# tappura
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tappura, probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *tappa. Alternatively, possibly equivalent to tappaa +‎ -ura, from dialectal use of tappaa to signify threshing of cotton or hemp.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɑpːurɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝pːurɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑpːurɑ
* Hyphenation: tap‧pu‧ra

### Noun

tappura
* Tangled fibres of hemp or cotton, often with shives – waste fibres.
    Tukkasi on takussa kuin tappuraa.Your hair is tangled like waste fibres.

#### Usage notes

* Nowadays mostly used in the phrase tulta ja tappuraa (literally “fire and waste fibres”), which signifies something explosive; or figuratively something passionate, emotional or powerful. This expression probably originates from the easy flammability of the tangled, short waste fibres and shives.
* Also used in the translation of the Bible in the term orjantappurakruunu (“crown of thorns”) and for any of the several thorny shrubs (orjantappura).

#### Declension

Possessive forms of tappura (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tappurani
tappurani
accusative
nom.
tappurani
tappurani
gen.
tappurani
genitive
tappurani
tappuroideni tappuroitteni tappuraini $^{rare}$
partitive
tappuraani
tappuroitani
inessive
tappurassani
tappuroissani
elative
tappurastani
tappuroistani
illative
tappuraani
tappuroihini
adessive
tappurallani
tappuroillani
ablative
tappuraltani
tappuroiltani
allative
tappuralleni
tappuroilleni
essive
tappuranani
tappuroinani
translative
tappurakseni
tappuroikseni
abessive
tappurattani
tappuroittani
instructive
comitative
—tappuroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tappurasi
tappurasi
accusative
nom.
tappurasi
tappurasi
gen.
tappurasi
genitive
tappurasi
tappuroidesi tappuroittesi tappuraisi $^{rare}$
partitive
tappuraasi
tappuroitasi
inessive
tappurassasi
tappuroissasi
elative
tappurastasi
tappuroistasi
illative
tappuraasi
tappuroihisi
adessive
tappurallasi
tappuroillasi
ablative
tappuraltasi
tappuroiltasi
allative
tappurallesi
tappuroillesi
essive
tappuranasi
tappuroinasi
translative
tappuraksesi
tappuroiksesi
abessive
tappurattasi
tappuroittasi
instructive
comitative
—tappuroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tappuramme
tappuramme
accusative
nom.
tappuramme
tappuramme
gen.
tappuramme
genitive
tappuramme
tappuroidemme tappuroittemme tappuraimme $^{rare}$
partitive
tappuraamme
tappuroitamme
inessive
tappurassamme
tappuroissamme
elative
tappurastamme
tappuroistamme
illative
tappuraamme
tappuroihimme
adessive
tappurallamme
tappuroillamme
ablative
tappuraltamme
tappuroiltamme
allative
tappurallemme
tappuroillemme
essive
tappuranamme
tappuroinamme
translative
tappuraksemme
tappuroiksemme
abessive
tappurattamme
tappuroittamme
instructive
comitative
—tappuroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tappuranne
tappuranne
accusative
nom.
tappuranne
tappuranne
gen.
tappuranne
genitive
tappuranne
tappuroidenne tappuroittenne tappurainne $^{rare}$
partitive
tappuraanne
tappuroitanne
inessive
tappurassanne
tappuroissanne
elative
tappurastanne
tappuroistanne
illative
tappuraanne
tappuroihinne
adessive
tappurallanne
tappuroillanne
ablative
tappuraltanne
tappuroiltanne
allative
tappurallenne
tappuroillenne
essive
tappurananne
tappuroinanne
translative
tappuraksenne
tappuroiksenne
abessive
tappurattanne
tappuroittanne
instructive
comitative
—tappuroinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tappuransa
tappuransa
accusative
nom.
tappuransa
tappuransa
gen.
tappuransa
genitive
tappuransa
tappuroidensa tappuroittensa tappurainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
tappuraansa
tappuroitaan tappuroitansa
inessive
tappurassaan tappurassansa
tappuroissaan tappuroissansa
elative
tappurastaan tappurastansa
tappuroistaan tappuroistansa
illative
tappuraansa
tappuroihinsa
adessive
tappurallaan tappurallansa
tappuroillaan tappuroillansa
ablative
tappuraltaan tappuraltansa
tappuroiltaan tappuroiltansa
allative
tappuralleen tappurallensa
tappuroilleen tappuroillensa
essive
tappuranaan tappuranansa
tappuroinaan tappuroinansa
translative
tappurakseen tappuraksensa
tappuroikseen tappuroiksensa
abessive
tappurattaan tappurattansa
tappuroittaan tappuroittansa
instructive
comitative
—tappuroineen tappuroinensa :

#### Derived terms

* orjantappura

#### References

* ↑ Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus: Tappuraista soittoa Taru Kolehmainen 7 October 2007

### Further reading

* “tappura”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tappura, equivalent to tappaa (“to thresh”) +‎ -ura. Cognates include Finnish tappura and Votic tappurõ.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈtɑpːurɑ/, [ˈtɑpːŭr]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈtɑpːurɑ/, [ˈtɑpːurɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑpːur, -ɑpːurɑ
* Hyphenation: tap‧pu‧ra

### Noun

tappura
* waste fibres (remainders of linen after it has been spun)

#### Derived terms

* tappurarihma

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 573