nappi

See also: Nappi and näppi

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish knapp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑpːi/, [ˈnɑ̝pːi]
• Hyphenation: nap‧pi
• Rhymes: -ɑpːi

Noun

nappi

1. button, knob (fastener)
2. button (of a device or an interface)
3. (idiomatic) part of the idiom mennä/osua/onnistua/sujua nappiin (often accompanied by the intensifier ihan, aivan, or täysin), which refers to successfully accomplished goals where the success is particularly “spot-on” and meets or even exceeds your highest standards or expectations.

   Luulin, että en osaa paistaa piirakoita, mutta tämä mustikkapiirakka onnistui ihan nappiin.

   I thought I couldn't bake pies, but this bilberry pie turned out great.

Declension

Inflection of nappi (Kotus type 5*B/risti, pp-p gradation)
nominative		nappi	napit
genitive		napin	nappien
partitive		nappia	nappeja
illative		nappiin	nappeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nappi	napit
accusative	nom.	nappi	napit
	gen.	napin
genitive		napin	nappien
partitive		nappia	nappeja
inessive		napissa	napeissa
elative		napista	napeista
illative		nappiin	nappeihin
adessive		napilla	napeilla
ablative		napilta	napeilta
allative		napille	napeille
essive		nappina	nappeina
translative		napiksi	napeiksi
abessive		napitta	napeitta
instructive		—	napein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nappini nappini accusative nom. nappini nappini gen. nappini genitive nappini nappieni partitive nappiani nappejani inessive napissani napeissani elative napistani napeistani illative nappiini nappeihini adessive napillani napeillani ablative napiltani napeiltani allative napilleni napeilleni essive nappinani nappeinani translative napikseni napeikseni abessive napittani napeittani instructive — — comitative — nappeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nappisi nappisi accusative nom. nappisi nappisi gen. nappisi genitive nappisi nappiesi partitive nappiasi nappejasi inessive napissasi napeissasi elative napistasi napeistasi illative nappiisi nappeihisi adessive napillasi napeillasi ablative napiltasi napeiltasi allative napillesi napeillesi essive nappinasi nappeinasi translative napiksesi napeiksesi abessive napittasi napeittasi instructive — — comitative — nappeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nappimme nappimme accusative nom. nappimme nappimme gen. nappimme genitive nappimme nappiemme partitive nappiamme nappejamme inessive napissamme napeissamme elative napistamme napeistamme illative nappiimme nappeihimme adessive napillamme napeillamme ablative napiltamme napeiltamme allative napillemme napeillemme essive nappinamme nappeinamme translative napiksemme napeiksemme abessive napittamme napeittamme instructive — — comitative — nappeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nappinne nappinne accusative nom. nappinne nappinne gen. nappinne genitive nappinne nappienne partitive nappianne nappejanne inessive napissanne napeissanne elative napistanne napeistanne illative nappiinne nappeihinne adessive napillanne napeillanne ablative napiltanne napeiltanne allative napillenne napeillenne essive nappinanne nappeinanne translative napiksenne napeiksenne abessive napittanne napeittanne instructive — — comitative — nappeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nappinsa nappinsa accusative nom. nappinsa nappinsa gen. nappinsa genitive nappinsa nappiensa partitive nappiaan nappiansa nappejaan nappejansa inessive napissaan napissansa napeissaan napeissansa elative napistaan napistansa napeistaan napeistansa illative nappiinsa nappeihinsa adessive napillaan napillansa napeillaan napeillansa ablative napiltaan napiltansa napeiltaan napeiltansa allative napilleen napillensa napeilleen napeillensa essive nappinaan nappinansa nappeinaan nappeinansa translative napikseen napiksensa napeikseen napeiksensa abessive napittaan napittansa napeittaan napeittansa instructive — — comitative — nappeineen nappeinensa

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Synonyms

• (device or control): nappula, painike

Anagrams

• nippa, papin

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Ingrian

Noun

nappi

1. button

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Italian

Noun

nappi m

1. plural of nappo

Verb

nappi

1. second-person singular present indicative of nappare
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of nappare
3. second-person singular present subjunctive of nappare
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of nappare
5. third-person singular imperative of nappare

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Middle English

Verb

nappi

1. Alternative form of nappen