lappu

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish lapp.

Pronunciation

Noun

lappu

  1. small piece of paper, textile etc.
    Synonyms: pala, palanen, tilkku
  2. tag, label
  3. (informal) paper, handout
    Synonyms: paperi, moniste, tuloste

Declension

Inflection of lappu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
nominative lappu laput
genitive lapun lappujen
partitive lappua lappuja
illative lappuun lappuihin
singular plural
nominative lappu laput
accusative nom. lappu laput
gen. lapun
genitive lapun lappujen
partitive lappua lappuja
inessive lapussa lapuissa
elative lapusta lapuista
illative lappuun lappuihin
adessive lapulla lapuilla
ablative lapulta lapuilta
allative lapulle lapuille
essive lappuna lappuina
translative lapuksi lapuiksi
abessive laputta lapuitta
instructive lapuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lappu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lappuni lappuni
accusative nom. lappuni lappuni
gen. lappuni
genitive lappuni lappujeni
partitive lappuani lappujani
inessive lapussani lapuissani
elative lapustani lapuistani
illative lappuuni lappuihini
adessive lapullani lapuillani
ablative lapultani lapuiltani
allative lapulleni lapuilleni
essive lappunani lappuinani
translative lapukseni lapuikseni
abessive laputtani lapuittani
instructive
comitative lappuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lappusi lappusi
accusative nom. lappusi lappusi
gen. lappusi
genitive lappusi lappujesi
partitive lappuasi lappujasi
inessive lapussasi lapuissasi
elative lapustasi lapuistasi
illative lappuusi lappuihisi
adessive lapullasi lapuillasi
ablative lapultasi lapuiltasi
allative lapullesi lapuillesi
essive lappunasi lappuinasi
translative lapuksesi lapuiksesi
abessive laputtasi lapuittasi
instructive
comitative lappuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lappumme lappumme
accusative nom. lappumme lappumme
gen. lappumme
genitive lappumme lappujemme
partitive lappuamme lappujamme
inessive lapussamme lapuissamme
elative lapustamme lapuistamme
illative lappuumme lappuihimme
adessive lapullamme lapuillamme
ablative lapultamme lapuiltamme
allative lapullemme lapuillemme
essive lappunamme lappuinamme
translative lapuksemme lapuiksemme
abessive laputtamme lapuittamme
instructive
comitative lappuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lappunne lappunne
accusative nom. lappunne lappunne
gen. lappunne
genitive lappunne lappujenne
partitive lappuanne lappujanne
inessive lapussanne lapuissanne
elative lapustanne lapuistanne
illative lappuunne lappuihinne
adessive lapullanne lapuillanne
ablative lapultanne lapuiltanne
allative lapullenne lapuillenne
essive lappunanne lappuinanne
translative lapuksenne lapuiksenne
abessive laputtanne lapuittanne
instructive
comitative lappuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative lappunsa lappunsa
accusative nom. lappunsa lappunsa
gen. lappunsa
genitive lappunsa lappujensa
partitive lappuaan
lappuansa
lappujaan
lappujansa
inessive lapussaan
lapussansa
lapuissaan
lapuissansa
elative lapustaan
lapustansa
lapuistaan
lapuistansa
illative lappuunsa lappuihinsa
adessive lapullaan
lapullansa
lapuillaan
lapuillansa
ablative lapultaan
lapultansa
lapuiltaan
lapuiltansa
allative lapulleen
lapullensa
lapuilleen
lapuillensa
essive lappunaan
lappunansa
lappuinaan
lappuinansa
translative lapukseen
lapuksensa
lapuikseen
lapuiksensa
abessive laputtaan
laputtansa
lapuittaan
lapuittansa
instructive
comitative lappuineen
lappuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Descendants

  • Ingrian: lappu

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish lappu.

Pronunciation

Noun

lappu

  1. patch (small piece of paper or textile)

Declension

Declension of lappu (type 4/koivu, pp-p gradation)
singular plural
nominative lappu laput
genitive lapun lappuin, lappuloin
partitive lappua lappuja, lappuloja
illative lappuu lappui, lappuloihe
inessive lapus lapuis, lappulois
elative lapust lapuist, lappuloist
allative lapulle lapuille, lappuloille
adessive lapul lapuil, lappuloil
ablative lapult lapuilt, lappuloilt
translative lapuks lapuiks, lappuloiks
essive lappunna, lappuun lappuinna, lappuloinna, lappuin, lappuloin
exessive1) lappunt lappuint, lappuloint
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.

Derived terms