sapeli

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish sabel, from German Säbel, from Hungarian szablya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑpeli/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝pe̞li]
• Rhymes: -ɑpeli
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧pe‧li
• Hyphenation^(key): sa‧pe‧li

Noun

sapeli

1. sabre, saber

   Synonym: säilä

2. bugle lily (any plant of the genus Watsonia)

Declension

Inflection of sapeli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		sapeli	sapelit
genitive		sapelin	sapelien sapeleiden sapeleitten
partitive		sapelia	sapeleita sapeleja
illative		sapeliin	sapeleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sapeli	sapelit
accusative	nom.	sapeli	sapelit
	gen.	sapelin
genitive		sapelin	sapelien sapeleiden sapeleitten
partitive		sapelia	sapeleita sapeleja
inessive		sapelissa	sapeleissa
elative		sapelista	sapeleista
illative		sapeliin	sapeleihin
adessive		sapelilla	sapeleilla
ablative		sapelilta	sapeleilta
allative		sapelille	sapeleille
essive		sapelina	sapeleina
translative		sapeliksi	sapeleiksi
abessive		sapelitta	sapeleitta
instructive		—	sapelein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sapeli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sapelini sapelini accusative nom. sapelini sapelini gen. sapelini genitive sapelini sapelieni sapeleideni sapeleitteni partitive sapeliani sapeleitani sapelejani inessive sapelissani sapeleissani elative sapelistani sapeleistani illative sapeliini sapeleihini adessive sapelillani sapeleillani ablative sapeliltani sapeleiltani allative sapelilleni sapeleilleni essive sapelinani sapeleinani translative sapelikseni sapeleikseni abessive sapelittani sapeleittani instructive — — comitative — sapeleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sapelisi sapelisi accusative nom. sapelisi sapelisi gen. sapelisi genitive sapelisi sapeliesi sapeleidesi sapeleittesi partitive sapeliasi sapeleitasi sapelejasi inessive sapelissasi sapeleissasi elative sapelistasi sapeleistasi illative sapeliisi sapeleihisi adessive sapelillasi sapeleillasi ablative sapeliltasi sapeleiltasi allative sapelillesi sapeleillesi essive sapelinasi sapeleinasi translative sapeliksesi sapeleiksesi abessive sapelittasi sapeleittasi instructive — — comitative — sapeleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sapelimme sapelimme accusative nom. sapelimme sapelimme gen. sapelimme genitive sapelimme sapeliemme sapeleidemme sapeleittemme partitive sapeliamme sapeleitamme sapelejamme inessive sapelissamme sapeleissamme elative sapelistamme sapeleistamme illative sapeliimme sapeleihimme adessive sapelillamme sapeleillamme ablative sapeliltamme sapeleiltamme allative sapelillemme sapeleillemme essive sapelinamme sapeleinamme translative sapeliksemme sapeleiksemme abessive sapelittamme sapeleittamme instructive — — comitative — sapeleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sapelinne sapelinne accusative nom. sapelinne sapelinne gen. sapelinne genitive sapelinne sapelienne sapeleidenne sapeleittenne partitive sapelianne sapeleitanne sapelejanne inessive sapelissanne sapeleissanne elative sapelistanne sapeleistanne illative sapeliinne sapeleihinne adessive sapelillanne sapeleillanne ablative sapeliltanne sapeleiltanne allative sapelillenne sapeleillenne essive sapelinanne sapeleinanne translative sapeliksenne sapeleiksenne abessive sapelittanne sapeleittanne instructive — — comitative — sapeleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sapelinsa sapelinsa accusative nom. sapelinsa sapelinsa gen. sapelinsa genitive sapelinsa sapeliensa sapeleidensa sapeleittensa partitive sapeliaan sapeliansa sapeleitaan sapelejaan sapeleitansa sapelejansa inessive sapelissaan sapelissansa sapeleissaan sapeleissansa elative sapelistaan sapelistansa sapeleistaan sapeleistansa illative sapeliinsa sapeleihinsa adessive sapelillaan sapelillansa sapeleillaan sapeleillansa ablative sapeliltaan sapeliltansa sapeleiltaan sapeleiltansa allative sapelilleen sapelillensa sapeleilleen sapeleillensa essive sapelinaan sapelinansa sapeleinaan sapeleinansa translative sapelikseen sapeliksensa sapeleikseen sapeleiksensa abessive sapelittaan sapelittansa sapeleittaan sapeleittansa instructive — — comitative — sapeleineen sapeleinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• sapelibeisa
• sapelihammas
• sapelihammastiikeri
• sapelinkalistaja
• sapelinkalistelija
• sapelinkalistelu
• sapelisuu
• valosapeli

Further reading

• “sapeli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023