napalakki

Finnish

Etymology

napa + lakki; calque of English polar cap

Noun

napalakki

  1. (rare) polar cap

Usage notes

The preferred and much more frequently used Finnish term is napajäätikkö. Napalakki has gained some usage due to the influence of English, but its use is mainly limited to other celestial bodies than Earth.

Declension

Inflection of napalakki (Kotus type 5/risti, kk-k gradation)
nominative napalakki napalakit
genitive napalakin napalakkien
partitive napalakkia napalakkeja
illative napalakkiin napalakkeihin
singular plural
nominative napalakki napalakit
accusative nom. napalakki napalakit
gen. napalakin
genitive napalakin napalakkien
partitive napalakkia napalakkeja
inessive napalakissa napalakeissa
elative napalakista napalakeista
illative napalakkiin napalakkeihin
adessive napalakilla napalakeilla
ablative napalakilta napalakeilta
allative napalakille napalakeille
essive napalakkina napalakkeina
translative napalakiksi napalakeiksi
instructive napalakein
abessive napalakitta napalakeitta
comitative napalakkeineen

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