tappura

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tappura, probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *tappa. Alternatively, possibly equivalent to tappaa +‎ -ura, from dialectal use of tappaa to signify threshing of cotton or hemp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpːurɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝pːurɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑpːurɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): tap‧pu‧ra

Noun

tappura

1. Tangled fibres of hemp or cotton, often with shives – waste fibres.

   Tukkasi on takussa kuin tappuraa.

   Your hair is tangled like waste fibres.

Usage notes

• Nowadays mostly used in the phrase tulta ja tappuraa (literally “fire and waste fibres”), which signifies something explosive; or figuratively something passionate, emotional or powerful. This expression probably originates from the easy flammability of the tangled, short waste fibres and shives.
• Also used in the translation of the Bible in the term orjantappurakruunu (“crown of thorns”) and for any of the several thorny shrubs (orjantappura).

Declension

Inflection of tappura (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		tappura	tappurat
genitive		tappuran	tappuroiden tappuroitten
partitive		tappuraa	tappuroita
illative		tappuraan	tappuroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tappura	tappurat
accusative	nom.	tappura	tappurat
	gen.	tappuran
genitive		tappuran	tappuroiden tappuroitten tappurain rare
partitive		tappuraa	tappuroita
inessive		tappurassa	tappuroissa
elative		tappurasta	tappuroista
illative		tappuraan	tappuroihin
adessive		tappuralla	tappuroilla
ablative		tappuralta	tappuroilta
allative		tappuralle	tappuroille
essive		tappurana	tappuroina
translative		tappuraksi	tappuroiksi
abessive		tappuratta	tappuroitta
instructive		—	tappuroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tappura (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tappurani tappurani accusative nom. tappurani tappurani gen. tappurani genitive tappurani tappuroideni tappuroitteni tappuraini rare partitive tappuraani tappuroitani inessive tappurassani tappuroissani elative tappurastani tappuroistani illative tappuraani tappuroihini adessive tappurallani tappuroillani ablative tappuraltani tappuroiltani allative tappuralleni tappuroilleni essive tappuranani tappuroinani translative tappurakseni tappuroikseni abessive tappurattani tappuroittani instructive — — comitative — tappuroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tappurasi tappurasi accusative nom. tappurasi tappurasi gen. tappurasi genitive tappurasi tappuroidesi tappuroittesi tappuraisi rare partitive tappuraasi tappuroitasi inessive tappurassasi tappuroissasi elative tappurastasi tappuroistasi illative tappuraasi tappuroihisi adessive tappurallasi tappuroillasi ablative tappuraltasi tappuroiltasi allative tappurallesi tappuroillesi essive tappuranasi tappuroinasi translative tappuraksesi tappuroiksesi abessive tappurattasi tappuroittasi instructive — — comitative — tappuroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tappuramme tappuramme accusative nom. tappuramme tappuramme gen. tappuramme genitive tappuramme tappuroidemme tappuroittemme tappuraimme rare partitive tappuraamme tappuroitamme inessive tappurassamme tappuroissamme elative tappurastamme tappuroistamme illative tappuraamme tappuroihimme adessive tappurallamme tappuroillamme ablative tappuraltamme tappuroiltamme allative tappurallemme tappuroillemme essive tappuranamme tappuroinamme translative tappuraksemme tappuroiksemme abessive tappurattamme tappuroittamme instructive — — comitative — tappuroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tappuranne tappuranne accusative nom. tappuranne tappuranne gen. tappuranne genitive tappuranne tappuroidenne tappuroittenne tappurainne rare partitive tappuraanne tappuroitanne inessive tappurassanne tappuroissanne elative tappurastanne tappuroistanne illative tappuraanne tappuroihinne adessive tappurallanne tappuroillanne ablative tappuraltanne tappuroiltanne allative tappurallenne tappuroillenne essive tappurananne tappuroinanne translative tappuraksenne tappuroiksenne abessive tappurattanne tappuroittanne instructive — — comitative — tappuroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tappuransa tappuransa accusative nom. tappuransa tappuransa gen. tappuransa genitive tappuransa tappuroidensa tappuroittensa tappurainsa rare partitive tappuraansa tappuroitaan tappuroitansa inessive tappurassaan tappurassansa tappuroissaan tappuroissansa elative tappurastaan tappurastansa tappuroistaan tappuroistansa illative tappuraansa tappuroihinsa adessive tappurallaan tappurallansa tappuroillaan tappuroillansa ablative tappuraltaan tappuraltansa tappuroiltaan tappuroiltansa allative tappuralleen tappurallensa tappuroilleen tappuroillensa essive tappuranaan tappuranansa tappuroinaan tappuroinansa translative tappurakseen tappuraksensa tappuroikseen tappuroiksensa abessive tappurattaan tappurattansa tappuroittaan tappuroittansa instructive — — comitative — tappuroineen tappuroinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• orjantappura

 

Further reading

• “tappura”, 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

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tappura, equivalent to tappaa (“to thresh”) +‎ -ura. Cognates include Finnish tappura and Votic tappurõ.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpːurɑ/, [ˈtɑpːŭr]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpːurɑ/, [ˈtɑpːurɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑpːur, -ɑpːurɑ
• Hyphenation: tap‧pu‧ra

Noun

tappura

1. waste fibres (remainders of linen after it has been spun)

Declension

Declension of tappura (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	tappura	tappurat
genitive	tappuran	tappuroin
partitive	tappuraa	tappuroja
illative	tappuraa	tappuroihe
inessive	tappuraas	tappurois
elative	tappurast	tappuroist
allative	tappuralle	tappuroille
adessive	tappuraal	tappuroil
ablative	tappuralt	tappuroilt
translative	tappuraks	tappuroiks
essive	tappuranna, tappuraan	tappuroinna, tappuroin
exessive1)	tappurant	tappuroint
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.

Derived terms

• tappurarihma

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 573