# sapeli
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Swedish sabel, from German Säbel, from Hungarian szablya.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑpeli/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝pe̞li]
* Rhymes: -ɑpeli
* Hyphenation: sa‧pe‧li

### Noun

sapeli
* sabre, saber
    Synonym: säilä
* bugle lily (any plant of the genus Watsonia)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of sapeli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sapelini
sapelini
accusative
nom.
sapelini
sapelini
gen.
sapelini
genitive
sapelini
sapelieni sapeleideni sapeleitteni
partitive
sapeliani
sapeleitani sapelejani
inessive
sapelissani
sapeleissani
elative
sapelistani
sapeleistani
illative
sapeliini
sapeleihini
adessive
sapelillani
sapeleillani
ablative
sapeliltani
sapeleiltani
allative
sapelilleni
sapeleilleni
essive
sapelinani
sapeleinani
translative
sapelikseni
sapeleikseni
abessive
sapelittani
sapeleittani
instructive
comitative
—sapeleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sapelisi
sapelisi
accusative
nom.
sapelisi
sapelisi
gen.
sapelisi
genitive
sapelisi
sapeliesi sapeleidesi sapeleittesi
partitive
sapeliasi
sapeleitasi sapelejasi
inessive
sapelissasi
sapeleissasi
elative
sapelistasi
sapeleistasi
illative
sapeliisi
sapeleihisi
adessive
sapelillasi
sapeleillasi
ablative
sapeliltasi
sapeleiltasi
allative
sapelillesi
sapeleillesi
essive
sapelinasi
sapeleinasi
translative
sapeliksesi
sapeleiksesi
abessive
sapelittasi
sapeleittasi
instructive
comitative
—sapeleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sapelimme
sapelimme
accusative
nom.
sapelimme
sapelimme
gen.
sapelimme
genitive
sapelimme
sapeliemme sapeleidemme sapeleittemme
partitive
sapeliamme
sapeleitamme sapelejamme
inessive
sapelissamme
sapeleissamme
elative
sapelistamme
sapeleistamme
illative
sapeliimme
sapeleihimme
adessive
sapelillamme
sapeleillamme
ablative
sapeliltamme
sapeleiltamme
allative
sapelillemme
sapeleillemme
essive
sapelinamme
sapeleinamme
translative
sapeliksemme
sapeleiksemme
abessive
sapelittamme
sapeleittamme
instructive
comitative
—sapeleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sapelinne
sapelinne
accusative
nom.
sapelinne
sapelinne
gen.
sapelinne
genitive
sapelinne
sapelienne sapeleidenne sapeleittenne
partitive
sapelianne
sapeleitanne sapelejanne
inessive
sapelissanne
sapeleissanne
elative
sapelistanne
sapeleistanne
illative
sapeliinne
sapeleihinne
adessive
sapelillanne
sapeleillanne
ablative
sapeliltanne
sapeleiltanne
allative
sapelillenne
sapeleillenne
essive
sapelinanne
sapeleinanne
translative
sapeliksenne
sapeleiksenne
abessive
sapelittanne
sapeleittanne
instructive
comitative
—sapeleinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sapelinsa
sapelinsa
accusative
nom.
sapelinsa
sapelinsa
gen.
sapelinsa
genitive
sapelinsa
sapeliensa sapeleidensa sapeleittensa
partitive
sapeliaan sapeliansa
sapeleitaan sapelejaan sapeleitansa sapelejansa
inessive
sapelissaan sapelissansa
sapeleissaan sapeleissansa
elative
sapelistaan sapelistansa
sapeleistaan sapeleistansa
illative
sapeliinsa
sapeleihinsa
adessive
sapelillaan sapelillansa
sapeleillaan sapeleillansa
ablative
sapeliltaan sapeliltansa
sapeleiltaan sapeleiltansa
allative
sapelilleen sapelillensa
sapeleilleen sapeleillensa
essive
sapelinaan sapelinansa
sapeleinaan sapeleinansa
translative
sapelikseen sapeliksensa
sapeleikseen sapeleiksensa
abessive
sapelittaan sapelittansa
sapeleittaan sapeleittansa
instructive
comitative
—sapeleineen sapeleinensa :

#### Derived terms

* sapelibeisa
* sapelihammas
* sapelihammastiikeri
* sapelinkalistaja
* sapelinkalistelija
* sapelinkalistelu
* sapelisuu
* valosapeli

### Further reading

* “sapeli”, 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