Finnish

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Etymology

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tapella +‎ -u

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑpːelu/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝pːe̞lu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpːelu
  • Hyphenation(key): tap‧pe‧lu

Noun

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tappelu

  1. fight, wrangle (physical confrontation between two or more parties)
    Synonym: (formal) mittelö
  2. fight, altercation, quarrel (heated verbal dispute)
    Synonym: riita
  3. (dated or humorous) battle; combat
    Synonyms: taistelu, taisto
    • 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

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Inflection of tappelu (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
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.
Possessive forms of tappelu (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tappeluni tappeluni
accusative nom. tappeluni tappeluni
gen. tappeluni
genitive tappeluni tappelujeni
tappeluideni
tappeluitteni
partitive tappeluani tappelujani
tappeluitani
inessive tappelussani tappeluissani
elative tappelustani tappeluistani
illative tappeluuni tappeluihini
adessive tappelullani tappeluillani
ablative tappelultani tappeluiltani
allative tappelulleni tappeluilleni
essive tappelunani tappeluinani
translative tappelukseni tappeluikseni
abessive tappeluttani tappeluittani
instructive
comitative tappeluineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tappelusi tappelusi
accusative nom. tappelusi tappelusi
gen. tappelusi
genitive tappelusi tappelujesi
tappeluidesi
tappeluittesi
partitive tappeluasi tappelujasi
tappeluitasi
inessive tappelussasi tappeluissasi
elative tappelustasi tappeluistasi
illative tappeluusi tappeluihisi
adessive tappelullasi tappeluillasi
ablative tappelultasi tappeluiltasi
allative tappelullesi tappeluillesi
essive tappelunasi tappeluinasi
translative tappeluksesi tappeluiksesi
abessive tappeluttasi tappeluittasi
instructive
comitative tappeluinesi

Derived terms

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compounds

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