Tapio
Finnish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tapio
- (Finnic mythology) The god of forest.
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 46:53-56:
- Ota, metsä, miehiksesi, / Urohiksesi, Tapio! / Auta onni ottamahan, / Metsän kaunis kaatamahan!
- Now receive me as your man, / One of your own people, Tapio. / Give me luck, good hunting give me / For the bear, that forest beauty.
- Ota, metsä, miehiksesi, / Urohiksesi, Tapio! / Auta onni ottamahan, / Metsän kaunis kaatamahan!
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 46:53-56:
- a male given name.
- (rare compared to given name) a surname
Usage notes
- Revived as a given name in the 19th century. A popular middle name since early 20th century.
Declension
Inflection of Tapio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Tapio | Tapiot | |
genitive | Tapion | Tapioiden Tapioitten | |
partitive | Tapiota | Tapioita | |
illative | Tapioon | Tapioihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Tapio | Tapiot | |
accusative | nom. | Tapio | Tapiot |
gen. | Tapion | ||
genitive | Tapion | Tapioiden Tapioitten | |
partitive | Tapiota | Tapioita | |
inessive | Tapiossa | Tapioissa | |
elative | Tapiosta | Tapioista | |
illative | Tapioon | Tapioihin | |
adessive | Tapiolla | Tapioilla | |
ablative | Tapiolta | Tapioilta | |
allative | Tapiolle | Tapioille | |
essive | Tapiona | Tapioina | |
translative | Tapioksi | Tapioiksi | |
abessive | Tapiotta | Tapioitta | |
instructive | — | Tapioin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |