vapper

Estonian

Etymology

Etymology unclear, possibly from Proto-Germanic *fagraz (“fair, beautiful; proper, suitable”), thence Old Norse fagr, Old Swedish fagher and Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌲𐍂𐍃 (fagrs). Compare Finnish vauras and Karelian vauras.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɑpːer/, [ˈvɑpːer]

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• Rhymes: -ɑpːer
• Hyphenation: vap‧per

Adjective

vapper (genitive vapra, partitive vaprat, comparative vapram, superlative kõige vapram or vapraim)

1. brave, intrepid, courageous, valiant
   1. Not being afraid of, feeling fear towards something.

      Vapper koolipoiss püüdis kotivarga kinni.

      A brave schoolboy caught the purse snatcher.

Declension

Inflection of vapper (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	vapper	vaprad
accusative	vapra	vaprad
genitive	vapra	vaprate
partitive	vaprat	vapraid
illative	vaprasse	vapratesse vapraisse
inessive	vapras	vaprates vaprais
elative	vaprast	vapratest vapraist
allative	vaprale	vapratele vapraile
adessive	vapral	vapratel vaprail
ablative	vapralt	vapratelt vaprailt
translative	vapraks	vaprateks vapraiks
terminative	vaprani	vaprateni
essive	vaprana	vapratena
abessive	vaprata	vaprateta
comitative	vapraga	vapratega

Synonyms

• (brave): julge, kartmatu, uljas, vahva, südi, söakas

Antonyms

• arg

Derived terms

• vapralt
• vaprasti
• vaprus

References

• vapper in Sõnaveeb