kapale

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of kappale (“piece”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑpɑleˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝pɑ̝le̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑle
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧pa‧le

Noun

kapale (dialectal)

1. (North Karelia) Synonym of sarka (“patch, strip of field”).
2. (Ostrobothnia, Kainuu) piece of wood

   Synonyms: kalikka, kapula, palikka, pölkky

Derived terms

compounds

• kapalelade
• kapaleoja

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kapalëh. Cognates include Finnish kappale (dialectal kapale) and dialectal Estonian kabal.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑpɑle/, [ˈkɑpɑɫ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑpɑːle/, [ˈkɑpˑɑːɫe̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑl, -ɑpɑːle
• Hyphenation: ka‧pa‧le

Noun

kapale

1. resiny billet

Declension

Declension of kapale (type 6/lähe, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kapale	kapaleet
genitive	kapaleen	kapalein
partitive	kapaletta	kapaleita
illative	kapaleesse	kapaleisse
inessive	kapalees	kapaleis
elative	kapaleest	kapaleist
allative	kapaleelle	kapaleille
adessive	kapaleel	kapaleil
ablative	kapaleelt	kapaleilt
translative	kapaleeks	kapaleiks
essive	kapaleenna, kapaleen	kapaleinna, kapalein
exessive1)	kapaleent	kapaleint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 135