kapula

kapula

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚲᚨᛒᚢᛚᚨ (*kabula), from Proto-Germanic *kablaz; compare Swedish kavel, kavle and Norwegian kavl.[1][2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑpulɑ/, [ˈkɑpulɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑpulɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧pu‧la

Noun

kapula

1. a small, solid piece of wood, often shaped for a useful function, a billet
2. baton (in relay race)
3. (informal) cellular, cellphone

Declension

Inflection of kapula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		kapula	kapulat
genitive		kapulan	kapuloiden kapuloitten
partitive		kapulaa	kapuloita
illative		kapulaan	kapuloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kapula	kapulat
accusative	nom.	kapula	kapulat
	gen.	kapulan
genitive		kapulan	kapuloiden kapuloitten kapulainrare
partitive		kapulaa	kapuloita
inessive		kapulassa	kapuloissa
elative		kapulasta	kapuloista
illative		kapulaan	kapuloihin
adessive		kapulalla	kapuloilla
ablative		kapulalta	kapuloilta
allative		kapulalle	kapuloille
essive		kapulana	kapuloina
translative		kapulaksi	kapuloiksi
instructive		—	kapuloin
abessive		kapulatta	kapuloitta
comitative		—	kapuloineen

Possessive forms of kapula (type kulkija)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kapulani	kapulamme
2nd person	kapulasi	kapulanne
3rd person	kapulansa

Synonyms

• (piece of wood): kalikka
• (cellular phone): kännykkä, matkapuhelin
• (baton): viestikapula

Derived terms

• kapulakieli
• kapulalossi

Idioms

• kapuloita rattaisiin

See also

• hake
• halko
• lastu
• tikku

References

1. Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
2. Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN