napsaa

See also: näpsää

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *napsadak, of onomatopoeic origin.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑpsɑːˣ/, [ˈnɑ̝ps̠ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpsɑː
  • Syllabification(key): nap‧saa
  • Hyphenation(key): nap‧saa

Verb

napsaa

  1. synonym of napsua
Conjugation

This verb is in practice only used in 3rd person indicative. Other forms are replaced with corresponding forms of synonymous verb napsua.

Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑpsɑː/, [ˈnɑ̝ps̠ɑ̝ː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpsɑː
  • Syllabification(key): nap‧saa
  • Hyphenation(key): nap‧saa

Verb

napsaa

  1. third-person singular present indicative of napsaa

References

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN