# Tapio
## Finnish
### Etymology

According to Saarikivi (2022), from tavata (dialectally also "to catch, reach") +‎ -io, and thus as a name for a god of the hunt. The name has also been connected with Estonian taba (“padlock”) and Livonian tabā (“padlock”) (both connected with respective cognates of tavata), hinting at a theoretical noun *tapa (“trap”) (not attested in Finnish), which could have served as the direct etymon. Koivulehto took a different view, likewise connecting the word with tavata, but instead citing a Germanic comparandum, Proto-Germanic *gadōbiz (whence Old English gedēfe), proposing it as evidence of a semantic shift within Finnic (parallel to the development of Mielikki) through a sense like "lenient, amenable".

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɑpio/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝pio̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑpio
* Hyphenation: Ta‧pio

### Proper noun

Tapio
* (Finnic mythology) The god of forest.
** 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 46:53-56:
    Ota, metsä, miehiksesi, / Urohiksesi, Tapio! / Auta onni ottamahan, / Metsän kaunis kaatamahan!Now receive me as your man, / One of your own people, Tapio. / Give me luck, good hunting give me / For the bear, that forest beauty.
* a male given name
* a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

#### Usage notes

* Revived as a given name in the 19th century. A popular middle name since early 20th century.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Tapio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Tapioni
Tapioni
accusative
nom.
Tapioni
Tapioni
gen.
Tapioni
genitive
Tapioni
Tapioideni Tapioitteni
partitive
Tapiotani
Tapioitani
inessive
Tapiossani
Tapioissani
elative
Tapiostani
Tapioistani
illative
Tapiooni
Tapioihini
adessive
Tapiollani
Tapioillani
ablative
Tapioltani
Tapioiltani
allative
Tapiolleni
Tapioilleni
essive
Tapionani
Tapioinani
translative
Tapiokseni
Tapioikseni
abessive
Tapiottani
Tapioittani
instructive
comitative
—Tapioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Tapiosi
Tapiosi
accusative
nom.
Tapiosi
Tapiosi
gen.
Tapiosi
genitive
Tapiosi
Tapioidesi Tapioittesi
partitive
Tapiotasi
Tapioitasi
inessive
Tapiossasi
Tapioissasi
elative
Tapiostasi
Tapioistasi
illative
Tapioosi
Tapioihisi
adessive
Tapiollasi
Tapioillasi
ablative
Tapioltasi
Tapioiltasi
allative
Tapiollesi
Tapioillesi
essive
Tapionasi
Tapioinasi
translative
Tapioksesi
Tapioiksesi
abessive
Tapiottasi
Tapioittasi
instructive
comitative
—Tapioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Tapiomme
Tapiomme
accusative
nom.
Tapiomme
Tapiomme
gen.
Tapiomme
genitive
Tapiomme
Tapioidemme Tapioittemme
partitive
Tapiotamme
Tapioitamme
inessive
Tapiossamme
Tapioissamme
elative
Tapiostamme
Tapioistamme
illative
Tapioomme
Tapioihimme
adessive
Tapiollamme
Tapioillamme
ablative
Tapioltamme
Tapioiltamme
allative
Tapiollemme
Tapioillemme
essive
Tapionamme
Tapioinamme
translative
Tapioksemme
Tapioiksemme
abessive
Tapiottamme
Tapioittamme
instructive
comitative
—Tapioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Tapionne
Tapionne
accusative
nom.
Tapionne
Tapionne
gen.
Tapionne
genitive
Tapionne
Tapioidenne Tapioittenne
partitive
Tapiotanne
Tapioitanne
inessive
Tapiossanne
Tapioissanne
elative
Tapiostanne
Tapioistanne
illative
Tapioonne
Tapioihinne
adessive
Tapiollanne
Tapioillanne
ablative
Tapioltanne
Tapioiltanne
allative
Tapiollenne
Tapioillenne
essive
Tapionanne
Tapioinanne
translative
Tapioksenne
Tapioiksenne
abessive
Tapiottanne
Tapioittanne
instructive
comitative
—Tapioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Tapionsa
Tapionsa
accusative
nom.
Tapionsa
Tapionsa
gen.
Tapionsa
genitive
Tapionsa
Tapioidensa Tapioittensa
partitive
Tapiotaan Tapiotansa
Tapioitaan Tapioitansa
inessive
Tapiossaan Tapiossansa
Tapioissaan Tapioissansa
elative
Tapiostaan Tapiostansa
Tapioistaan Tapioistansa
illative
Tapioonsa
Tapioihinsa
adessive
Tapiollaan Tapiollansa
Tapioillaan Tapioillansa
ablative
Tapioltaan Tapioltansa
Tapioiltaan Tapioiltansa
allative
Tapiolleen Tapiollensa
Tapioilleen Tapioillensa
essive
Tapionaan Tapionansa
Tapioinaan Tapioinansa
translative
Tapiokseen Tapioksensa
Tapioikseen Tapioiksensa
abessive
Tapiottaan Tapiottansa
Tapioittaan Tapioittansa
instructive
comitative
—Tapioineen Tapioinensa :

#### Derived terms

* tapiola
* Tapiola
* tapionherkkusieni
* tapionpöytä

#### Statistics

* Tapio is the 76th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 9,399 male individuals (and as a middle name to 104,648 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 13 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
* Tapio is the 484th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 1,733 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### References

* ↑ Janne Saarikivi (2022) “Huomioita Agricolan psalttarin esipuheen jumalista ja muusta itämerensuomalaisesta mytologisesta sanastosta”, in Jeremy Bradley, editor, Tonavan Laakso: Eine Festschrift für Johanna Laakso (Central European Uralic Studies), volume 2, Praesens Verlag, →ISBN, pages 382–401
* ↑ Itkonen, Erkki, Joki, Aulis J. (1969) Suomen kielen etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of the Finnish language] (in Finnish), volumes 4 [roskooli–teili], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura (Finno-Ugrian Society), →ISBN
* ↑ Koivulehto, Jorma. Lisiä germaanis-suomalaisiin lainakosketuksiin. Virittäjä 78/2 (1974)

### Anagrams

* apoit, opita, patio, pitoa