kapula
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚲᚨᛒᚢᛚᚨ (*kabula), from Proto-Germanic *kablaz; compare Swedish kavel, kavle and Norwegian kavl.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑpulɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝pulɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑpulɑ
- Syllabification(key): ka‧pu‧la
- Hyphenation(key): ka‧pu‧la
Noun
kapula
- A small, solid piece of wood, often shaped for a useful function; a stick, billet
- A baton (in relay race)
- (informal) A cellphone
Declension
Inflection of kapula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | kapula | kapulat | |
genitive | kapulan | kapuloiden kapuloitten | |
partitive | kapulaa | kapuloita | |
illative | kapulaan | kapuloihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kapula | kapulat | |
accusative | nom. | kapula | kapulat |
gen. | kapulan | ||
genitive | kapulan | kapuloiden kapuloitten kapulain rare | |
partitive | kapulaa | kapuloita | |
inessive | kapulassa | kapuloissa | |
elative | kapulasta | kapuloista | |
illative | kapulaan | kapuloihin | |
adessive | kapulalla | kapuloilla | |
ablative | kapulalta | kapuloilta | |
allative | kapulalle | kapuloille | |
essive | kapulana | kapuloina | |
translative | kapulaksi | kapuloiksi | |
abessive | kapulatta | kapuloitta | |
instructive | — | kapuloin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Synonyms
- (piece of wood): kalikka
- (cellular phone): kännykkä, matkapuhelin
- (baton): viestikapula
Derived terms
compounds
idioms
- kapuloita rattaisiin
See also
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
Further reading
- “kapula”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (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
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dalmatian capula, from Latin cepulla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kǎpula/
- Hyphenation: kǎ‧pu‧la
Noun
kǎpula f (Cyrillic spelling кǎпула)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | kǎpula | kǎpule |
genitive | kǎpule | kǎpula |
dative | kǎpuli | kǎpulama |
accusative | kǎpulu | kǎpule |
vocative | kǎpulo | kǎpule |
locative | kǎpuli | kǎpulama |
instrumental | kǎpulom | kǎpulama |
Further reading
- “kapula”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025