tappura
Finnish
(index ta)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɑpːurɑ]
- Hyphenation: tap‧pu‧ra
Noun
tappura
- (dated) Rough, low-quality fibres of hemp or cotton – waste fibres.
- Tukkasi on takussa kuin tappuraa.
- Your hair is tangled like waste fibres.
Usage notes
- Nowadays mostly used in the phrase "tulta ja tappuraa" (fire and tappura), which signifies something explosive; or figuratively something passionate, emotional or powerful. This expression propably originates from the easy flammability of the tangled, short waste fibres.
- Also used in the translation of the Bible in the term orjantappurakruunu (crown of thorns) and for any of the several thorny shrubs (orjantappura).
Declension
Inflection of tappura (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | tappura | tappurat | |
genitive | tappuran | tappuroiden tappuroitten | |
partitive | tappuraa | tappuroita | |
illative | tappuraan | tappuroihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | tappura | tappurat | |
accusative | nom. | tappura | tappurat |
gen. | tappuran | ||
genitive | tappuran | tappuroiden tappuroitten tappurainrare | |
partitive | tappuraa | tappuroita | |
inessive | tappurassa | tappuroissa | |
elative | tappurasta | tappuroista | |
illative | tappuraan | tappuroihin | |
adessive | tappuralla | tappuroilla | |
ablative | tappuralta | tappuroilta | |
allative | tappuralle | tappuroille | |
essive | tappurana | tappuroina | |
translative | tappuraksi | tappuroiksi | |
instructive | — | tappuroin | |
abessive | tappuratta | tappuroitta | |
comitative | — | tappuroineen |
Derived terms
References
- Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus: Tappuraista soittoa Taru Kolehmainen 7 October 2007
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