Lappi

See also: lappi

Finnish

Region of Lapland (red) on the map of Finland (sense 2).

Etymology

From Lappa- +‎ -i (compare lappalainen). There are two main theories on the origin of this word:[1]

  • Swedish lapp (“patch”), as a calque of a Sami endonym vuowjoš (seemingly derived from the same word whence also Lule Sami vuojvve (“patch (of textile), gusset”))
  • related to lape, (dialectal) lappea, originally in the meaning "remote place" (compare Moksha лапш (lapš), Erzya лапужа (lapuža, “flat”))

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑpːi/, [ˈlɑ̝pːi]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpːi
  • Syllabification(key): Lap‧pi

Proper noun

Lappi

  1. (uncountable) Lapland (geographical area that covers the northmost parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland plus a Northwestern corner of Russia)
  2. (uncountable) Lapland (the northernmost maakunta (“region”) of Finland)
  3. A former municipality of Satakunta, Finland, merged with Rauma in 2009.
  4. Any of a number of small places in Finland outside Lapland (named for ancient Sami residence).
  5. a surname transferred from the nickname derived from lappi (“a Sami”)

Declension

Inflection of Lappi (Kotus type 5*B/risti, pp-p gradation)
nominative Lappi —
genitive Lapin —
partitive Lappia —
illative Lappiin —
singular plural
nominative Lappi —
accusative nom. Lappi —
gen. Lapin
genitive Lapin —
partitive Lappia —
inessive Lapissa —
elative Lapista —
illative Lappiin —
adessive Lapilla —
ablative Lapilta —
allative Lapille —
essive Lappina —
translative Lapiksi —
instructive — —
abessive Lapitta —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Lappi (type risti)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Lappini —
accusative nom. Lappini —
gen. Lappini
genitive Lappini —
partitive Lappiani —
inessive Lapissani —
elative Lapistani —
illative Lappiini —
adessive Lapillani —
ablative Lapiltani —
allative Lapilleni —
essive Lappinani —
translative Lapikseni —
instructive — —
abessive Lapittani —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Lappisi —
accusative nom. Lappisi —
gen. Lappisi
genitive Lappisi —
partitive Lappiasi —
inessive Lapissasi —
elative Lapistasi —
illative Lappiisi —
adessive Lapillasi —
ablative Lapiltasi —
allative Lapillesi —
essive Lappinasi —
translative Lapiksesi —
instructive — —
abessive Lapittasi —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Lappimme —
accusative nom. Lappimme —
gen. Lappimme
genitive Lappimme —
partitive Lappiamme —
inessive Lapissamme —
elative Lapistamme —
illative Lappiimme —
adessive Lapillamme —
ablative Lapiltamme —
allative Lapillemme —
essive Lappinamme —
translative Lapiksemme —
instructive — —
abessive Lapittamme —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Lappinne —
accusative nom. Lappinne —
gen. Lappinne
genitive Lappinne —
partitive Lappianne —
inessive Lapissanne —
elative Lapistanne —
illative Lappiinne —
adessive Lapillanne —
ablative Lapiltanne —
allative Lapillenne —
essive Lappinanne —
translative Lapiksenne —
instructive — —
abessive Lapittanne —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Lappinsa —
accusative nom. Lappinsa —
gen. Lappinsa
genitive Lappinsa —
partitive Lappiaan
Lappiansa
—
inessive Lapissaan
Lapissansa
—
elative Lapistaan
Lapistansa
—
illative Lappiinsa —
adessive Lapillaan
Lapillansa
—
ablative Lapiltaan
Lapiltansa
—
allative Lapilleen
Lapillensa
—
essive Lappinaan
Lappinansa
—
translative Lapikseen
Lapiksensa
—
instructive — —
abessive Lapittaan
Lapittansa
—
comitative — —

Derived terms

References

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

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