tappelu
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittappelu
- fight, wrangle (physical confrontation between two or more parties)
- Synonym: (formal) mittelö
- fight, altercation, quarrel (heated verbal dispute)
- Synonym: riita
- (dated or humorous) battle; combat
- around 1910s, “Keisari Wilhelmi”:
- Saksan keisari Wilhelmi – huraa hura huh-hah-hei / oli oikea tappelusankari – hura-huh hura huh-hah-hei
- The German Emperor William [II] – hooray oorah hip-hip-hey / was a true hero in battle – hooray oorah hip-hip-hey
Declension
editInflection of tappelu (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | tappelu | tappelut | |
genitive | tappelun | tappelujen tappeluiden tappeluitten | |
partitive | tappelua | tappeluja tappeluita | |
illative | tappeluun | tappeluihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | tappelu | tappelut | |
accusative | nom. | tappelu | tappelut |
gen. | tappelun | ||
genitive | tappelun | tappelujen tappeluiden tappeluitten | |
partitive | tappelua | tappeluja tappeluita | |
inessive | tappelussa | tappeluissa | |
elative | tappelusta | tappeluista | |
illative | tappeluun | tappeluihin | |
adessive | tappelulla | tappeluilla | |
ablative | tappelulta | tappeluilta | |
allative | tappelulle | tappeluille | |
essive | tappeluna | tappeluina | |
translative | tappeluksi | tappeluiksi | |
abessive | tappelutta | tappeluitta | |
instructive | — | tappeluin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editcompounds
Further reading
edit- “tappelu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (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