tappelu

Finnish

Etymology

tapella + -u

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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
    • (Can we date this quote?) “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

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
instructive tappeluin
abessive tappelutta tappeluitta
comitative tappeluineen
Possessive forms of tappelu (type palvelu)
possessor singular plural
1st person tappeluni tappelumme
2nd person tappelusi tappelunne
3rd person tappelunsa

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