Etymology unclear, possibly from Proto-Germanic *fagraz (“fair, beautiful; proper, suitable”), thence Old Norse fagr, Old Swedish fagher and Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌲𐍂𐍃 (fagrs). Compare Finnish vauras and Karelian vauras.
vapper (genitive vapra, partitive vaprat, comparative vapram, superlative kõige vapram or vapraim)
| Declension of vapper (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vapper | vaprad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | vapra | ||
| genitive | vaprate | ||
| partitive | vaprat | vapraid | |
| illative | vaprasse | vapratesse vapraisse | |
| inessive | vapras | vaprates vaprais | |
| elative | vaprast | vapratest vapraist | |
| allative | vaprale | vapratele vapraile | |
| adessive | vapral | vapratel vaprail | |
| ablative | vapralt | vapratelt vaprailt | |
| translative | vapraks | vaprateks vapraiks | |
| terminative | vaprani | vaprateni | |
| essive | vaprana | vapratena | |
| abessive | vaprata | vaprateta | |
| comitative | vapraga | vapratega | |