tappi

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish tapp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpːi/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝pːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑpːi
• Syllabification^(key): tap‧pi

Noun

tappi

1. peg (cylindrical wooden, metal etc. object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects)
2. peg (protrusion used to hang things on)
3. tap, spigot (pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask)
4. plug (any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole)
5. stopper, bung (object to prevent fluid passing through the neck of a bottle, a hole in a vessel etc.)

   Tarvitsemme tapin, tai vene uppoaa.

   We need a stopper or the boat will sink.

6. pin, dowel (cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts)
7. tenon
8. Ellipsis of tappisolu (“cone cell”).
9. (slang) last call

   olla tappiin asti ― to stay until the last call

Declension

Inflection of tappi (Kotus type 5*B/risti, pp-p gradation)
nominative		tappi	tapit
genitive		tapin	tappien
partitive		tappia	tappeja
illative		tappiin	tappeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tappi	tapit
accusative	nom.	tappi	tapit
	gen.	tapin
genitive		tapin	tappien
partitive		tappia	tappeja
inessive		tapissa	tapeissa
elative		tapista	tapeista
illative		tappiin	tappeihin
adessive		tapilla	tapeilla
ablative		tapilta	tapeilta
allative		tapille	tapeille
essive		tappina	tappeina
translative		tapiksi	tapeiksi
abessive		tapitta	tapeitta
instructive		—	tapein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tappini tappini accusative nom. tappini tappini gen. tappini genitive tappini tappieni partitive tappiani tappejani inessive tapissani tapeissani elative tapistani tapeistani illative tappiini tappeihini adessive tapillani tapeillani ablative tapiltani tapeiltani allative tapilleni tapeilleni essive tappinani tappeinani translative tapikseni tapeikseni abessive tapittani tapeittani instructive — — comitative — tappeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tappisi tappisi accusative nom. tappisi tappisi gen. tappisi genitive tappisi tappiesi partitive tappiasi tappejasi inessive tapissasi tapeissasi elative tapistasi tapeistasi illative tappiisi tappeihisi adessive tapillasi tapeillasi ablative tapiltasi tapeiltasi allative tapillesi tapeillesi essive tappinasi tappeinasi translative tapiksesi tapeiksesi abessive tapittasi tapeittasi instructive — — comitative — tappeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tappimme tappimme accusative nom. tappimme tappimme gen. tappimme genitive tappimme tappiemme partitive tappiamme tappejamme inessive tapissamme tapeissamme elative tapistamme tapeistamme illative tappiimme tappeihimme adessive tapillamme tapeillamme ablative tapiltamme tapeiltamme allative tapillemme tapeillemme essive tappinamme tappeinamme translative tapiksemme tapeiksemme abessive tapittamme tapeittamme instructive — — comitative — tappeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tappinne tappinne accusative nom. tappinne tappinne gen. tappinne genitive tappinne tappienne partitive tappianne tappejanne inessive tapissanne tapeissanne elative tapistanne tapeistanne illative tappiinne tappeihinne adessive tapillanne tapeillanne ablative tapiltanne tapeiltanne allative tapillenne tapeillenne essive tappinanne tappeinanne translative tapiksenne tapeiksenne abessive tapittanne tapeittanne instructive — — comitative — tappeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tappinsa tappinsa accusative nom. tappinsa tappinsa gen. tappinsa genitive tappinsa tappiensa partitive tappiaan tappiansa tappejaan tappejansa inessive tapissaan tapissansa tapeissaan tapeissansa elative tapistaan tapistansa tapeistaan tapeistansa illative tappiinsa tappeihinsa adessive tapillaan tapillansa tapeillaan tapeillansa ablative tapiltaan tapiltansa tapeiltaan tapeiltansa allative tapilleen tapillensa tapeilleen tapeillensa essive tappinaan tappinansa tappeinaan tappeinansa translative tapikseen tapiksensa tapeikseen tapeiksensa abessive tapittaan tapittansa tapeittaan tapeittansa instructive — — comitative — tappeineen tappeinensa

Synonyms

• (plug): tulppa
• (last call): valomerkki

Derived terms

• akselintappi
• akselitappi
• anaalitappi
• anustappi
• hankatappi
• kammentappi
• keskiötappi
• kierretappi
• kierteitystappi
• kumitappi
• liitostappi
• männäntappi
• niveltappi
• olkatappi
• osoitintappi
• pihkatappi
• puutappi
• rekisteritappi
• saranatappi
• sarveistappi
• tapittaa
• tappihiiri
• tappijyrsin
• tappikirves
• tappiliitos
• tappinaulakko
• tappinivel
• tappirasia
• tappisarana
• tappisilmä
• tappisolu
• tynnyrintappi
• viritystappi

 

Further reading

• “tappi”, 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

• papit, tippa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tappi, from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“tap, plug”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰahpɪ/
• Rhymes: -ahpɪ

Noun

tappi m (genitive singular tappa, nominative plural tappar)

1. plug, stopper (also cork in a winebottle, etc.)

Declension

Declension of tappi
m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tappi	tappinn	tappar	tapparnir
accusative	tappa	tappann	tappa	tappana
dative	tappa	tappanum	töppum	töppunum
genitive	tappa	tappans	tappa	tappanna

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtap.pi/
• Rhymes: -appi
• Hyphenation: tàp‧pi

Verb

tappi

1. inflection of tappare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• tippa