joppaus

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Finnish

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Etymology

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jopata +‎ -us. The word originates from the Swedish-Finnish border at river Tornionjoki where smuggling was a common practice until 1960s.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjopːɑus/, [ˈjo̞pːɑ̝us̠]
  • Rhymes: -opːɑus
  • Syllabification(key): jop‧pa‧us

Noun

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joppaus (dialectal)

  1. smuggling
  2. Any illegal trading, especially of alcohol or stolen goods.

Declension

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Inflection of joppaus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative joppaus joppaukset
genitive joppauksen joppausten
joppauksien
partitive joppausta joppauksia
illative joppaukseen joppauksiin
singular plural
nominative joppaus joppaukset
accusative nom. joppaus joppaukset
gen. joppauksen
genitive joppauksen joppausten
joppauksien
partitive joppausta joppauksia
inessive joppauksessa joppauksissa
elative joppauksesta joppauksista
illative joppaukseen joppauksiin
adessive joppauksella joppauksilla
ablative joppaukselta joppauksilta
allative joppaukselle joppauksille
essive joppauksena joppauksina
translative joppaukseksi joppauksiksi
abessive joppauksetta joppauksitta
instructive joppauksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of joppaus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

Synonyms

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