vaippa

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaippa (compare Estonian vaip, Votic vaippa (Kattila)), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *waipaz (compare Old Norse veipa (“a kind of piece of clothing”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍀𐍃 (waips, “crown, wreath”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑi̯pːɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝i̯pːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑipːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): vaip‧pa

Noun

vaippa

1. diaper (US), nappy (UK), napkin (South Africa) (absorbent garment worn by a baby, or by someone who is incontinent)
2. (dated) mantle, cloak, robe (piece of clothing)
3. (construction) envelope (the physical separator between the conditioned and unconditioned environment of a building, including e.g. the roof, base floor and outer walls)
4. (botany) tunic (any covering, such as seed coat or the organ that covers a membrane)
5. (geology) mantle (layer between Earth's core and crust)
6. (geometry) the (cylindrical) surface of a cylinder or cone
7. (geometry) envelope (mathematical curve, surface or higher-dimensional object)
8. (electronics) envelope (curve that bounds another curve or set of curves)
9. (electronics) sheath, jacket (protective or insulating cover)

Declension

Inflection of vaippa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
nominative		vaippa	vaipat
genitive		vaipan	vaippojen
partitive		vaippaa	vaippoja
illative		vaippaan	vaippoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vaippa	vaipat
accusative	nom.	vaippa	vaipat
	gen.	vaipan
genitive		vaipan	vaippojen vaippain rare
partitive		vaippaa	vaippoja
inessive		vaipassa	vaipoissa
elative		vaipasta	vaipoista
illative		vaippaan	vaippoihin
adessive		vaipalla	vaipoilla
ablative		vaipalta	vaipoilta
allative		vaipalle	vaipoille
essive		vaippana	vaippoina
translative		vaipaksi	vaipoiksi
abessive		vaipatta	vaipoitta
instructive		—	vaipoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vaippa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vaippani vaippani accusative nom. vaippani vaippani gen. vaippani genitive vaippani vaippojeni vaippaini rare partitive vaippaani vaippojani inessive vaipassani vaipoissani elative vaipastani vaipoistani illative vaippaani vaippoihini adessive vaipallani vaipoillani ablative vaipaltani vaipoiltani allative vaipalleni vaipoilleni essive vaippanani vaippoinani translative vaipakseni vaipoikseni abessive vaipattani vaipoittani instructive — — comitative — vaippoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vaippasi vaippasi accusative nom. vaippasi vaippasi gen. vaippasi genitive vaippasi vaippojesi vaippaisi rare partitive vaippaasi vaippojasi inessive vaipassasi vaipoissasi elative vaipastasi vaipoistasi illative vaippaasi vaippoihisi adessive vaipallasi vaipoillasi ablative vaipaltasi vaipoiltasi allative vaipallesi vaipoillesi essive vaippanasi vaippoinasi translative vaipaksesi vaipoiksesi abessive vaipattasi vaipoittasi instructive — — comitative — vaippoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vaippamme vaippamme accusative nom. vaippamme vaippamme gen. vaippamme genitive vaippamme vaippojemme vaippaimme rare partitive vaippaamme vaippojamme inessive vaipassamme vaipoissamme elative vaipastamme vaipoistamme illative vaippaamme vaippoihimme adessive vaipallamme vaipoillamme ablative vaipaltamme vaipoiltamme allative vaipallemme vaipoillemme essive vaippanamme vaippoinamme translative vaipaksemme vaipoiksemme abessive vaipattamme vaipoittamme instructive — — comitative — vaippoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vaippanne vaippanne accusative nom. vaippanne vaippanne gen. vaippanne genitive vaippanne vaippojenne vaippainne rare partitive vaippaanne vaippojanne inessive vaipassanne vaipoissanne elative vaipastanne vaipoistanne illative vaippaanne vaippoihinne adessive vaipallanne vaipoillanne ablative vaipaltanne vaipoiltanne allative vaipallenne vaipoillenne essive vaippananne vaippoinanne translative vaipaksenne vaipoiksenne abessive vaipattanne vaipoittanne instructive — — comitative — vaippoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vaippansa vaippansa accusative nom. vaippansa vaippansa gen. vaippansa genitive vaippansa vaippojensa vaippainsa rare partitive vaippaansa vaippojaan vaippojansa inessive vaipassaan vaipassansa vaipoissaan vaipoissansa elative vaipastaan vaipastansa vaipoistaan vaipoistansa illative vaippaansa vaippoihinsa adessive vaipallaan vaipallansa vaipoillaan vaipoillansa ablative vaipaltaan vaipaltansa vaipoiltaan vaipoiltansa allative vaipalleen vaipallensa vaipoilleen vaipoillensa essive vaippanaan vaippanansa vaippoinaan vaippoinansa translative vaipakseen vaipaksensa vaipoikseen vaipoiksensa abessive vaipattaan vaipattansa vaipoittaan vaipoittansa instructive — — comitative — vaippoineen vaippoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• hartiavaippa
• housuvaippa
• jäähdytysvaippa
• kapalovaippa
• kertakäyttövaippa
• kertavaippa
• kestovaippa
• kokovaippaluoti
• kuumennusvaippa
• lipidivaippa
• lumivaippa
• neidonvaippa
• puolivaippaluoti
• sideharsovaippa
• siemenvaippa
• sumuvaippa
• suruvaippa
• täysvaippaluoti
• vaippaeläin
• vaippahousut
• vaippahyeena
• vaippaihottuma
• vaippaikä
• vaippakakku
• vaippaluoti
• vaippamölyapina
• vaippapaviaani
• vaippapinta
• vaippasakaali
• vaippaämpäri
• vesivaippa
• yövaippa

 

Further reading

• “vaippa”, 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 2023-07-04