nappi

See also: Nappi and näppi

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish knapp.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑpːi/, [ˈnɑpːi]
  • Hyphenation: nap‧pi
  • Rhymes: -ɑpːi

Noun

nappi

  1. button, knob (fastener)
  2. button (of a device or an interface)
  3. (idiomatic) part of the idiom mennä/osua/onnistua/sujua nappiin (often accompanied by the intensifier ihan, aivan, or täysin), which refers to successfully accomplished goals where the success is particularly “spot-on” and meets or even exceeds your highest standards or expectations.
    Luulin, että en osaa paistaa piirakoita, mutta tämä mustikkapiirakka onnistui ihan nappiin.
    I thought I couldn't bake pies, but this bilberry pie turned out great.

Declension
Inflection of nappi (Kotus type 5/risti, pp-p gradation)
nominative nappi napit
genitive napin nappien
partitive nappia nappeja
illative nappiin nappeihin
singular plural
nominative nappi napit
accusative nom. nappi napit
gen. napin
genitive napin nappien
partitive nappia nappeja
inessive napissa napeissa
elative napista napeista
illative nappiin nappeihin
adessive napilla napeilla
ablative napilta napeilta
allative napille napeille
essive nappina nappeina
translative napiksi napeiksi
instructive — napein
abessive napitta napeitta
comitative — nappeineen

References
  • Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. →ISBN.

Synonyms

Anagrams

Ingrian

Noun

nappi

  1. button

Italian

Noun

nappi m

  1. plural of nappo

Verb

nappi

  1. second-person singular present indicative of nappare
  2. first-person singular present subjunctive of nappare
  3. second-person singular present subjunctive of nappare
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of nappare
  5. third-person singular imperative of nappare

Middle English

Verb

nappi

  1. Alternative form of nappen
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