural
nominative kaappi kaapit
accusative nom. kaappi kaapit
gen. kaapin
genitive kaapin kaappien
partitive kaappia kaappeja
inessive kaapissa kaapeissa
elative kaapista kaapeista
illative kaappiin kaappeihin
adessive kaapilla kaapeilla
ablative kaapilta kaapeilta
allative kaapille kaapeille
essive kaappina kaappeina
translative kaapiksi kaapeiksi
abessive kaapitta kaapeitta
instructive kaapein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kaappi (Kotus type 5*B/risti, pp-p gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kaappini kaappini
accusative nom. kaappini kaappini
gen. kaappini
genitive kaappini kaappieni
partitive kaappiani kaappejani
inessive kaapissani kaapeissani
elative kaapistani kaapeistani
illative kaappiini kaappeihini
adessive kaapillani kaapeillani
ablative kaapiltani kaapeiltani
allative kaapilleni kaapeilleni
essive kaappinani kaappeinani
translative kaapikseni kaapeikseni
abessive kaapittani kaapeittani
instructive
comitative kaappeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kaappisi kaappisi
accusative nom. kaappisi kaappisi
gen. kaappisi
genitive kaappisi kaappiesi
partitive kaappiasi kaappejasi
inessive kaapissasi kaapeissasi
elative kaapistasi kaapeistasi
illative kaappiisi kaappeihisi
adessive kaapillasi kaapeillasi
ablative kaapiltasi kaapeiltasi
allative kaapillesi kaapeillesi
essive kaappinasi kaappeinasi
translative kaapiksesi kaapeiksesi
abessive kaapittasi kaapeittasi
instructive
comitative kaappeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kaappimme kaappimme
accusative nom. kaappimme kaappimme
gen. kaappimme
genitive kaappimme kaappiemme
partitive kaappiamme kaappejamme
inessive kaapissamme kaapeissamme
elative kaapistamme kaapeistamme
illative kaappiimme kaappeihimme
adessive kaapillamme kaapeillamme
ablative kaapiltamme kaapeiltamme
allative kaapillemme kaapeillemme
essive kaappinamme kaappeinamme
translative kaapiksemme kaapeiksemme
abessive kaapittamme kaapeittamme
instructive
comitative kaappeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kaappinne kaappinne
accusative nom. kaappinne kaappinne
gen. kaappinne
genitive kaappinne kaappienne
partitive kaappianne kaappejanne
inessive kaapissanne kaapeissanne
elative kaapistanne kaapeistanne
illative kaappiinne kaappeihinne
adessive kaapillanne kaapeillanne
ablative kaapiltanne kaapeiltanne
allative kaapillenne kaapeillenne
essive kaappinanne kaappeinanne
translative kaapiksenne kaapeiksenne
abessive kaapittanne kaapeittanne
instructive
comitative kaappeinenne

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

Through influence of Finnish kaappi.

Pronunciation

Noun

kaappi

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of škaappi

Declension

Declension of kaappi (type 5/vahti, pp-p gradation)
singular plural
nominative kaappi kaapit
genitive kaapin kaappiin, kaappiloin
partitive kaappia kaappija, kaappiloja
illative kaappii kaappii, kaappiloihe
inessive kaapiis kaappiis, kaappilois
elative kaapist kaappiist, kaappiloist
allative kaapille kaappiille, kaappiloille
adessive kaapiil kaappiil, kaappiloil
ablative kaapilt kaappiilt, kaappiloilt
translative kaapiks kaappiiks, kaappiloiks
essive kaappinna, kaappiin kaappiinna, kaappiloinna, kaappiin, kaappiloin
exessive1) kaappint kaappiint, kaappiloint
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 148

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish skāp (compare modern Swedish skåp), from Middle Low German schap.

Pronunciation

Noun

kaappi

  1. cupboard, cabinet
  2. closet

Inflection

Declension of kaappi (type II/võrkko, pp-p gradation)
singular plural
nominative kaappi kaapid
genitive kaapi kaappijõ, kaappii
partitive kaappia kaappiitõ, kaappii
illative kaappisõ, kaappi kaappiisõ
inessive kaapiz kaappiiz
elative kaapissõ kaappiissõ
allative kaapilõ kaappiilõ
adessive kaapillõ kaappiillõ
ablative kaapiltõ kaappiiltõ
translative kaapissi kaappiissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn