käpälälauta

Finnish

Etymology

käpälä (“paw”) +‎ lauta (“board”)

Noun

käpälälauta

  1. (hunting, historical) A type of traditional trap used in hunting wolf and fox.
  2. (by extension, figuratively) The event of getting caught and punished for wrongdoing.
    Varas jäi käpälälautaan kolmannella murtoyrityksellä.
    The thief was caught during the third attempt of burglary.

Usage notes
  • Käpälälauta consists of an upright board stuck firmly in the ground, with two clefts in the free end. The board is made long enough for the animal not to be able to reach the peak between the clefts with its teeth. When the animal tries to reach a bait attached to the peak with its paw(s), it may get stuck from its paws in one or both of the clefts. The use of this type of trap is now banned, as it causes unnecessary suffering for the catch.
  • The verbs commonly used with käpälälauta include jäädä and joutua.

Declension
Inflection of käpälälauta (Kotus type 9/kala, t-d gradation)
nominative käpälälauta käpälälaudat
genitive käpälälaudan käpälälautojen
partitive käpälälautaa käpälälautoja
illative käpälälautaan käpälälautoihin
singular plural
nominative käpälälauta käpälälaudat
accusative nom. käpälälauta käpälälaudat
gen. käpälälaudan
genitive käpälälaudan käpälälautojen
käpälälautainrare
partitive käpälälautaa käpälälautoja
inessive käpälälaudassa käpälälaudoissa
elative käpälälaudasta käpälälaudoista
illative käpälälautaan käpälälautoihin
adessive käpälälaudalla käpälälaudoilla
ablative käpälälaudalta käpälälaudoilta
allative käpälälaudalle käpälälaudoille
essive käpälälautana käpälälautoina
translative käpälälaudaksi käpälälaudoiksi
instructive — käpälälaudoin
abessive käpälälaudatta käpälälaudoitta
comitative — käpälälautoineen
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