sappi

See also: säppi

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sappi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *säppä. Cognates include Estonian sapp, Erzya сэпе (sepe) and Hungarian epe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑpːi/, [ˈs̠ɑpːi]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpːi
  • Syllabification(key): sap‧pi

Noun

sappi

  1. bile, gall (bodily fluid)
  2. Short for sappirakko (“gallbladder”).
  3. centaury (any plant of the genus Centaurium)
  4. (in the plural) the genus Centaurium
  5. (idiomatic, dated outside expressions) bile, spleen, spitefulness (bad mood, bitterness of temper)
    Hän saa sappeni kiehumaan.
    He makes my blood boil.
    (literally, “He makes my bile boil.”)

Declension
Inflection of sappi (Kotus type 7*B/ovi, pp-p gradation)
nominative sappi sapet
genitive sapen sappien
partitive sappea sappia
illative sappeen sappiin
singular plural
nominative sappi sapet
accusative nom. sappi sapet
gen. sapen
genitive sapen sappien
partitive sappea sappia
inessive sapessa sapissa
elative sapesta sapista
illative sappeen sappiin
adessive sapella sapilla
ablative sapelta sapilta
allative sapelle sapille
essive sappena sappina
translative sapeksi sapiksi
instructive — sapin
abessive sapetta sapitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sappi (type ovi)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sappeni sappeni
accusative nom. sappeni sappeni
gen. sappeni
genitive sappeni sappieni
partitive sappeani sappiani
inessive sapessani sapissani
elative sapestani sapistani
illative sappeeni sappiini
adessive sapellani sapillani
ablative sapeltani sapiltani
allative sapelleni sapilleni
essive sappenani sappinani
translative sapekseni sapikseni
instructive — —
abessive sapettani sapittani
comitative — sappineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sappesi sappesi
accusative nom. sappesi sappesi
gen. sappesi
genitive sappesi sappiesi
partitive sappeasi sappiasi
inessive sapessasi sapissasi
elative sapestasi sapistasi
illative sappeesi sappiisi
adessive sapellasi sapillasi
ablative sapeltasi sapiltasi
allative sapellesi sapillesi
essive sappenasi sappinasi
translative sapeksesi sapiksesi
instructive — —
abessive sapettasi sapittasi
comitative — sappinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sappemme sappemme
accusative nom. sappemme sappemme
gen. sappemme
genitive sappemme sappiemme
partitive sappeamme sappiamme
inessive sapessamme sapissamme
elative sapestamme sapistamme
illative sappeemme sappiimme
adessive sapellamme sapillamme
ablative sapeltamme sapiltamme
allative sapellemme sapillemme
essive sappenamme sappinamme
translative sapeksemme sapiksemme
instructive — —
abessive sapettamme sapittamme
comitative — sappinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sappenne sappenne
accusative nom. sappenne sappenne
gen. sappenne
genitive sappenne sappienne
partitive sappeanne sappianne
inessive sapessanne sapissanne
elative sapestanne sapistanne
illative sappeenne sappiinne
adessive sapellanne sapillanne
ablative sapeltanne sapiltanne
allative sapellenne sapillenne
essive sappenanne sappinanne
translative sapeksenne sapiksenne
instructive — —
abessive sapettanne sapittanne
comitative — sappinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative sappensa sappensa
accusative nom. sappensa sappensa
gen. sappensa
genitive sappensa sappiensa
partitive sappeaan
sappeansa		 sappiaan
sappiansa
inessive sapessaan
sapessansa		 sapissaan
sapissansa
elative sapestaan
sapestansa		 sapistaan
sapistansa
illative sappeensa sappiinsa
adessive sapellaan
sapellansa		 sapillaan
sapillansa
ablative sapeltaan
sapeltansa		 sapiltaan
sapiltansa
allative sapelleen
sapellensa		 sapilleen
sapillensa
essive sappenaan
sappenansa		 sappinaan
sappinansa
translative sapekseen
sapeksensa		 sapikseen
sapiksensa
instructive — —
abessive sapettaan
sapettansa		 sapittaan
sapittansa
comitative — sappineen
sappinensa

Synonyms

Derived terms

Compounds

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sappi. Cognates include Finnish sappi and Estonian sapp.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsɑpːi/, [ˈs̠ɑpː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsɑpːi/, [ˈʃɑpːi]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpː, -ɑpːi
  • Hyphenation: sap‧pi

Noun

sappi

  1. bile, gall
  2. halo (of the Sun)

Declension
Declension of sappi (type 5/lehti, pp-p gradation)
singular plural
nominative sappi sapet
genitive sapen sappiin, sappiloin
partitive sappia sappija, sappiloja
illative sappee sappii, sappiloihe
inessive sapes sapis, sappilois
elative sapest sapist, sappiloist
allative sapelle sapille, sappiloille
adessive sapel sapil, sappiloil
ablative sapelt sapilt, sappiloilt
translative sapeks sapiks, sappiloiks
essive sappenna, sappeen sappinna, sappiloinna, sappiin, sappiloin
exessive1) sappent sappint, sappiloint
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 506

Italian

Verb

sappi

  1. second-person singular imperative of sapere

Karelian

Noun

sappi

  1. gall (bile)

Pali

Noun

sappi n

  1. ghee

References

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sappi.

Pronunciation
  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈsɑpːi/, [ˈsɑpːi]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpːi
  • Hyphenation: sap‧pi

Noun

sappi

  1. bile, gall

Inflection
Declension of sappi (type VII/nimi, pp-p gradation)
singular plural
nominative sappi sapõd
genitive sapõ sappije, sappijõ, sappi
partitive sappõa sappitõ, sappi
illative sappõ, sappõsõ sappije, sappijõ, sappisõ
inessive sapõz sappiz
elative sapõssõ sappissõ
allative sapõlõ sappilõ
adessive sapõllõ sappillõ
ablative sapõltõ sappiltõ
translative sapõssi sappissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References
  • V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “sappi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn
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