Finnish
Etymology
From English Japs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɑpsi/, [ˈjɑ̝ps̠i]
- Rhymes: -ɑpsi
- Syllabification(key): jap‧si
- Hyphenation(key): jap‧si
Noun
japsi
- (derogatory or colloquial) Jap
Usage notes
Might be considered pejorative, possibly due to association with the English word Jap. The word is also, however, used nonpejoratively, especially in informal compound words such as japsipoppi (“Japanese Pop music”).
Declension
| Inflection of japsi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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japsi
|
japsit
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| genitive
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japsin
|
japsien
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| partitive
|
japsia
|
japseja
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| illative
|
japsiin
|
japseihin
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
japsi
|
japsit
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
japsi
|
japsit
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| gen.
|
japsin
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| genitive
|
japsin
|
japsien
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| partitive
|
japsia
|
japseja
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| inessive
|
japsissa
|
japseissa
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| elative
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japsista
|
japseista
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| illative
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japsiin
|
japseihin
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| adessive
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japsilla
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japseilla
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| ablative
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japsilta
|
japseilta
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| allative
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japsille
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japseille
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| essive
|
japsina
|
japseina
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| translative
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japsiksi
|
japseiksi
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| abessive
|
japsitta
|
japseitta
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| instructive
|
—
|
japsein
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
japsini
|
japsini
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
japsini
|
japsini
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| gen.
|
japsini
|
| genitive
|
japsini
|
japsieni
|
| partitive
|
japsiani
|
japsejani
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| inessive
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japsissani
|
japseissani
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| elative
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japsistani
|
japseistani
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| illative
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japsiini
|
japseihini
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| adessive
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japsillani
|
japseillani
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| ablative
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japsiltani
|
japseiltani
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| allative
|
japsilleni
|
japseilleni
|
| essive
|
japsinani
|
japseinani
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| translative
|
japsikseni
|
japseikseni
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| abessive
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japsittani
|
japseittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
japseineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
japsisi
|
japsisi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
japsisi
|
japsisi
|
| gen.
|
japsisi
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| genitive
|
japsisi
|
japsiesi
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| partitive
|
japsiasi
|
japsejasi
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| inessive
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japsissasi
|
japseissasi
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| elative
|
japsistasi
|
japseistasi
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| illative
|
japsiisi
|
japseihisi
|
| adessive
|
japsillasi
|
japseillasi
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| ablative
|
japsiltasi
|
japseiltasi
|
| allative
|
japsillesi
|
japseillesi
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| essive
|
japsinasi
|
japseinasi
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| translative
|
japsiksesi
|
japseiksesi
|
| abessive
|
japsittasi
|
japseittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
japseinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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japsimme
|
japsimme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
japsimme
|
japsimme
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| gen.
|
japsimme
|
| genitive
|
japsimme
|
japsiemme
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| partitive
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japsiamme
|
japsejamme
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| inessive
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japsissamme
|
japseissamme
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| elative
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japsistamme
|
japseistamme
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| illative
|
japsiimme
|
japseihimme
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| adessive
|
japsillamme
|
japseillamme
|
| ablative
|
japsiltamme
|
japseiltamme
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| allative
|
japsillemme
|
japseillemme
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| essive
|
japsinamme
|
japseinamme
|
| translative
|
japsiksemme
|
japseiksemme
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| abessive
|
japsittamme
|
japseittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
japseinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
japsinne
|
japsinne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
japsinne
|
japsinne
|
| gen.
|
japsinne
|
| genitive
|
japsinne
|
japsienne
|
| partitive
|
japsianne
|
japsejanne
|
| inessive
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japsissanne
|
japseissanne
|
| elative
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japsistanne
|
japseistanne
|
| illative
|
japsiinne
|
japseihinne
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| adessive
|
japsillanne
|
japseillanne
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| ablative
|
japsiltanne
|
japseiltanne
|
| allative
|
japsillenne
|
japseillenne
|
| essive
|
japsinanne
|
japseinanne
|
| translative
|
japsiksenne
|
japseiksenne
|
| abessive
|
japsittanne
|
japseittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
japseinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
japsinsa
|
japsinsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
japsinsa
|
japsinsa
|
| gen.
|
japsinsa
|
| genitive
|
japsinsa
|
japsiensa
|
| partitive
|
japsiaan
japsiansa
|
japsejaan
japsejansa
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| inessive
|
japsissaan
japsissansa
|
japseissaan
japseissansa
|
| elative
|
japsistaan
japsistansa
|
japseistaan
japseistansa
|
| illative
|
japsiinsa
|
japseihinsa
|
| adessive
|
japsillaan
japsillansa
|
japseillaan
japseillansa
|
| ablative
|
japsiltaan
japsiltansa
|
japseiltaan
japseiltansa
|
| allative
|
japsilleen
japsillensa
|
japseilleen
japseillensa
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| essive
|
japsinaan
japsinansa
|
japseinaan
japseinansa
|
| translative
|
japsikseen
japsiksensa
|
japseikseen
japseiksensa
|
| abessive
|
japsittaan
japsittansa
|
japseittaan
japseittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
japseineen
japseinensa
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Derived terms
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