klappi

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish glapp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɑpːi/, [ˈklɑ̝pːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑpːi
• Syllabification^(key): klap‧pi
• Hyphenation^(key): klap‧pi

Noun

klappi (informal)

1. (mechanics) play, backlash (extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely)

   Synonyms: välys, pelivara

   • 1970, “Bensaa suonissa”, Jarkko Laine (lyrics), Rauli Somerjoki (music), performed by Rauli "Badding" Somerjoki:

     On yhden miehen ratissa liikaa klappia
     Se tuli mutkaan ja sitten tuotiin pappia

     One guy had too much play in his (steering) wheel
     Came into a corner, then they had to bring in a priest

Declension

Inflection of klappi (Kotus type 5*B/risti, pp-p gradation)
nominative		klappi	klapit
genitive		klapin	klappien
partitive		klappia	klappeja
illative		klappiin	klappeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		klappi	klapit
accusative	nom.	klappi	klapit
	gen.	klapin
genitive		klapin	klappien
partitive		klappia	klappeja
inessive		klapissa	klapeissa
elative		klapista	klapeista
illative		klappiin	klappeihin
adessive		klapilla	klapeilla
ablative		klapilta	klapeilta
allative		klapille	klapeille
essive		klappina	klappeina
translative		klapiksi	klapeiksi
abessive		klapitta	klapeitta
instructive		—	klapein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of klappi (Kotus type 5*B/risti, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative klappini klappini accusative nom. klappini klappini gen. klappini genitive klappini klappieni partitive klappiani klappejani inessive klapissani klapeissani elative klapistani klapeistani illative klappiini klappeihini adessive klapillani klapeillani ablative klapiltani klapeiltani allative klapilleni klapeilleni essive klappinani klappeinani translative klapikseni klapeikseni abessive klapittani klapeittani instructive — — comitative — klappeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative klappisi klappisi accusative nom. klappisi klappisi gen. klappisi genitive klappisi klappiesi partitive klappiasi klappejasi inessive klapissasi klapeissasi elative klapistasi klapeistasi illative klappiisi klappeihisi adessive klapillasi klapeillasi ablative klapiltasi klapeiltasi allative klapillesi klapeillesi essive klappinasi klappeinasi translative klapiksesi klapeiksesi abessive klapittasi klapeittasi instructive — — comitative — klappeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative klappimme klappimme accusative nom. klappimme klappimme gen. klappimme genitive klappimme klappiemme partitive klappiamme klappejamme inessive klapissamme klapeissamme elative klapistamme klapeistamme illative klappiimme klappeihimme adessive klapillamme klapeillamme ablative klapiltamme klapeiltamme allative klapillemme klapeillemme essive klappinamme klappeinamme translative klapiksemme klapeiksemme abessive klapittamme klapeittamme instructive — — comitative — klappeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative klappinne klappinne accusative nom. klappinne klappinne gen. klappinne genitive klappinne klappienne partitive klappianne klappejanne inessive klapissanne klapeissanne elative klapistanne klapeistanne illative klappiinne klappeihinne adessive klapillanne klapeillanne ablative klapiltanne klapeiltanne allative klapillenne klapeillenne essive klappinanne klappeinanne translative klapiksenne klapeiksenne abessive klapittanne klapeittanne instructive — — comitative — klappeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative klappinsa klappinsa accusative nom. klappinsa klappinsa gen. klappinsa genitive klappinsa klappiensa partitive klappiaan klappiansa klappejaan klappejansa inessive klapissaan klapissansa klapeissaan klapeissansa elative klapistaan klapistansa klapeistaan klapeistansa illative klappiinsa klappeihinsa adessive klapillaan klapillansa klapeillaan klapeillansa ablative klapiltaan klapiltansa klapeiltaan klapeiltansa allative klapilleen klapillensa klapeilleen klapeillensa essive klappinaan klappinansa klappeinaan klappeinansa translative klapikseen klapiksensa klapeikseen klapeiksensa abessive klapittaan klapittansa klapeittaan klapeittansa instructive — — comitative — klappeineen klappeinensa

Further reading

• “klappi”, 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

• kalppi