lappalainen

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Finnish

Etymology

lappa- +‎ -lainen; see Lappi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑpːɑlɑi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): lap‧pa‧lai‧nen

Noun

lappalainen

  1. (dated, possibly offensive) A Lapp, a Sami person.
    Synonym: saamelainen
  2. (rare) Synonym of lappilainen.

Declension

Inflection of lappalainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative lappalainen lappalaiset
genitive lappalaisen lappalaisten
lappalaisien
partitive lappalaista lappalaisia
illative lappalaiseen lappalaisiin
singular plural
nominative lappalainen lappalaiset
accusative nom. lappalainen lappalaiset
gen. lappalaisen
genitive lappalaisen lappalaisten
lappalaisien
partitive lappalaista lappalaisia
inessive lappalaisessa lappalaisissa
elative lappalaisesta lappalaisista
illative lappalaiseen lappalaisiin
adessive lappalaisella lappalaisilla
ablative lappalaiselta lappalaisilta
allative lappalaiselle lappalaisille
essive lappalaisena lappalaisina
translative lappalaiseksi lappalaisiksi
abessive lappalaisetta lappalaisitta
instructive lappalaisin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lappalainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

Derived terms

compounds

Descendants

  • Kven: lappalainen

Further reading

Kven

Etymology

From Finnish lappalainen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑpːɑˌlɑi̯nen/

Noun

lappalainen (genitive lappalaisen, partitive lappalaista)

  1. Sami

Synonyms

References

  • Eira Söderholm (2017) Kvensk grammatikk, Tromsø: Cappelen Damm Akademisk, →ISBN, page 27