vappu

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Finnish

Etymology

From Vappu, Valpuri, the name of a medieval saint with a feast day on 1st May.

Pronunciation

Noun

vappu

  1. May Day, Labor Day, Walpurgis night (1st of May; in Finland, a highly joyous, festive occasion, especially among the working class and students)

Declension

Inflection of vappu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
nominative vappu vaput
genitive vapun vappujen
partitive vappua vappuja
illative vappuun vappuihin
singular plural
nominative vappu vaput
accusative nom. vappu vaput
gen. vapun
genitive vapun vappujen
partitive vappua vappuja
inessive vapussa vapuissa
elative vapusta vapuista
illative vappuun vappuihin
adessive vapulla vapuilla
ablative vapulta vapuilta
allative vapulle vapuille
essive vappuna vappuina
translative vapuksi vapuiksi
abessive vaputta vapuitta
instructive vapuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vappu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vappuni vappuni
accusative nom. vappuni vappuni
gen. vappuni
genitive vappuni vappujeni
partitive vappuani vappujani
inessive vapussani vapuissani
elative vapustani vapuistani
illative vappuuni vappuihini
adessive vapullani vapuillani
ablative vapultani vapuiltani
allative vapulleni vapuilleni
essive vappunani vappuinani
translative vapukseni vapuikseni
abessive vaputtani vapuittani
instructive
comitative vappuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vappusi vappusi
accusative nom. vappusi vappusi
gen. vappusi
genitive vappusi vappujesi
partitive vappuasi vappujasi
inessive vapussasi vapuissasi
elative vapustasi vapuistasi
illative vappuusi vappuihisi
adessive vapullasi vapuillasi
ablative vapultasi vapuiltasi
allative vapullesi vapuillesi
essive vappunasi vappuinasi
translative vapuksesi vapuiksesi
abessive vaputtasi vapuittasi
instructive
comitative vappuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vappumme vappumme
accusative nom. vappumme vappumme
gen. vappumme
genitive vappumme vappujemme
partitive vappuamme vappujamme
inessive vapussamme vapuissamme
elative vapustamme vapuistamme
illative vappuumme vappuihimme
adessive vapullamme vapuillamme
ablative vapultamme vapuiltamme
allative vapullemme vapuillemme
essive vappunamme vappuinamme
translative vapuksemme vapuiksemme
abessive vaputtamme vapuittamme
instructive
comitative vappuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vappunne vappunne
accusative nom. vappunne vappunne
gen. vappunne
genitive vappunne vappujenne
partitive vappuanne vappujanne
inessive vapussanne vapuissanne
elative vapustanne vapuistanne
illative vappuunne vappuihinne
adessive vapullanne vapuillanne
ablative vapultanne vapuiltanne
allative vapullenne vapuillenne
essive vappunanne vappuinanne
translative vapuksenne vapuiksenne
abessive vaputtanne vapuittanne
instructive
comitative vappuinenne

Derived terms

compounds

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