napa-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "napa"

English

Alternative forms

• nappa

Etymology 1

From the regional and colloquial Japanese term 菜っ葉 (nappa, “leaves of any vegetable”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

napa (countable and uncountable, plural napas)

1. Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis, a kind of Chinese cabbage.

Synonyms

• celery cabbage
• napa cabbage

Etymology 2

From Napa, California, where the process of making napa leather was created.

Noun

napa (countable and uncountable, plural napas)

1. napa leather

Anagrams

• APAn, Pana, apan, paan

Albanian

Noun

napa

1. inflection of napë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *napa, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?], or alternatively and less likely from Proto-Germanic *nabō, but in either case ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nebʰ- (“navel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑpɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝pɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
• Syllabification^(key): na‧pa
• Hyphenation^(key): na‧pa

Noun

napa

1. (anatomy) navel, belly button/bellybutton
2. pole (extreme of an axis; magnetic or electrical pole)
3. pivot (that on which something turns)

   Synonym: keskipiste

4. head (central part of propeller)

   Synonym: keskiö

5. (in compounds) polar

Declension

Inflection of napa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)
nominative		napa	navat
genitive		navan	napojen
partitive		napaa	napoja
illative		napaan	napoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		napa	navat
accusative	nom.	napa	navat
	gen.	navan
genitive		navan	napojen napain rare
partitive		napaa	napoja
inessive		navassa	navoissa
elative		navasta	navoista
illative		napaan	napoihin
adessive		navalla	navoilla
ablative		navalta	navoilta
allative		navalle	navoille
essive		napana	napoina
translative		navaksi	navoiksi
abessive		navatta	navoitta
instructive		—	navoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of napa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative napani napani accusative nom. napani napani gen. napani genitive napani napojeni napaini rare partitive napaani napojani inessive navassani navoissani elative navastani navoistani illative napaani napoihini adessive navallani navoillani ablative navaltani navoiltani allative navalleni navoilleni essive napanani napoinani translative navakseni navoikseni abessive navattani navoittani instructive — — comitative — napoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative napasi napasi accusative nom. napasi napasi gen. napasi genitive napasi napojesi napaisi rare partitive napaasi napojasi inessive navassasi navoissasi elative navastasi navoistasi illative napaasi napoihisi adessive navallasi navoillasi ablative navaltasi navoiltasi allative navallesi navoillesi essive napanasi napoinasi translative navaksesi navoiksesi abessive navattasi navoittasi instructive — — comitative — napoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative napamme napamme accusative nom. napamme napamme gen. napamme genitive napamme napojemme napaimme rare partitive napaamme napojamme inessive navassamme navoissamme elative navastamme navoistamme illative napaamme napoihimme adessive navallamme navoillamme ablative navaltamme navoiltamme allative navallemme navoillemme essive napanamme napoinamme translative navaksemme navoiksemme abessive navattamme navoittamme instructive — — comitative — napoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative napanne napanne accusative nom. napanne napanne gen. napanne genitive napanne napojenne napainne rare partitive napaanne napojanne inessive navassanne navoissanne elative navastanne navoistanne illative napaanne napoihinne adessive navallanne navoillanne ablative navaltanne navoiltanne allative navallenne navoillenne essive napananne napoinanne translative navaksenne navoiksenne abessive navattanne navoittanne instructive — — comitative — napoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative napansa napansa accusative nom. napansa napansa gen. napansa genitive napansa napojensa napainsa rare partitive napaansa napojaan napojansa inessive navassaan navassansa navoissaan navoissansa elative navastaan navastansa navoistaan navoistansa illative napaansa napoihinsa adessive navallaan navallansa navoillaan navoillansa ablative navaltaan navaltansa navoiltaan navoiltansa allative navalleen navallensa navoilleen navoillensa essive napanaan napanansa napoinaan napoinansa translative navakseen navaksensa navoikseen navoiksensa abessive navattaan navattansa navoittaan navoittansa instructive — — comitative — napoineen napoinensa

Derived terms

• etelänapa
• Kivennapa
• kylmyysnapa
• maailman napa
• maannapa
• magneettinapa
• miinusnapa
• napa-akseli
• napa-alue
• napadynamo
• -napainen
• napajäkälä
• napajänis
• napajännite
• napajää
• napajäätikkö
• napakaira
• napakelkka
• napakenkä
• napakettu
• napakoordinaatisto
• napakoordinaatit
• napakorkeus
• napakoru
• napakotilo
• napakymppi
• napalakki
• napalanko
• napalaskimo
• napaluku
• napamies
• napamoottori
• napanuora
• napanöyhtä
• napapaita
• napapaju
• napapiiri
• napapilkku
• napapiste
• napapohjoinen
• napapyörre
• naparetkeilijä
• naparetki
• naparetkikunta
• napaseutu
• napasiiseli
• napasika
• napataatta
• napatanssi
• napatanssija
• napatutkija
• napatutkimusasema
• napatyrä
• napatähti
• napavaltimo
• napavirta
• navallinen
• navanympärystähti
• plusnapa
• pohjoisnapa
• pyörännapa
• sulkunapamoottori
• taivaannapa
• talvennapa

Further reading

• “napa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• apan, paan

Garo

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *nup ~ nip. Cognate with Tibetan ནུབ (nub, “to fall (gradually), sink, to set; to decay, to decline”) and Chinese 入 (rù, “to enter”).

Verb

napa (intransitive)

1. enter, go in, come in
2. set (of the sun and moon)

See also

• -nap-