klapi

Finnish

Alternative forms

• klappi, lapi, klapu, lapu

Etymology

< Swedish klabb (“thick piece of wood”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɑpi/, [ˈklɑ̝pi]
• Rhymes: -ɑpi
• Syllabification^(key): kla‧pi
• Hyphenation^(key): kla‧pi

Noun

klapi

1. (colloquial, originally dialectal [western dialects]) piece of firewood, cut small enough to fit in a stove

Declension

Inflection of klapi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		klapi	klapit
genitive		klapin	klapien
partitive		klapia	klapeja
illative		klapiin	klapeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		klapi	klapit
accusative	nom.	klapi	klapit
	gen.	klapin
genitive		klapin	klapien
partitive		klapia	klapeja
inessive		klapissa	klapeissa
elative		klapista	klapeista
illative		klapiin	klapeihin
adessive		klapilla	klapeilla
ablative		klapilta	klapeilta
allative		klapille	klapeille
essive		klapina	klapeina
translative		klapiksi	klapeiksi
abessive		klapitta	klapeitta
instructive		—	klapein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of klapi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative klapini klapini accusative nom. klapini klapini gen. klapini genitive klapini klapieni partitive klapiani klapejani inessive klapissani klapeissani elative klapistani klapeistani illative klapiini klapeihini adessive klapillani klapeillani ablative klapiltani klapeiltani allative klapilleni klapeilleni essive klapinani klapeinani translative klapikseni klapeikseni abessive klapittani klapeittani instructive — — comitative — klapeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative klapisi klapisi accusative nom. klapisi klapisi gen. klapisi genitive klapisi klapiesi partitive klapiasi klapejasi inessive klapissasi klapeissasi elative klapistasi klapeistasi illative klapiisi klapeihisi adessive klapillasi klapeillasi ablative klapiltasi klapeiltasi allative klapillesi klapeillesi essive klapinasi klapeinasi translative klapiksesi klapeiksesi abessive klapittasi klapeittasi instructive — — comitative — klapeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative klapimme klapimme accusative nom. klapimme klapimme gen. klapimme genitive klapimme klapiemme partitive klapiamme klapejamme inessive klapissamme klapeissamme elative klapistamme klapeistamme illative klapiimme klapeihimme adessive klapillamme klapeillamme ablative klapiltamme klapeiltamme allative klapillemme klapeillemme essive klapinamme klapeinamme translative klapiksemme klapeiksemme abessive klapittamme klapeittamme instructive — — comitative — klapeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative klapinne klapinne accusative nom. klapinne klapinne gen. klapinne genitive klapinne klapienne partitive klapianne klapejanne inessive klapissanne klapeissanne elative klapistanne klapeistanne illative klapiinne klapeihinne adessive klapillanne klapeillanne ablative klapiltanne klapeiltanne allative klapillenne klapeillenne essive klapinanne klapeinanne translative klapiksenne klapeiksenne abessive klapittanne klapeittanne instructive — — comitative — klapeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative klapinsa klapinsa accusative nom. klapinsa klapinsa gen. klapinsa genitive klapinsa klapiensa partitive klapiaan klapiansa klapejaan klapejansa inessive klapissaan klapissansa klapeissaan klapeissansa elative klapistaan klapistansa klapeistaan klapeistansa illative klapiinsa klapeihinsa adessive klapillaan klapillansa klapeillaan klapeillansa ablative klapiltaan klapiltansa klapeiltaan klapeiltansa allative klapilleen klapillensa klapeilleen klapeillensa essive klapinaan klapinansa klapeinaan klapeinansa translative klapikseen klapiksensa klapeikseen klapeiksensa abessive klapittaan klapittansa klapeittaan klapeittansa instructive — — comitative — klapeineen klapeinensa

Synonyms

• halko
• pilke

Derived terms

compounds

• klapikone

Further reading

• “klapi”, 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 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• kalpi, kilpa

Ido

Noun

klapi

1. plural of klapo