napalakki

Finnish

Omphalina oniscus

The northern polar cap of Mars.

Etymology

napa (“navel; pole”) +‎ lakki (“cap, pileus”). In the sense "Omphalina", thus called because the center of the cap of these mushrooms resembles a navel. In the sense "polar cap", calque of English polar cap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑpɑˌlɑkːi/, [ˈnɑ̝pɑ̝ˌlɑ̝kːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑkːi
• Hyphenation^(key): napa‧lakki

Noun

napalakki

1. Any agaric mushroom of the genus Omphalina.
2. (astronomy) polar cap (high-latitude region of a celestial body that is covered by ice)

   Synonym: napajäätikkö

Usage notes

• (polar cap): The preferred Finnish term for Earth's polar cap is napajäätikkö. The use of napalakki is chiefly limited to other celestial bodies.

Declension

Inflection of napalakki (Kotus type 5*A/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
abessive		napalakitta	napalakeitta
instructive		—	napalakein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of napalakki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative napalakkini napalakkini accusative nom. napalakkini napalakkini gen. napalakkini genitive napalakkini napalakkieni partitive napalakkiani napalakkejani inessive napalakissani napalakeissani elative napalakistani napalakeistani illative napalakkiini napalakkeihini adessive napalakillani napalakeillani ablative napalakiltani napalakeiltani allative napalakilleni napalakeilleni essive napalakkinani napalakkeinani translative napalakikseni napalakeikseni abessive napalakittani napalakeittani instructive — — comitative — napalakkeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative napalakkisi napalakkisi accusative nom. napalakkisi napalakkisi gen. napalakkisi genitive napalakkisi napalakkiesi partitive napalakkiasi napalakkejasi inessive napalakissasi napalakeissasi elative napalakistasi napalakeistasi illative napalakkiisi napalakkeihisi adessive napalakillasi napalakeillasi ablative napalakiltasi napalakeiltasi allative napalakillesi napalakeillesi essive napalakkinasi napalakkeinasi translative napalakiksesi napalakeiksesi abessive napalakittasi napalakeittasi instructive — — comitative — napalakkeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative napalakkimme napalakkimme accusative nom. napalakkimme napalakkimme gen. napalakkimme genitive napalakkimme napalakkiemme partitive napalakkiamme napalakkejamme inessive napalakissamme napalakeissamme elative napalakistamme napalakeistamme illative napalakkiimme napalakkeihimme adessive napalakillamme napalakeillamme ablative napalakiltamme napalakeiltamme allative napalakillemme napalakeillemme essive napalakkinamme napalakkeinamme translative napalakiksemme napalakeiksemme abessive napalakittamme napalakeittamme instructive — — comitative — napalakkeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative napalakkinne napalakkinne accusative nom. napalakkinne napalakkinne gen. napalakkinne genitive napalakkinne napalakkienne partitive napalakkianne napalakkejanne inessive napalakissanne napalakeissanne elative napalakistanne napalakeistanne illative napalakkiinne napalakkeihinne adessive napalakillanne napalakeillanne ablative napalakiltanne napalakeiltanne allative napalakillenne napalakeillenne essive napalakkinanne napalakkeinanne translative napalakiksenne napalakeiksenne abessive napalakittanne napalakeittanne instructive — — comitative — napalakkeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative napalakkinsa napalakkinsa accusative nom. napalakkinsa napalakkinsa gen. napalakkinsa genitive napalakkinsa napalakkiensa partitive napalakkiaan napalakkiansa napalakkejaan napalakkejansa inessive napalakissaan napalakissansa napalakeissaan napalakeissansa elative napalakistaan napalakistansa napalakeistaan napalakeistansa illative napalakkiinsa napalakkeihinsa adessive napalakillaan napalakillansa napalakeillaan napalakeillansa ablative napalakiltaan napalakiltansa napalakeiltaan napalakeiltansa allative napalakilleen napalakillensa napalakeilleen napalakeillensa essive napalakkinaan napalakkinansa napalakkeinaan napalakkeinansa translative napalakikseen napalakiksensa napalakeikseen napalakeiksensa abessive napalakittaan napalakittansa napalakeittaan napalakeittansa instructive — — comitative — napalakkeineen napalakkeinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• jäkälänapalakki
• kultanapalakki
• ruostenapalakki
• sammalnapalakki
• vitinapalakki

Further reading

• “napalakki”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• lapikkaan, pankkiala