lappu

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish lapp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑpːu/, [ˈlɑ̝pːu]
• Rhymes: -ɑpːu
• Syllabification^(key): lap‧pu

Noun

lappu

1. small piece of paper, textile etc.

   Synonyms: pala, palanen, tilkku

2. tag, label
3. (informal) paper, handout

   Synonyms: paperi, moniste, tuloste

Declension

Inflection of lappu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
nominative		lappu	laput
genitive		lapun	lappujen
partitive		lappua	lappuja
illative		lappuun	lappuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lappu	laput
accusative	nom.	lappu	laput
	gen.	lapun
genitive		lapun	lappujen
partitive		lappua	lappuja
inessive		lapussa	lapuissa
elative		lapusta	lapuista
illative		lappuun	lappuihin
adessive		lapulla	lapuilla
ablative		lapulta	lapuilta
allative		lapulle	lapuille
essive		lappuna	lappuina
translative		lapuksi	lapuiksi
abessive		laputta	lapuitta
instructive		—	lapuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lappu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lappuni lappuni accusative nom. lappuni lappuni gen. lappuni genitive lappuni lappujeni partitive lappuani lappujani inessive lapussani lapuissani elative lapustani lapuistani illative lappuuni lappuihini adessive lapullani lapuillani ablative lapultani lapuiltani allative lapulleni lapuilleni essive lappunani lappuinani translative lapukseni lapuikseni abessive laputtani lapuittani instructive — — comitative — lappuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lappusi lappusi accusative nom. lappusi lappusi gen. lappusi genitive lappusi lappujesi partitive lappuasi lappujasi inessive lapussasi lapuissasi elative lapustasi lapuistasi illative lappuusi lappuihisi adessive lapullasi lapuillasi ablative lapultasi lapuiltasi allative lapullesi lapuillesi essive lappunasi lappuinasi translative lapuksesi lapuiksesi abessive laputtasi lapuittasi instructive — — comitative — lappuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lappumme lappumme accusative nom. lappumme lappumme gen. lappumme genitive lappumme lappujemme partitive lappuamme lappujamme inessive lapussamme lapuissamme elative lapustamme lapuistamme illative lappuumme lappuihimme adessive lapullamme lapuillamme ablative lapultamme lapuiltamme allative lapullemme lapuillemme essive lappunamme lappuinamme translative lapuksemme lapuiksemme abessive laputtamme lapuittamme instructive — — comitative — lappuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lappunne lappunne accusative nom. lappunne lappunne gen. lappunne genitive lappunne lappujenne partitive lappuanne lappujanne inessive lapussanne lapuissanne elative lapustanne lapuistanne illative lappuunne lappuihinne adessive lapullanne lapuillanne ablative lapultanne lapuiltanne allative lapullenne lapuillenne essive lappunanne lappuinanne translative lapuksenne lapuiksenne abessive laputtanne lapuittanne instructive — — comitative — lappuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lappunsa lappunsa accusative nom. lappunsa lappunsa gen. lappunsa genitive lappunsa lappujensa partitive lappuaan lappuansa lappujaan lappujansa inessive lapussaan lapussansa lapuissaan lapuissansa elative lapustaan lapustansa lapuistaan lapuistansa illative lappuunsa lappuihinsa adessive lapullaan lapullansa lapuillaan lapuillansa ablative lapultaan lapultansa lapuiltaan lapuiltansa allative lapulleen lapullensa lapuilleen lapuillensa essive lappunaan lappunansa lappuinaan lappuinansa translative lapukseen lapuksensa lapuikseen lapuiksensa abessive laputtaan laputtansa lapuittaan lapuittansa instructive — — comitative — lappuineen lappuinensa

Derived terms

• lappunen
• laputtaa

 

compounds

• heippalappu
• hikilappu
• hintalappu
• jonotuslappu
• kantalappu
• kirjelappu
• korkolappu
• korvalappustereot
• korvalaput
• kuolalappu
• laastarilappu
• lappuhaalari
• lappuliisa
• leukalappu
• liimalappu
• lunttilappu
• lupalappu
• muistilappu
• narikkalappu
• nimilappu
• osoitelappu
• paikkalappu
• pannulappu
• paperilappu
• patalappu
• pesulappu
• punalappu
• rintalappu
• ruokalappu
• sakkolappu
• satalappunen
• silmälappu
• tarralappu
• vaatelappu
• vanulappu
• viestilappu

 

Descendants

• → Ingrian: lappu

Further reading

• “lappu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• pulpa

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish lappu.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑpːu/, [ˈɫɑpːŭ̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑpːu/, [ˈɫɑpːu]
• Rhymes: -ɑpːu
• Hyphenation: lap‧pu

Noun

lappu

1. patch (small piece of paper or textile)

Declension

Declension of lappu (type 4/koivu, pp-p gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	lappu	laput
genitive	lapun	lappuin, lappuloin
partitive	lappua	lappuja, lappuloja
illative	lappuu	lappui, lappuloihe
inessive	lapus	lapuis, lappulois
elative	lapust	lapuist, lappuloist
allative	lapulle	lapuille, lappuloille
adessive	lapul	lapuil, lappuloil
ablative	lapult	lapuilt, lappuloilt
translative	lapuks	lapuiks, lappuloiks
essive	lappunna, lappuun	lappuinna, lappuloinna, lappuin, lappuloin
exessive1)	lappunt	lappuint, lappuloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• korvalappu