kappale

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kapalëh (compare Livonian kabāl), *kappalëh, borrowed from Baltic (compare Latvian gabals (“piece”), Lithuanian gabalas), somewhat nativized with the -e suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑpːɑleˣ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑpːɑle
• Syllabification^(key): kap‧pa‧le

Noun

kappale

1. object (thing that has physical existence)
2. piece (part of a larger whole)

   Ravintola "Z" on kappale Marokkoa tuotuna Helsinkiin.

   Restaurant "Z" is a piece of Morocco brought to Helsinki.

3. track, song (piece of music, especially of light music)

   "Yesterday" on yksi Beatlesien suosituimpia kappaleita.

   "Yesterday" is one of the Beatles' most famous songs.

4. single item (such as of a product; often used in pricing as an equivalent of apiece or each; abbreviated kpl)

   Kynät maksavat euron kappale.

   The pens cost one euro each.

5. copy (of a publication such as a book)
6. (in compounds) article (member of a group or class)

   vaatekappale ― an article of clothing

   todistuskappale ― an exhibit (item produced as evidence)

7. paragraph (passage in text)
8. (mathematics) solid (three-dimensional object)
9. (physics) body, physical body

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “kappale”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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