napa

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nabō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nobʰ- (“navel”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: na‧pa
• IPA: /ˈnɑpɑ/

Noun

napa

1. navel
2. pole (as in South Pole)
3. pivot
4. head, e.g. in propeller head (central part of propeller)
5. (in compounds) polar

Declension

Declension of napa (type kala) singular plural nominative napa navat genitive navan napojen napain1 partitive napaa napoja accusative napa navan navat inessive navassa navoissa elative navasta navoista illative napaan napoihin adessive navalla navoilla ablative navalta navoilta allative navalle navoille essive napana napoina translative navaksi navoiksi instructive – navoin abessive navatta navoitta comitative – napoineen 1) Rare.

Synonyms

• keskipiste

Derived terms

• etelänapa
• napaisuus
• napanuora
• napapiiri
• pohjoisnapa

Anagrams

• apan

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Miskito

Noun

napa

1. tooth